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South Korean dogs rescued from the meat trade brought to Montreal (montreal.citynews.ca)

India to alert Ottawa after Khalistani terrorist Pannun threatens to blow up Air India (www.theweek.in)

Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates (apnews.com)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the territory....

Gaza: 'My wife died in five minutes, she was my life' (www.bbc.com)

A Belfast-born man speaks of his grief after his wife, mother and brother are killed in Gaza. "The exact day she [arrived] in my family's place they bombed the place," Mr El-Estal said. The bomb killed his mother and brother "immediately", he added. He continued that his uncle, and his uncle's two daughters - both doctors - were...

Malaysia issues ‘kill switch’ order to cut controversial concerts (www.theguardian.com)

Microsoft Runs Ghoulish AI Poll Next to Article About a Dead Woman (futurism.com)

Huge Lego collection and boxes of gemstones seized by Victoria police in alleged meth lab raid (www.theguardian.com)

Israeli government looks to shutter local Al Jazeera bureau (www.axios.com)

Israel’s communications minister is seeking to temporarily shut down Al Jazeera’s local bureau through new emergency regulations, drawing sharp criticism from press freedom groups.

Conflict uproots record 6.9 million people in Congo -IOM (www.reuters.com)

Russia's dwindling 'Mountain Jews' in spotlight after Dagestan airport riot (www.reuters.com)

China military says Philippine ship 'illegally entered' waters near Scarborough Shoal (www.reuters.com)

Israel says its forces freed soldier held captive in Gaza (www.reuters.com)

A hurricane gutted a city of one million, leaving no food or water and the dead to rot. (www.dailykos.com)

Hamas sees all its hostages as Israelis, official tells Russian state media (www.reuters.com)

Malaysia's children take to online gaming platform Roblox for virtual pro-Palestine protests - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)

UN: Thousands in Gaza break into warehouses in search of aid (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Iranian teen injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media says (www.politico.com)

Mass arrests target LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria while abuses against them are ignored, activists say (apnews.com)

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in Nigeria are using the country’s same-sex prohibition law to target the LGBTQ+ community while ignoring abuses against them, rights groups and lawyers say, in the wake of fresh mass arrests of gay people....

Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza (www.texastribune.org)

Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.

Tory MP Crispin Blunt arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs (www.theguardian.com)

A senior Conservative MP, Crispin Blunt, has been arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of drugs....

Biden Cast Doubt On Gaza’s Death Statistics — But They're Cited Internally (www.huffpost.com)

Argentina's Peronists soar in election to seal run-off with radical Milei (www.reuters.com)

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Argentina’s ruling Peronist coalition smashed expectations to lead the country’s general election on Sunday, setting the stage for a polarized run-off vote next month between Economy Minister Sergio Massa and far-right libertarian radical Javier Milei....

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