Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies (myanmar-now.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8449625...
‘A new Nakba’: settler violence forces Palestinians out of West Bank villages (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tareq Hamoud and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.
Netanyahu may not last, Biden and aides increasingly believe (www.politico.com)
Joe Biden and top aides have discussed the likelihood that Benjamin Netanyahu’s political days are numbered — and the president has conveyed that sentiment to the Israeli prime minister in a recent conversation....
China's citizens silently criticize Xi Jinping by mourning late premier (www.newsweek.com)
Belarus musicians jailed for up to nine years amid protest crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland's election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy's decline (theconversation.com)
Highlights: The results of Poland’s parliamentary elections held on Oct. 15, 2023, have been lauded as a blow against populism – and they may also hold important lessons for reversing democracy’s decline....
Evidence of Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate (www.amnesty.org)
The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023.
Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Arrow Interceptor Downs Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea (www.thedrive.com)
CNN Host Left Stunned As IDF Confirms Israel Hit Refugee Camp With Airstrike (newrepublic.com)
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer seemed at a lost of words at the justification being used to bomb a refugee camp in Gaza.
US and Israel Weigh Peacekeepers for the Gaza Strip After Hamas (www.bloomberg.com)
AstraZeneca $245 Million invest in Cellectis for Therapeutics (lemy.nl)
AstraZeneca will invest $245 million in Cellectis, a French biotech company, for gene therapy development.
The Fictional Terrorist Conspiracy Being Tried in France (www.thenation.com)
A 20-kilogram blend of industrial-strength ammonium nitrate, sugar, and acetone peroxide explodes in the cherished Place de la Vendôme in central Paris. The bomb, assembled by a far-left terrorist cell, sets off hundreds of meters of destruction, felling the square’s famed column and damaging many of the surrounding...
Polish archaeologists find remains of 17th-century woman and child padlocked in their graves (www.cnn.com)
Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered the remains of a 17th-century child padlocked to his grave to stop him rising from the dead, a discovery that turns the spotlight on beliefs in vampires as Halloween approaches....
Apple Warns Top Indian Opposition Leaders, Journalists About ‘State-Sponsored’ Attack on Phone. (thewire.in)
Some one please help us, spread the message. BJP is suppressing journalism heavily they want to turn this country into a theocracy....
Israel reportedly proposed writing off Egypt's debts for hosting Gaza refugees (www.middleeasteye.net)
An Israeli news report claims that the Netanyahu government has offered a raft of proposals to entice Egypt to open its doors to two million displaced Palestinians, despite Cairo’s rejection
Israeli ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai, with Canada as a possible final destination (www.ctvnews.ca)
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.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes Fiji (www.hindustantimes.com)
French police detain Russian tycoon over alleged financial and sanctions violations (www.theguardian.com)
UN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians (apnews.com)
Child's skeleton found padlocked to 17th century grave in Poland to 'stop vampire rising from the dead' (news.sky.com)
Pakistan to start expelling undocumented immigrants on Thursday - minister (www.reuters.com)
Spain's Princess Leonor swears allegiance to divided nation on her 18th birthday (www.reuters.com)
Russia tightens security in Muslim-majority south after weekend airport riot (www.reuters.com)
