China says Israel has gone too far (www.politico.com)
China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported....
Russia launched ‘renewed offensive’ against Ukraine, Kirby says (www.politico.com)
Russia appears to have launched a “renewed offensive” against Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country as the war inches closer to entering its second winter, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday....
Blinken calls for protecting civilians as Israel prepares an expected assault on Gaza (www.cbsnews.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday for protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel as he intensified his diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding....
Israel urges Gazans south, airstrikes continue ahead of ground assault (www.reuters.com)
The Israeli military said on Sunday it would continue to allow Gazans to evacuate south ahead of an expected ground assault by its forces on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for unprecedented attacks by Hamas militants eight days ago....
Afghanistan hit by third earthquake in a week (www.bbc.com)
Doubs river disappearing in drought-hit France (www.todayonline.com)
UK's nuclear fusion site ends experiments after 40 years (www.bbc.co.uk)
Myanmar: 28 civilians killed in military air strike – new investigation and witness testimony (www.amnesty.org)
Zimbabwe imposes restrictions to curb surge in cholera cases (www.rfi.fr)
Putin to visit China to deepen 'no limits' partnership with Xi (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors....
‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency (www.theguardian.com)
Deutsche Bahn’s once-admired service has descended into chaos. Whether decades of poor investment or the company’s unusual structure is to blame, it’s a huge headache for a coalition trying to meet climate goals...
Ukraine finance minister says donor 'tiredness' growing as war drags on (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine is finding it harder to secure financial support as the attention of officials in key donor countries shifts to upcoming elections and geopolitical tensions heighten, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko told Reuters on Saturday....
‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups (www.theguardian.com)
Killarney used to accept it as a price of being a tourist town: ubiquitous disposable coffee cups spilling from bins, littering roads and blighting the area’s national park....
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s communications minister said on Sunday he was seeking a possible closure of Al Jazeera’s local bureau, and accused the Qatari news station of pro-Hamas incitement and of exposing Israeli soldiers to potential attack from Gaza....
North Korea responds after US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea (www.militarytimes.com)
Israeli Settlers Take Advantage of Gaza Chaos to Attack Palestinians in West Bank (lemmy.world)
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In Hamas’ horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces (www.politico.com)
Women, children and older adults hiding in safe rooms gunned down mercilessly. Homes set ablaze with terrified residents still inside them. Children, some bound, forced into a room and slaughtered. Jews, helpless....
A rundown of some of the heartbreaking updates out of Palestine today (www.ochaopt.org)
- Overwhelmed, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah has begun using ice cream trucks as morgues....
Israel-Palestine war: Sara Netanyahu's adviser calls for torture of Gaza residents involved in killing Israelis (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn't deliver (edition.cnn.com)
China’s exports and imports drop again in September (www.cnbc.com)
China reported a smaller-than-expected decline in exports in September from a year ago, while imports missed, according to customs data released Friday....
Amid fears Iran-backed Hezbollah might attack Israel from the north, Antony Blinken urges China to use its influence in the Middle East (fortune.com)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his Chinese counterpart and urged Beijing to use its influence in the Middle East to prevent other state or non-state actors from attacking Israel and widening its war with Hamas, the State Department said....
Israeli Invasion Plans Target Gaza City and Hamas Leadership (www.nytimes.com)
The Israeli military is preparing to invade the Gaza Strip in the coming days with tens of thousands of soldiers ordered to capture Gaza City and destroy the enclave’s current leadership, according to three senior Israeli military officers who outlined unclassified details about the plan....
Hamas Fighters’ Orders: ‘Kill as Many People as Possible’ (www.wsj.com)
Written orders carried by Hamas fighters sent to attack Israeli towns and settlements last weekend contained the same chilling command: Kill as many people as possible....
US to send 2nd aircraft carrier to eastern Mediterranean (abcnews.go.com)
The Pentagon has ordered a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean near Israel to deter Iran or Hezbollah from joining the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to U.S. officials....
