US shoots down Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria (apnews.com)
The U.S. military on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that had come in too close to U.S. troops on the ground in Hasakah, Syria, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press. One official said the drone was armed....
The Cryosphere Is Crying out to Us. We Should Pay Attention. (www.discovermagazine.com)
As of Sept. 20, 2023, the extent of sea ice for the Arctic and Antarctic was more than 4 million square kilometers below the long-term average. That's more than half the land area of the contiguous United States....
Taiwan to probe suppliers helping Huawei with China chip plants (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Moldova moves to bar members of banned pro-Russia party from elections (www.reuters.com)
Singapore: Right to own a car starts at $76,000. And that doesn’t include the car (edition.cnn.com)
EU says it can't fill US funding gap for Ukraine (www.bangkokpost.com)
Naval Defeat: Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Has Abandoned its Critical Crimea Base (www.kyivpost.com)
Emotional Zelenskiy asks Europe for more help against Russia (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine damaged one of Russia’s most treasured air-defense system in a drone attack, according to multiple reports....
Pakistan announces big crackdown on migrants in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans (apnews.com)
Pakistan’s government announced a major crackdown Tuesday on migrants in the country illegally, saying it would expel them starting next month and raising alarm among foreigners without documentation who include an estimated 1.7 million Afghans....
China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS (www.reuters.com)
China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of its lifespan....
Global South should learn from Big Pharma’s bullying of South Africa (www.aljazeera.com)
Housing crisis: Andorra is getting fed up with wealthy foreigners (www.euronews.com)
Southeast Asian Casinos Emerge as Major Enablers of Global Cybercrime (www.propublica.org)
Italy is a Reliable Ally in Support of Ukraine. Silk Road? It Didn't Work (it.usembassy.gov)
16-Year-Old Girl In Coma After Alleged Assault Over Hijab Rules In Iran Metro (www.ndtv.com)
Sunak proposes raising smoking age every year to create 'smoke-free' generation (news.sky.com)
Rishi Sunak wades into debate over trans people, declaring no one can change sex (inews.co.uk)
All the news on his speech seems to be about HS2 but I think that this is important too.
Fourteen dead, 102 missing after Indian glacial lake bursts bank in heavy rain (www.reuters.com)
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Ireland may pay to not accept migrants from other parts of the EU, says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (www.independent.ie)
Kupiansk: Russian attack on shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48, officials say (www.cnn.com)
UK says Russia plotting to sabotage Ukrainian grain tankers with sea mines (www.theguardian.com)
Based on ‘declassified intelligence’, UK says Russia targeting civilian shipping on approaches to Black Sea ports...
Why China has its eye on Latin America (www.cnbc.com)
In the last 10 years, President Xi Jinping of China has had at least five different meetings with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The meetings culminated in an “all weather strategic partnership” in 2023....
Rishi Sunak Cancels a Rail Project to Build an Image (www.nytimes.com)
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