Senior Indian opposition politician arrested ahead of general election (www.ft.com)
Fascism has taken over India, devouring the democracy.
Israel government spokesman Eylon Levy suspended after comments about Gaza aid (www.haaretz.com)
Levy’s suspension follows a tweet, in response to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, that ‘there are NO limits on the entry of food, water, medicine, or shelter equipment into Gaza, and in fact the crossings have EXCESS capacity’
Gustavo Petro Wants to End the War on Drugs (jacobin.com)
‘Man-made famine’ charge against Israel is backed by mounting body of evidence | Israel-Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
India's main opposition party accuses Modi government of freezing bank accounts (www.nbcnews.com)
Israeli attacks on aid convoy escorts in Gaza jeopardize food distribution (www.lemonde.fr)
Civil servants and volunteers, helping to secure food trucks for Gazans, have been repeatedly targeted by Israeli fire.
Paris migrant camps evacuated, organizations denounce 'social cleansing' ahead of 2024 Olympics (www.lemonde.fr)
Netanyahu Assails Schumer, Dramatizing Partisan Split Over Israel (www.nytimes.com)
World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip (www.theguardian.com)
[The World] Bank said urgent action was needed to prevent widespread deaths from starvation within the next two months.
Houthis in Yemen blow up a resident’s house, killing at least 9 from the same family (apnews.com)
Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability (www.cnn.com)
The Vietnamese Communist Party has accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government said on Wednesday, in a sign of political turmoil that could hurt foreign investors’ confidence in the country....
Former Pakistani minister warns Taliban: ‘Another attack on Pakistan, our troops will seize Wakhan’ (www.khaama.com)
A quick note on the spam comments:
So for the folks seeing all the deleted comments and going “Wow, that’s uncharacteristic!”...
Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year (www.dw.com)
The annual World Happiness Report has again ranked Finland and other Scandinavian countries the most cheerful nations on Earth. Costa Rica and Kuwait entered the top 20 in place of the United States and Germany....
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North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant U.S. targets (www.nbcnews.com)
A hypersonic missile is among the high-tech weapons systems that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to introduce to cope with what he called deepening U.S. hostility....
Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards (www.aljazeera.com)
Evergrande: China property giant and its founder accused of $78bn fraud (www.bbc.com)
How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US? (www.theguardian.com)
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory (www.nature.com)
How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US? (www.theguardian.com)
Year of devastating wildfires meant Canadians were breathing worse air than southern neighbours for first time ever...
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further....
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting as head of his party and the country (apnews.com)
No bidders present at Myanmar auction for $90 million sale of Suu Kyi's home (www.reuters.com)
Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn (news.un.org)
“What doctors and medical staff are telling us is more and more they are seeing the effects of starvation; they’re seeing newborn babies simply dying because they (are) too low birth weight,” said Dr Margaret Harris from the UN World Health Organization (WHO)....
