Putin orders soldiers to intensify attacks before Russian presidential elections (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack (www.thedrive.com)
US trying to close 'gap' between Israel's intent and resulting Gaza death toll: Blinken (abcnews.go.com)
Tokyo zoo probes suspected mass squirrel poisoning after 31 die (www.japantimes.co.jp)
New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil fuels (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/4810640...
Drug lords hunt corrupt police officers who stole shipment in Tijuana (www.theguardian.com)
Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between US troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spillover (apnews.com)
Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months as the Israel-Hamas war has raged have forced Baghdad into a balancing act that’s becoming more difficult by the day....
Elite Afghan troops face return to Taliban after UK 'betrayal' (www.bbc.com)
South China Sea: Xi Jinping calls for ‘mutually acceptable solutions’ as he visits Vietnam (www.scmp.com)
The new ‘Rwanda deal’ was a shock to Rwandans. We know this is no place for asylum seekers (www.theguardian.com)
I was sentenced to 15 years’ jail for speaking out about the government in my country. Its human rights record is appalling...
Myanmar is now world's largest source of opium, UN says (www.reuters.com)
Hong Kong holds 'patriots only' local elections after shutting out opposition (www.france24.com)
Sikh couple in Canada likely killed over ‘mistaken identity’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
FISA “Reform” and Reauthorization Act: The Biggest Expansion in American Government Surveillance Since the Patriot Act (www.brennancenter.org)
Taiwanese pilot planned to defect to mainland China with US-made army helicopter, court told (www.scmp.com)
No evidence of inflated mortality reporting from the Gaza Ministry of Health (www.thelancet.com)
War in Ukraine fuels ‘alarming increase’ in hospital superbug infections, report warns (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Several killed, dozens wounded in suicide attack on northwest Pakistan police station (www.france24.com)
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)
Israeli security officials estimate 10-15% of detained Palestinians in published footage are affiliated with Hamas (www.haaretz.com)
Nvidia in talks with Biden administration about AI chip sales to China, US commerce chief Gina Raimondo says (www.scmp.com)
Russians banned from travel to hand over passports within five days: Decree | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
‘Unluckiest high-speed railway’: how Mother Nature bends human will in record-breaking infrastructure in western China (www.scmp.com)
World economy on brink of ‘cold war two’, IMF official warns (www.theguardian.com)
Title is unfortunate, a bit sensationalist. It’s about the decline of the world’s GDP due to Geopolitical tensions....