The 2 Billion Year Old Nuclear Reactors In Africa Baffle Researchers! (n24hr.com)
Putin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’ (www.cnn.com)
Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state....
Scientists enlist AI to interpret meaning of barks (www.bbc.com)
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of boarding boats (www.dw.com)
Chinese Coast Guard rammed and boarded Philippine naval boats and confiscated their weapons in the South China Sea, injuring a Filipino soldier, the Philippine military said on Wednesday....
US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China (apnews.com)
A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist....
Europe gives China a taste of its own trade medicine: Europe is using the threat of tariffs to press Chinese electric car makers to set up in the EU and share know-how. (www.politico.eu)
The EU is having a radical rethink of how to cope with the trade threat from Beijing — and its response has a very Chinese flavor to it....
Israeli army knew of Hamas plot to take hostages before 7 Oct (www.newarab.com)
The Israeli military had advanced notice about a plan by Hamas to raid southern Israel including accurate predictions about the number of hostages the group would seize, a new report has found....
Hamas' alleged captive IDF soldier unmasked as West Bank Palestinian (www.ynetnews.com)
Three French Youths Arrested in Alleged Antisemitic Gang Rape of Jewish Girl, 12 (www.nysun.com)
Kim Jong Un welcomes Putin in North Korea (www.nbcnews.com)
Ukraine just held its first Pride event in years despite Russia's continued invasion (www.lgbtqnation.com)
All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites (sciinsider.com)
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near (www.theguardian.com)
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone (theconversation.com)
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress (www.theguardian.com)
‘A Big Step Back’: In Ukraine, Concerns Mount Over Narrowing Press Freedoms (www.nytimes.com)
ADL faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (www.jta.org)
The world’s oldest wine discovered in liquid form was found in a Roman tomb in Spain (n24hr.com)
Wikipedia declares Anti-Defamation League 'unreliable' on Israel, antisemitism: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
Wikipedia’s editors voted to declare the Anti-Defamation League “generally unreliable” on Israel and Palestine as well as the issue of antisemitism, adding the organisation to a list of banned sources, according to a report by the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)....
Prominent Palestinian doctor, Iyad Rantisi, dies during interrogation in Israel (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Woman gets fine for owing maid 3 years’ salary in ‘safekeeping’ arrangement - TODAY (www.todayonline.com)
U.S. halts avocado and mango inspections in a Mexican state after 2 USDA employees attacked, detained (www.cbsnews.com)
DEA operation exposes growing links between Sinaloa cartel and Chinese organized crime (www.nbcnews.com)
More than 300 Egyptians die from heat during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, diplomats say (www.cbsnews.com)
