Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers beheaded babies during the attack on Saturday, contradicting an earlier statement by the Prime Minister’s office. An Israeli official stated that while there have been cases of Hamas militants committing brutal acts, they cannot confirm the...
The U.S. Is Giving Israel Permission for War Crimes (nymag.com)
The article accuses Israel of potentially committing war crimes in its conflict with Hamas, focusing on a siege on Gaza, airstrikes harming civilians, and evacuation orders. It criticizes the U.S. for not condemning Israel’s actions and emphasizes the need for diplomatic solutions. The piece argues that Israel’s approach...
Not The Onion: a french group has been arrested 5 years ago and are currently being judged. A picture of macron with a dick drawn on it is cited as evidence of plotting a terrorism attack (www.laquadrature.net)
To be fair they were also using encrypted messaging to talk to each other like WhatsApp and Signal, they even show their mom how to use it which is extremely suspicious....
Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum, elevating ties (www.reuters.com)
The Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government....
Russia destroyed 300,000 tons of grain since July in port, ship attacks, Kyiv says (www.reuters.com)
Russia has destroyed almost 300,000 metric tons of grain since July in attacks on Ukraine’s port facilities and on ships, the Ukrainian government said on Friday, underscoring the war’s threat to global food security....
Philippines Hits Back at China's 'Propaganda' in South China Sea Dispute (www.newsweek.com)
China’s claim that it chased off a Philippine gunboat in the South China Sea is mere propaganda, a Philippine official has said....
Iran's foreign minister warns Israel from Beirut it could suffer 'a huge earthquake' (apnews.com)
Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, and that would make Israel suffer “a huge earthquake.”...
Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city (apnews.com)
Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday....
Canadian-Israeli woman, missing since Hamas ambush at musical festival, dead: family (www.ctvnews.ca)
Family of a Canadian-Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Isreal last Saturday, says she has died(opens in a new tab)....
The effects of unjustifiable hierarchies and asymmetrical violence (medium.com)
Louvre Museum is being evacuated after a threat while France is under high alert (abcnews.go.com)
The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday after receiving bomb threats. The government has put France on high security alert after a fatal school stabbing by a suspected extremist....
Analysis: IMF warning on China puts 'Japanization' risk in spotlight (www.reuters.com)
Former businessman Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand election as voters seek conservative change (apnews.com)
Japan decides to strip Unification Church's religious corporation status (japantoday.com)
Senior Russian diplomat found dead in hotel in Turkey (the-news.com.ua)
Man surrenders to Polish police after bomb threat incident that closed Warsaw square (www.reuters.com)
Slitting babies’ throats is not terrorism, claims ex-BBC correspondent (www.jpost.com)
Leo Varadkar: Israel breaching international law by ‘targeting civilians’ and cutting off electricity and water (m.independent.ie)
“Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Israel’s decision to cut off electricity, water and food supplies into Gaza is “not acceptable”. Mr Varadkar also said that due to Israel “targeting civilians and cutting off civilian infrastructure” they were in “breach of international humanitarian law”....
New Zealand shifts right as voters punish ruling party (www.cnn.com)
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has conceded his Labour party lost Saturday’s election, as voters punished the government and took the country rightwards nine months after his predecessor Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned....
Poland prepares to vote in a high-stakes national election with foreign ties and democracy at stake (apnews.com)
Poland is holding an election Sunday that many view as its most important one since the 1989 vote that toppled communism. At stake are the health of the nation’s democracy, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country on NATO’s eastern flank that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine....
Australians vote No in referendum that promised change for First Nations people but couldn’t deliver (www.cnn.com)
With a two-letter word, Australians have struck down the first attempt at constitutional change in 24 years, major media outlets reported, a move experts say will inflict lasting damage on First Nations people and suspend any hopes of modernizing the nation’s founding document....
Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Saudi Arabia is putting U.S.-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas....
Palestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges mass evacuation and stages brief ground incursions (apnews.com)
Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after the Israeli military ordered nearly half the population to evacuate south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel....
Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution (www.theguardian.com)
Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues....
