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Italy is a Reliable Ally in Support of Ukraine. Silk Road? It Didn't Work (it.usembassy.gov)

Africa’s first carbon-removal plant (www.nbcnews.com)

The article puts it up as a question about whether this practice is worthwhile since the only logical solution to climate change is to de-carbonize. Personally I think that question isn’t very nuanced, certainly de-carbonizing 100’a of tons from the atmosphere from just this one plant is a small net positive. Can’t let it...

Drone attack kills 80 and wounds 240 at a packed Syrian military graduation ceremony, official says (apnews.com)

September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing' (apnews.com)

Putin repeats assertion that Russia did not start war in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his position that Russia did not start the war in Ukraine but launched what it calls a “special military operation” to try to stop it....

Putin says hand grenade fragments found in bodies of victims in Wagner chief's plane crash (apnews.com)

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)

Southeast Asian Casinos Emerge as Major Enablers of Global Cybercrime (www.propublica.org)

EU says it can't fill US funding gap for Ukraine (www.bangkokpost.com)

Housing crisis: Andorra is getting fed up with wealthy foreigners (www.euronews.com)

Naval Defeat: Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Has Abandoned its Critical Crimea Base (www.kyivpost.com)

Kupiansk: Russian attack on shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48, officials say (www.cnn.com)

Ireland may pay to not accept migrants from other parts of the EU, says Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (www.independent.ie)

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....

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....

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....

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