Guardian Removes bin Laden Letter to America After Viral Resurgence (www.commondreams.org)
The U.K. paper confirmed it had removed the letter because of its sudden surge in popularity on TikTok and other social media sites.
More Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India (www.reuters.com)
Has China Lost Control of Ethnic Armies in Myanmar’s War-Torn Borderland? (www.irrawaddy.com)
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UK becomes first country to approve Crispr gene-editing therapy (arstechnica.com)
A City in Tennessee Banned Public Homosexuality—and We All Missed It (newrepublic.com)
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Over 90 protesters injured by Capitol police, organizers say, as activists condemn Democrats’ lack of support for ceasefire - live (www.theguardian.com)
BBC goes inside Al-Shifa hospital with the Israeli army (www.bbc.com)
In the brightly lit corridors of the MRI unit, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus shows us three small stashes of Kalashnikovs, ammunition and bullet-proof vests - he says they have found around 15 guns in all, along with some grenades....
Sweden’s Tesla Blockade Is Spreading (www.wired.co.uk)
Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won’t fix charging points as the labor dispute rages on.
Gaza: Unlawful Israeli Hospital Strikes Worsen Health Crisis - Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org)
Patients evacuated after gang surrounds Haiti hospital (www.dw.com)
Sri Lanka's top court says ex-president among those who contributed to economic crisis (www.reuters.com)
US warship shoots down drone believed to have been launched from Yemen (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down a drone that is believed to have originated from Yemen in the Red Sea on Wednesday, according to two US officials....
Xi told Biden Taiwan is biggest, most dangerous issue in bilateral ties (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during their four-hour meeting on Wednesday that Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in U.S.-China ties, a senior U.S. official told reporters....
6 injured, 1 critically, in attack by 3 gunmen at West Bank checkpoint near Jerusalem (www.timesofisrael.com)
Six people were wounded, including one critically, in a Palestinian terrorist shooting attack targeting the “tunnels” checkpoint on the West Bank’s Route 60, south of Jerusalem, police and medics said Thursday morning....
After West Bank attack, Ben Gvir calls to treat PA like Hamas in Gaza (www.timesofisrael.com)
Seven Cuban athletes defect to Chile after Pan American Games (english.elpais.com)
According to sport journalist Francys Romero, 61 Cubans have broken their contracts or defected so far this year...
Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescue (www.pbs.org)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical glitches delayed work to free them, officials said....
Israel-Gaza live news: Biden 'mildly hopeful' about hostage release - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
An ethnic resistance group in northern Myanmar says an entire army battalion has surrendered to it (apnews.com)
How the dead are counted in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
By BBC Verify team...
U.S. Relied on Intercepts in Assessing Hamas’s Operations at Gaza Hospital (www.wsj.com)
Signals intelligence gathered independently of Israel was among information behind assessment that Hamas and other militants were using Al-Shifa Hospital complex
U.S. Relied on Intercepts in Assessing Hamas’s Operations at Gaza Hospital (www.wsj.com)
Signals intelligence gathered independently of Israel was among information behind assessment that Hamas and other militants were using Al-Shifa Hospital complex
Israel-Hamas war: Al Shifa Hospital is a symbol of Palestinian resilience - but Israel claims it has a dark side (news.sky.com)
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‘All men 16 years and above, raise your hands’: how al-Shifa raid unfolded (www.theguardian.com)
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