IDF releases footage of Hamas firing RPG from Gaza City hospital (www.i24news.tv)
Over 8,000 rockets fired, 250,000 Israelis evacuate from their homes: IDF (www.business-standard.com)
The Israel Defence Force on Friday stated that since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, more than 8000 rockets have been fired at Israel, and 2,50,000 Israeli civilians have been evacuated from their homes. In a post shared by the IDF on X, it stressed, “Israel is still under fire”, adding that over 300 rockets are fired at...
More than 30 people killed in a multi-vehicle pileup on a highway in Egypt (www.france24.com)
Mexicans loot shops after Hurricane Otis devastates Acapulco (www.telegraph.co.uk)
At UN, Iran warns US will 'not be spared' if war in Gaza continues (www.reuters.com)
Iran’s Foreign Minster Hossein Amirabdollahian warned at the United Nations on Thursday that if Israel’s retaliation against Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip doesn’t end then the United States will “not be spared from this fire.”...
Biden Cast Doubt On Gaza’s Death Statistics — But They're Cited Internally (www.huffpost.com)
Ukraine's EU membership bid to be assessed in report due on Nov. 8 (www.reuters.com)
The European Union’s executive is set to present on Nov.8 an assessment of progress made by Ukraine in its membership bid, three officials said, a key stepping stone in the bloc’s decision on whether to start accession talks with Kyiv....
Qatar in talks with Hamas, Israel to swap hostages for prisoners (www.reuters.com)
Qatari mediators have held urgent calls to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the militant group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian women and children from Israel’s prisons, a source briefed on the talks told Reuters....
Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy in Washington (www.reuters.com)
Sept 25 (Reuters) - An assailant attacked the Cuban embassy in Washington with two Molotov cocktails on Sunday night, Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said on X, adding that nobody was hurt....
Corporate debt collapse fears may come true this time (creditnews.com)
US moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds (apnews.com)
5 Victorian-era diseases that are back in the West (www.politico.eu)
Russia officials say Ukraine hit Donetsk university with cluster shells (www.reuters.com)
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Wildfires burn homes near Greek capital, residents flee (www.reuters.com)
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7.2 magnitude earthquake triggers brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska (apnews.com)
‘The United States Geological Survey wrote in a social media post that the earthquake occurred 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) south of Sand Point, Alaska, at 10:48 p.m. Saturday. The quake initially was reported as 7.4 magnitude but downgraded to 7.2 soon after.’
Palestinian boy killed by Israeli sniper in Jenin was unarmed, CCTV suggests (archive.ph)
Cocaine still Colombia drug gangs' top export despite fentanyl's ascendancy (www.reuters.com)
Philippines joins Japan-led naval drills as brushes with China rise in the disputed South China Sea (apnews.com)
Japan led an annual multinational naval exercise that included the Philippines as an observer for the first time, as Filipino coast guard vessels are increasingly harassed by China in the disputed South China Sea....
Portugal PM Antonio Costa resigns amid corruption allegations. (www.theguardian.com)
Portugal’s socialist prime minister, António Costa, has resigned hours after prosecutors examining alleged corruption involving lithium and “green” hydrogen deals announced that he was under investigation and police searched dozens of addresses, including his official residence and the environment and infrastructure...
Israel-Gaza war fuels online anti-Semitism, Islamophobia in China (www.aljazeera.com)
A woman felt something in her ear. A spider was living in her ear canal (www.stuff.co.nz)
Malaysia issues ‘kill switch’ order to cut controversial concerts (www.theguardian.com)
India to build 24 Cargo Ships for Russia (indiashippingnews.com)
UK, US, EU and China sign declaration of AI’s ‘catastrophic’ danger (www.theguardian.com)
The UK, US, EU and China have all agreed that artificial intelligence poses a potentially catastrophic risk to humanity, in the first international declaration to deal with the fast-emerging technology....
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war (www.politico.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer into the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and further raising the risks of a regional conflict erupting....
