Palestinians ‘beaten and sexually assaulted’ at Israeli detention centres, UN report claims (www.theguardian.com)
A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big deal (www.npr.org)
Haiti PM's return still murky as gang conflict worsens (www.reuters.com)
Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti still linger as gangs back home push for his ouster....
Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians (www.cbc.ca)
Five Killed as Myanmar Junta Jet Strafes Monastery Housing Displaced People (www.irrawaddy.com)
China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under President Xi Jinping’s 11 years in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday....
Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones (apnews.com)
Philippine and Chinese vessels collide in disputed South China Sea and 4 Filipino crew are injured (apnews.com)
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: "Massacring people indiscriminately" (www.cbsnews.com)
Five SAS soldiers arrested in UK on suspicion of alleged war crimes in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
Five members of the SAS have been arrested by British military police on suspicion of allegedly committing war crimes while on operations in Syria....
As Gaza's hunger crisis worsens, emaciated children at hospitals (www.reuters.com)
Two Palestinian toddlers with sunken eyes and emaciated faces, one in a yellow cardigan and the other in a stripy top, were lying side by side on a bed in a Gaza clinic, their thin, bony legs protruding from diapers that looked too big for them....
Russian authorities using video footage to identify and arrest people who attended Navalny’s funeral — Meduza (meduza.io)
Germany says its officer’s ‘operational mistake’ during Singapore Airshow visit led to army leak | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Argentina govt suspends state news agency Telam (www.rfi.fr)
Meta platforms are down (www.theverge.com)
The Meta owned platforms are down, forcing some users to log out. Some dispaly error messages.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the country - EU Reporter (www.eureporter.co)
Gaza ceasefire talks appear to stall days before Ramadan (www.theguardian.com)
Negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war appear to have stalled, days before an unofficial deadline of the beginning of Ramadan....
Haiti: Ariel Henry’s U.S.-Backed “Criminal Regime” Faces Gang Uprising (www.democracynow.org)
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites (apnews.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest prisons....
‘This is for Gaza’: UK politician wins by-election in blow to Labour Party (www.aljazeera.com)
A left-wing United Kingdom politician has registered a landslide win in a parliamentary by-election on a platform promising to advocate for Gaza....
Australian Law Firm Files Case Against PM for Complicity in Gaza Genocide (www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)
Australian PM Anthony Albanese was referred to the International Criminal Court in a communiqué presented to ICC prosecutor Karim Khan KC on Monday....
Kibbutz Be’eri Rejects Story in New York Times October 7 Exposé: “They Were Not Sexually Abused” (theintercept.com)
Two of the three victims specifically singled out by the New York Times in a marquee exposé published in December, which alleged that Hamas had deliberately weaponized sexual violence during the October 7 attacks, were not in fact victims of sexual assault, according to the spokesperson for the Kibbutz Be’eri, which the Times...
Un diritto, una scelta. (noblogo.org)
Un diritto, una scelta. L’ #aborto in #Francia nella #Costituzione. Dal #Blog.
Israeli tanks have deliberately run over dozens of Palestinian civilians alive (euromedmonitor.org)
UN finds ‘convincing information’ that Hamas raped and tortured Israeli hostages (www.theguardian.com)
Pramila Patten’s findings are based on interviews with released hostages, whose testimony suggests abuses are continuing in Gaza.
