Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Colombia's Petro says he proposed U.S. pay bonuses to Venezuelan migrants (www.reuters.com)
Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia (apnews.com)
Israeli airstrikes kill 80 in Palestinian refugee camp (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan reports increased Chinese military drills nearby (www.theguardian.com)
Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war (apnews.com)
Biggest protest in Spain against Catalan amnesty law draws 170,000 (www.reuters.com)
2023 pacific games in solomon islands (kbin.social)
insightful article on the 2023 pacific games, touching a whole bunch of issues, e.g....
Militants Take Cover Amid Elephants, Lions in West Africa’s National Parks - WSJ (www.wsj.com)
The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
U.S. close to deal with Israel and Hamas to pause conflict, free some hostages (wapo.st)
Video shows dozens of bodies after alleged attack at UN-run school in Gaza (edition.cnn.com)
'Child soldiers' and blood feuds: Sweden's out-of-control gang wars (www.france24.com)
Uppsala (Sweden) (AFP) – One night in September, teacher Thomas Cervin was woken by gunshots in his apartment building in Uppsala. His neighbour had just become the latest target in Sweden’s terrifying gang wars.
Solar energy could power all health facilities in poorer countries and save lives, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
Bangladesh’s ongoing political crisis is ‘high risk’ for fragile economy (www.aljazeera.com)
Cashless payments and easier fund transfers launched between S’pore and Indonesia, Malaysia (www.straitstimes.com)
U.S., Israel and Hamas reach tentative deal to pause conflict and free dozens of hostages (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israeli PM should be killed without trial for war crimes in Gaza: Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan (english.mathrubhumi.com)
CNN analysis: Video suggests IDF might have rearranged weaponry at Al-Shifa prior to news crew visits (edition.cnn.com)
Shocking scale of UK government files on critics revealed (www.theguardian.com)
Fifteen government departments have been monitoring the social media activity of potential critics and compiling “secret files” in order to block them from speaking at public events, the Observer can reveal....
No more ads on Elon’s X, EU Commission tells staff (www.politico.eu)
The European Commission has decided to stop advertising on social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, over “widespread concerns relating to the spread of disinformation,” according to an internal note obtained by POLITICO’s Brussels Playbook....
Four arrested at Just Stop Oil demonstration in… (www.inkl.com)
Milei echoes Trump with fraud claims that inject uncertainty into Argentina’s presidential runoff (www.politico.com)
This may sound familiar: A self-styled outsider aims to win the presidency and purge the political establishment so he can restore order to a broken nation — if only he can overcome a system rigged against him....
Boeing 787 plane capable of carrying 300 passengers lands in Antarctica in 'world first' (news.sky.com)
A team of scientists broke new ground when a plane capable of carrying more than 300 passengers landed in Antarctica, with aviators hailing it as a world first....