Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine: ‘He can’t manage this war’ (thehill.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited former President Trump to his country’s war zone, saying the former president “can’t manage this war.”...
Palestinians are asking, 'Are you with us?' American Jews are showing we are (www.972mag.com)
Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded (theintercept.com)
TL;DR: There is a company called Bridge International Academies trying to improve education in 3rd world countries by bringing in completely untrained teachers. They are following the typical start-up path, trying to scale up rapidly....
Russian Soldier Denied Payment Because He Was Injured in Friendly Fire (www.businessinsider.com)
King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian (apnews.com)
Israel tells Gazans to move south or risk being seen as 'terrorist' partner (www.reuters.com)
Top economists call for action on runaway global inequality (www.theguardian.com)
The letter says: “We know that high inequality undermines all our social and environmental goals. It corrodes our politics, destroys trust, hamstrings our collective economic prosperity and weakens multilateralism. We also know that without a sharp reduction in inequality, the twin goals of ending poverty and preventing...
U.S. officials privately warn Israel to show restraint in retaliating against Hamas (www.nbcnews.com)
In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare....
Five European countries boycott UEFA football tournament over Russian participation (euromaidanpress.com)
Lula says Putin will not be arrested at Brazil G20 meeting (www.aljazeera.com)
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not be arrested in Brazil if he attends the Group of 20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year....
Bolsonaro Wanted to Breach Brazil’s Voting System, Hacker Testifies (www.thedailybeast.com)
Ancient 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck found off coast of Italy (www.bbc.com)
The wreckage of an ancient Roman ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast of Italy....
Exit polls show Swiss anti-immigrant party on track for record election showing (www.politico.eu)
The Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which centered its campaign on anti-immigrant rhetoric, is projected to win 29 percent of the vote, up from 25.6 percent four years ago and higher than pre-election polls. It has been the country’s largest party since 2003.
Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza 'De-Escalation' Talk (www.huffpost.com)
In messages circulated on Friday, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm.”...
Isreal's Security cabinet approves declaration of war (www.jpost.com)
Saudi Arabia: Man Sentenced to Death for Tweets (www.hrw.org)
Source: President Mahmoud Abbas cancels planned meeting with President Biden after hospital strike (apnews.com)
Putin's top doctor who 'has inside knowledge of despot's medical secrets' is arrested by FSB after he was caught 'trying to escape Russia via Belarus' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Putin’s top doctor, who is believed to have inside knowledge of despot’s medical secrets, has been arrested by the FSB after he was caught ‘seeking to flee the country’....
India's Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon (www.bbc.com)
Belgium wants sanctions against Israel for Gaza bombings - deputy PM (www.reuters.com)
Outrage in India over video of teacher telling kids to slap Muslim student (www.aljazeera.com)
A school teacher in India has subjected a seven-year-old Muslim student to degrading treatment inside a classroom, asking his classmates to slap him and asking for him to be evicted due to his religion, a video now viral on social media has revealed....
Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.com)
WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits (www.cnbc.com)
Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights (apnews.com)
The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day....
