US accuses China of pattern of ‘dangerous’ air force manoeuvres against military planes (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon cites more than 180 incidents of aggression against US aircraft over the East and South China seas...
Russia’s Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer (www.theguardian.com)
A top Ukrainian commander has claimed that Russia’s biggest offensive in months – involving tanks, thousands of soldiers and armoured vehicles in an attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka – is failing, as he admitted Kyiv’s own attempts to advance in the south were proving “difficult”....
'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin (www.reuters.com)
Drunk recruits. Insubordinate soldiers. Convicts....
Iran rounds up activists and relatives of killed protesters ahead of Mahsa Amini anniversary (edition.cnn.com)
Japan says seawater radioactivity below limits near Fukushima (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Tests of seawater near Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have not detected any radioactivity, the environment ministry said on Sunday (Aug 27), days after authorities began discharging into the sea treated water used to cool damaged reactors....
DNA database to be used to crack down on dog faeces in French town (www.theguardian.com)
Israel raids Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital, urges Hamas to surrender (www.reuters.com)
Dutch embassy warned that Israel uses "disproportionate force" in Gaza (nltimes.nl)
The Dutch minister of Defense is furious about the leaking of a memo that confirms israel does not have a plan in Gaza and is trying to maximize civilian casualties.
Shani Louk, 23-year-old kidnapped by Hamas from music festival, declared dead, Israel says (www.cnn.com)
A 23-year-old German-Israeli woman who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival by Hamas militants on October 7 has been declared dead, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said....
Uganda restoring colonial-era rail after China fails to fund another line (www.aljazeera.com)
Uganda has started construction to restore a British-era railway line after it failed to get funding from China for another standard gauge railway (SGR)....
Putin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutiny (www.theguardian.com)
Philippino Journalist shot dead during live broadcast (www.theguardian.com)
A radio anchor in the southern Philippines has been fatally shot in his studio in a brazen attack witnessed by people watching the programme live on Facebook....
Israeli settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)
Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks (www.wsj.com)
Iranian security officials helped plan Hamas’s Saturday surprise attack on Israel and gave the green light for the assault at a meeting in Beirut last Monday, according to senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah, another Iran-backed militant group....
Brazil’s Supreme Court Upholds Indigenous Land Protections in Win for Lula (www.bloomberg.com)
Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets (www.middleeasteye.net)
Tweets made from anonymous account with nine followers, focused on unemployment, inflation, mismanagement of resources, release of political prisoners.
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.
Turkey's Erdogan calls on Israel to stop attacks on Gaza 'amounting to genocide' (www.reuters.com)
ANKARA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, which he said amounted to genocide, and urged the international community to work for a humanitarian ceasefire in the region....
China's new territorial claims show 'intent of expanding,' says Philippines (www.cbc.ca)
Chinese authorities released a newly drawn map this month that claims ownership of nearly all of the South China Sea, an area larger than India, stretching from China’s shores thousands of kilometres to the territorial waters of the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan....
Dutch Defense Ministry employee arrested for selling airplane parts to Russia (nltimes.nl)
Ukraine threatens Russian vessels, reminds Moscow of sinking of the Moskva (www.scmp.com)
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New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets (www.bbc.co.uk)
Thousands join pro-Palestinian protest in London to demand Gaza ceasefire (www.reuters.com)
Israel aims to cut Gaza ties after Hamas defeat (www.bbc.com)
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Taiwan urges China to stop ‘destructive’ military activities as fighter jets cross median line (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan’s defence ministry has urged China to stop “destructive, unilateral action” after reporting a sharp rise in Chinese military activities near the island, warning such behaviour could lead to an increase in tensions....
