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Both pilots die after Greek firefighting plane crashes (www.euronews.com)

G7 countries sign declaration outlining long-term security guarantees for Ukraine (www.cnbc.com)

Gaza residents break into aid warehouses and take supplies - UNRWA (www.bbc.com)

Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought (www.reuters.com)

Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)

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HS: International film crew leave €1m bill unpaid in Finnish Lapland (yle.fi)

Russian general who ran Ukraine war fired (www.bbc.co.uk)

CBC: Sask. engineer slapped with an 18-month suspension after designing bridge that collapsed hours after opening (www.cbc.ca)

Melting ice in Switzerland reveals remains of climber who disappeared on glacier 37 years ago (www.nbcnews.com)

GENEVA — The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn mountain in 1986 have been recovered, as melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies and objects thought to be long-lost....

Wildfires in Greece burn for fifth consecutive day with no respite in sight (www.france24.com)

Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country....

Boy, 7, dies after falling from ferry and mother killed trying to save him (www.nbcnews.com)

The tragedy occurred Thursday when the child fell into the water and the mother jumped in after him, Swedish Maritime Administration spokesperson Jonas Franzen said. He said the child fell from a height of about 20 meters.

Russians cremate their dead without keeping record to not pay compensation � General Staff (www.pravda.com.ua)

Russian Navy mine hunter reportedly explodes in bay at Russian-occupied Sevastopol (news.yahoo.com)

Gaza health ministry issues list of names of thousands killed in Israeli bombing (english.alarabiya.net)

Access the list in Arabic: aljazeera.net/…/تقرير-نهائي-باسماء-الشهداء-2.pdf

Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza (apnews.com)

The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes following Hamas’ bloody rampage two weeks ago....

An Australian journalist has called her baby Methamphetamine Rules (www.stuff.co.nz)

Just some lighter news to break up the doom a bit

Opposition criticised for using AI-generated deepfake voice of PM in Polish election ad (notesfrompoland.com)

Surprising facts about amphorae — antiquity's packaging (www.dw.com)

Amphorae were made primarily for trade. In ancient times, people used these vessels, which held five liters (1.3 gallons) to 80 liters (21 gallons) depending on their size, to transport oil, wine, honey, olives, pickled vegetables and garum — a fermented fish sauce that was as popular with the Romans as soy sauce is today in...

Russia promises retaliation after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in 2nd sea attack in a day (apnews.com)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow promised retaliation Saturday after Ukrainian drones hit a Russian tanker in the Black Sea near Crimea late Friday, the second sea attack involving drones in one day....

Lithuania declares more than 1,000 Belarusians and Russians to be national security risks (abcnews.go.com)

India deals blow to online gaming industry with 28% tax (www.reuters.com)

Causualties Israel-Palestine 10/24/23: Gaza 5791 dead, 16297 wounded, Israel 1405 dead, 5431 wounded. (www.aljazeera.com)

Here are the latest casualty figures as of October 24, 2.40pm local time (11:40 GMT):...

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