Lachlan Murdoch backs Fox board role for former Australian PM who called climate change science 'absolute crap' (www.businessinsider.com)
Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China (www.bbc.com)
Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack....
42.3% of graduates under 25 unemployed, finds latest State of Working India report (indianexpress.com)
Also, there has been an upward trend in intergenerational mobility, but the trend has been weaker for workers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories as compared to workers belonging to general castes....
Ukraine to launch joint weapons production with US, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine and the United States have agreed to launch joint weapons production in a step that will enable Kyiv to start producing air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday as he wrapped up a visit to the U.S....
Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct (apnews.com)
No ‘export of workers’ to Israel, say trade unions in India (www.nationalheraldindia.com)
All major Indian trade unions have called upon the govt to scrap agreement with Israel to export Indian workers & appealed to workers to boycott Israeli products & refuse to handle Israeli cargo.
Former British police officer jailed for abusing over 200 girls on Snapchat (apnews.com)
China cautions Finland and Estonia over pipeline 'sabotage' investigation (www.euronews.com)
The Hong Kong-registered vessel NewNew Polar Bear was in the vicinity of two different Baltic Sea pipelines when they were damaged earlier in October, and has now become the focus of the police investigation....
Israel-Palestine war: Surge in Israeli arrests and killings of Palestinians in West Bank (www.middleeasteye.net)
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IDF says civilian deaths 'inevitable' - as six killed in strike on Gaza school (news.sky.com)
Chinese coastguard vessels block Philippines counterparts in dramatic standoff at sea (www.independent.co.uk)
A Chinese coastguard ship came dangerously close to a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, sparking fears of a territorial dispute in the contested waters....
Satellite imagery indicates Russia moving navy ships to other ports after Sevastopol attacks (www.cnn.com)
Satellite imagery indicates that Russia has been relocating some naval ships from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea after a series of Ukrainian attacks, as Moscow meanwhile announced plans for a new base in a breakaway region of Georgia....
Ukrainian forces have broken through in Verbove, top general says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Poland: A hunt for traces of abortion pills in women's blood – DW – 11/06/2023 (www.dw.com)
How researchers test for traces of misoprostol and mifepristone — the two drugs used in medication abortions — in women who have experienced a miscarriage.
Israel rebuffs Blinken's call for Gaza humanitarian pause (www.bbc.com)
By Paul Adams in Jerusalem, Anthony Zucher in Tel Aviv & Graeme Baker BBC News...
India’s supreme court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage (www.theguardian.com)
Judges say decision should be made by parliament but stress that such unions should not face discrimination...
EU Announces Formal Investigation Into X Just Hours After Linda Yaccarino Details Response To Israel-Hamas Conflict Disinformation Surge (deadline.com)
The European Commission has sent a formal notice to Elon Musk’s X requesting information on the social media platform’s provisions to deal with illegal content, disinformation and abusive material posted on the site in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict....
Israeli leader warns of ‘long war’ as it faces unprecedented hostage crisis following Hamas attack (www.cnn.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country is “embarking on a long and difficult war” as it deals with an unprecedented hostage crisis after Palestinian militants launched a surprise land, sea and air attack from Gaza, killing hundreds and infiltrating into Israeli territory....
William Lai: Democratic elections show Taiwan is ‘already independent’ from China (www.independent.co.uk)
Taiwan is already independent and sovereign as it elects its own president, the self-governed island’s presidential frontrunner said....
Crown Prince: Saudi Arabia 'will continue doing sportswashing' for money (www.nbcsports.com)
Indonesia: TikToker jailed for two years over pork video (www.bbc.com)
The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza: a hidden frontline for Israel (www.reuters.com)
What lies in wait for Israeli ground troops in Gaza, security sources say, is a Hamas tunnel network hundreds of kilometres long and up to 80 metres deep, described by one freed hostage as “a spider’s web” and by one expert as the “Viet Cong times 10”....