Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup (apnews.com)
Weird ancient tree from before dinosaurs found in Canadian quarry (www.cbc.ca)
‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies (www.theguardian.com)
How did a raccoon knock out power for large swaths of downtown Toronto last night? (toronto.ctvnews.ca)
A raccoon was behind the massive power outage that knocked out electricity to some 7,000 customers in downtown Toronto for hours Thursday night.
Behind Pakistan’s civilian government, army tightens its grip on journalists (rsf.org)
Lebanon's Legislator Slams Israel for Attacking Civilians (www.telesurenglish.net)
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Russian commanders are being accused of 'complete stupidity and incompetence' for failing to plan for drone attacks: ISW (www.businessinsider.com)
Russian military bloggers criticized Russian tactics in Ukraine, a US think tank said....
U.S. plans to raise tariffs against Canadian softwood lumber producers (www.theglobeandmail.com)
The U.S. Department of Commerce plans to raise tariffs levied against Canadian softwood lumber producers, marking the latest salvo in the long-running trade dispute....
Public transport across Germany disrupted as workers strike (www.reuters.com)
Wounded Russian soldiers complain about being "dumped" without medicine (www.newsweek.com)
Ukraine 'terror' case against Russia largely rejected by ICJ (www.dw.com)
Western officials in protest over Israel Gaza policy (www.bbc.com)
More than 800 serving officials in the US and Europe have signed a statement warning that their own governments’ policies on the Israel-Gaza war could amount to “grave violations of international law”....
Israel To Pursue Genocide Case Against Iran At ICJ (www.iranintl.com)
Biden issues executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians (www.axios.com)
Elderly Uyghur women imprisoned in China for decades-old religious ‘crimes’, leaked files reveal (www.theguardian.com)
As Far-Right Surges in US and Germany Debate Rages Over Disqualification of Those Who Would Destroy Democracy (religiondispatches.org)
Western officials in protest over Israel Gaza policy (www.msn.com)
"What's really different here is we're not failing to prevent something, we're actively complicit. That is fundamentally different from any other situation I can recall,"
Russian General Alexander Tatarenko 'Killed in Ukraine's Belbek Air Base Strike' (www.kyivpost.com)
China’s yuan replaces US dollar as ‘primary’ currency for Russia’s foreign trade (www.scmp.com)
Israel accuses Australia of forgetting ‘Hamas’s culpability’ for Gaza war as ministers consider UNRWA funding (www.theguardian.com)
As an Australian, no we didn’t. We just had it put in context. Jews around the world are great people, the Israeli government and the hardline supporters are absolute monsters. I hope the Australian government tells them as much. Israel deserves no support and everything that may happen when it’s withdrawn.
The far-right Bundestag aide and his rapping FSB case officer (theins.ru)
Vladimir Sergienko, 52, is the Ukrainian-born adviser to Eugen Schmidt, a Bundestag deputy with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The Insider and Der Spiegel reported in August that Sergienko had fallen under suspicion in Germany after his email and text message correspondence with a suspected FSB operative known only as...
Senior BBC Schedule Co-Ordinator Facing Disciplinary Action Over Antisemitic Facebook Posts That Referenced The “Holohoax” (deadline.com)
Queva’s posts, which have still not been taken down, are of a rambling and vitriolic nature, and she refers to the “holohoax” and “AshkeNazis”, the latter of which is a play on the word ‘ashkenazi’, meaning Jews who descend from those who lived in Central or Eastern Europe....
S. Korea’s military service controversy: ‘Senior Army’ as a solution? (www.chosun.com)
As South Korea faces a military manpower shortage due to its low birth rate issue, opinions have emerged suggesting the recruitment of women or the male individuals aged 55 to 75 to fill the gap. However, public opinion in Korea remains divided on these proposals, and debates surrounding military service are expected to...
Mass Grave in Gaza Points to “Execution-Style” Killings by Israeli Forces (www.democracynow.org)
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