No Sign Of Forced Labour At Xinjiang Site, Says VW (www.barrons.com)
McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores (english.elpais.com)
Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border (www.bbc.co.uk)
US announces visa bans for Israeli ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank (thehill.com)
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last mont…
Kishida to Offer Free University Tuition for Families with 3+ children Starting 2025 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
America’s Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong (foreignpolicy.com)
A widespread criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy is that it wrecked—or at least severely undermined—the United States’ power and standing in the world, particularly by alienating long-standing allies and partners. Besides his public disdain for NATO, then-U.S. President Donald Trump questioned aloud...
Biden says Hamas raped, mutilated women during Israel assault (www.reuters.com)
Tesla Whistleblower Wins Free-Speech Award | Silicon UK Tech (www.silicon.co.uk)
China says its fighters shadowed US Navy patrol plane over Taiwan Strait (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Sunak’s bill aims to block UK human rights law to save Rwanda scheme (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency legislation stops short of leaving European convention on human rights and will infuriate Tory hard right...
Gaza's Palace of Justice courthouse demolished 'by IDF' as new footage leaked (news.sky.com)
A main courthouse in Gaza has been destroyed by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), according to several Israel media outlets....
Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory (www.theguardian.com)
Request for help came after Venezuelan president announced series of measures to formalize a referendum Sunday evening...
US warship shoots down drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said....
A Reuters article about an Indian hack for hire operation has been removed worldwide following a New Delhi court ruling (www.reuters.com)
Archived article viewable here: web.archive.org/web/…/usa-hackers-appin/
Benefits of Accelerating the Climate Transition Outweigh the Costs | Climate Change Indicators Dashboard shows that avoiding physical damage from climate change can have sizable benefits (www.imf.org)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/4665447...
‘Apocalyptic’ conditions in southern Gaza blocking aid, top UN official says (www.theguardian.com)
Senior US lawmakers review plan linking Gaza refugee resettlement to US aid to Arab countries (www.israelhayom.com)
Israel Gaza: Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October (www.bbc.com)
The BBC has seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the 7 October Hamas attacks....
China accords diplomatic recognition to Taliban government in Afghanistan (www.indiatoday.in)
Russia Takes Control of Iraq’s Biggest Oil Discovery for 20 Years | OilPrice.com (oilprice.com)
Lebanon army says one soldier killed in Israeli shelling on border post (www.aljazeera.com)
Train manufacturer intentionally bricks trains serviced by independent service providers (zaufanatrzeciastrona.pl)
Polish train manufacturer that lost servicing tender programmed train controller to brick itself after train stays for some time in 6 ISP facilities or in 1 their faculity(for testing?) until undocumented button combination is pressed. Some controller versions brick itself after train is idle for 10 days. After news about this...
‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela-Guyana dispute: Maduro mobilizes the army and announces annexation of Essequibo (english.elpais.com)
Relative of Israeli captives confirms ‘3 hostages killed by Israeli fire,’ blasts military - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
An Israeli whose family members were held by Palestinian militants tells of friendly fire deaths and complains, “We used to think the IDF knows what it’s doing.” Meanwhile, freed captives detail “horrifying captivity trauma” from Israeli bombings....
