UN chief says Gaza deaths show something 'wrong' with Israel tactics (www.reuters.com)
Traumatized Thai farmer recounts horror of Hamas massacre as families wait for news of loved ones held hostage | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
The Thai government has called for the release of all remaining citizens being held in Gaza. So far at least 33 Thai nationals have been killed, according to figures shared by Thai authorities with CNN – with 18 Thai nationals still being held hostage as of October 26.
Palestinians under attack as settler violence surges in the West Bank (www.bbc.com)
At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo (abcnews.go.com)
GOMA, Congo – At least 15 people were killed in eastern Congo after a group of children brought home an explosive device that they had found while they were playing, a community leader said Saturday....
6-month-old girl raped by relative in Uttar Pradesh. "She was found naked, screaming and bleeding" (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
UN says it's forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis (www.independent.co.uk)
The German chancellor condemns a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and vows protection for Jews (abcnews.go.com)
Marine Le Pen faces trial for alleged embezzlement of EU funds over ‘fake jobs’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Putin breaks silence on Wagner boss Prigozhin’s death (www.reuters.com)
‘How Was Your Weekend?’ the Ukrainian Air Force Asked After Its Bombers Blew Up Another Russian Warship (www.forbes.com)
Russian warships aren’t safe anywhere near Ukraine. Not even at their piers and in their drydocks....
Europe’s Largest News Aggregator Orders Editors to Play Down Palestinian Deaths (theintercept.com)
Hamas Fighters’ Orders: ‘Kill as Many People as Possible’ (www.wsj.com)
Written orders carried by Hamas fighters sent to attack Israeli towns and settlements last weekend contained the same chilling command: Kill as many people as possible....
UAE calls Hamas attacks on Israel a 'serious and grave escalation' (www.reuters.com)
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday described attacks carried out by Palestinian Islamist faction Hamas against Israeli towns as a “serious and grave escalation.”...
Emotional Zelenskiy asks Europe for more help against Russia (www.reuters.com)
Birmingham PhD student guilty of using 3D printer to build ‘kamikaze’ drone (www.theguardian.com)
Mohamad al-Bared used technology at Coventry home to make drone designed to deliver a warhead or chemical weapon for IS...
Ukraine claims senior Russian navy officers killed, injured in Crimea missile strike (www.politico.eu)
UN expert sounds alarm over ‘contemporary forms of slavery’ in Canada (news.un.org)
He survived sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. Now he wants justice (www.theguardian.com)
Ron Hunter was repeatedly assaulted and sex-trafficked as a child. At 63, he’s telling his story – to protect others and heal himself
Chinese buildings go unfinished as cash crunch hits local developers (asia.nikkei.com)
Debt-laden local government financing vehicles face soaring bond yields
Two migrants dead, 30 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast (www.bbc.com)
At least two people have died and more than 30 are missing after two ships carrying migrants sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN’s migration agency said on Sunday....
Developing countries owe China at least $1.1 trillion – and the debts are due (edition.cnn.com)
Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially....
Russians storm airport in attempt to attack passengers of Israeli flight (www.jpost.com)
Footage reportedly from the scene shared on local Telegram channels showed rioters chanting “Allahu Akbar” and stopping cars in order to check the documents of passengers to ensure they were not Israeli or Jewish. The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti outlet reported that police officers and the National Guard were present at...
Egypt: police officer shoots dead two Israeli tourists and Egyptian guide (www.theguardian.com)
An Egyptian police officer shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide on Sunday, as war raged for a second day between Israel and Palestinian militants....
Ukraine Gets First Abrams Tanks, Long After Russia Claimed to Destroy One (ptv-news.com.pk)
11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger (apnews.com)
Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting.
