Liquidation of Black Sea fleet to force Russia to accelerate its exit from the war (ptv-news.com.pk)
Ukraine says 32 Russian drones attacked Kyiv, 25 drowned, in an overnight attack (english.alarabiya.net)
Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv early on Sunday, with blasts ringing out across the Ukrainian capital and its region for almost two hours and drone debris falling on several of the city’s central districts, Ukrainian officials said....
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. (www.vox.com)
Old article updated with peer review today.
Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking Israeli athlete’s hand (www.cnn.com)
‘Alarming’ rates of babies with antibiotic-resistant bugs in Asia-Pacific, Australian study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Internal Wix chat encouraged staff to support Israel’s ‘narrative’ in Hamas conflict (www.irishtimes.com)
Two elderly Israeli women released from Hamas captivity after 17 days (www.haaretz.com)
archive.today link for those who hit a paywall: archive.is/ZJnM9...
The ‘Absolute Right’ To Commit War Crimes? Gaza, Israel And Labour ‘Opposition’ (www.medialens.org)
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Hezbollah fires on Israel after members killed in shelling (www.reuters.com)
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets onto northern Israel on Monday in response to at least three of its members being killed in Israeli shelling on Lebanon....
Militants on paragliders and '5,000' rockets: How Hamas carried out deadly Israel attack (news.sky.com)
The militant group began its offensive - which it named “Operation Al Aqsa Storm” - on Saturday with a barrage of missiles from Gaza followed by militants crossing the border....
Pakistan officials consider a new way to boost polio vaccination: prison (apnews.com)
Azerbaijan Unilaterally Closed Armenian Airspace as Ground War Begins (www.ainonline.com)
Putin: West put ethnic Jew to rule in Ukraine to 'cover glorification of Nazism' (www.unionleader.com)
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a television interview on Tuesday, without citing evidence, that Western powers had installed Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is of Jewish heritage, as president of Ukraine to cover up the glorification of Nazism....
The racism scandals rocking Finland: The executive of the Nordic country is trying to overcome the crisis caused by the xenophobic comments made by several ministers in the past (english.elpais.com)
China’s stockpiling of ASML chip-making machines push imports past 2023 estimates (www.scmp.com)
China’s imports of Dutch lithography machines have surged this year, with the first seven months already surpassing ASML Holding’s previous forecast for 2023 sales to China, according to a new report, as Chinese firms stock up on the equipment ahead of new export curbs....
Greece wildfires: 79 people arrested for arson (www.bbc.com)
White House suggests 'pauses' in Israel-Hamas conflict to get people out (www.reuters.com)
The White House on Thursday said it was exploring a series of pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict to help people safely exit Gaza and allow humanitarian aid to get in, but reiterated its opposition to a full ceasefire....
Acapulco residents are fending for themselves in absence of aid (apnews.com)
China ship is focus of pipeline damage probe, Finland says (www.reuters.com)
HELSINKI/VILNIUS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - An investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline is currently focused on the role of the Chinese NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Friday....
Condemnation after Israeli strike on Gaza church (www.aljazeera.com)
The death toll from the Israeli bombardment on a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza has risen to eight, with dozens more reported wounded....
Israel appears to use white phosphorus in Gaza, video shows (www.washingtonpost.com)
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have raised concerns over the use of white phosphorus munitions in recent Israeli strikes on Gaza City port....
Experts warn of risk of civil unrest in UK due to food shortages | ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
UK gas prices soar as Finland makes worrying claim about pipeline leak (www.independent.co.uk)
Finnish and Swedish publications cited sources claiming that the pipeline was not damaged naturally....