Pakistan: At least 52 killed and dozens injured in suicide bomb attack (news.sky.com)
At least 52 people have been killed and dozens more have been injured in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan, officials have said....
‘The kids had all been tortured’: Indonesian military accused of targeting children in West Papua (www.theguardian.com)
Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says (abcnews.go.com)
The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday....
1,200 Chinese nationals arrested by Myanmar militia over alleged scam links (www.scmp.com)
One of Myanmar’s largest and most powerful ethnic minority militias has arrested and repatriated more than 1,200 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in criminal online scam operations, an official of the group said....
Ukraine tests homemade demining machine (ca.yahoo.com)
NASA ends lunar ice cubesat mission over stuck valve (www.theregister.com)
NASA has terminated the LunaH-Map mission after a stuck valve on the ice-hunting cubesat prevented it from reaching the Moon’s south pole....
Chinese soldiers pledge to sacrifice their lives in documentary on Taiwan invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross (www.bbc.com)
With their large, padded feet, elephants can be remarkably quiet. It’s our third evening of waiting to see these giants cross a dust road. Our guide, Mojita, assures us they’re very close. “They’re collecting just there, in the bush,” he whispers....
“Leave or Die” An account from a Palestinian in the West Bank. (slate.com)
This as-told-to essay is an account from Nasser Nawaj’ah—a West Bank resident and field researcher for B’Tselem, a human rights organization in Israel—of the ongoing attacks by Israeli settlers amid the war in Gaza. It’s been transcribed, translated from Arabic, and edited by Aymann Ismail....
South Africa and Chad recall diplomats from Israel (www.cnn.com)
Israeli attack hits medical convoy at Gaza hospital gate, officials say (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel mounts limited Gaza ground raids, puts hostage number at 222 (www.reuters.com)
IDF presents evidence misfired Gazan rocket caused hospital blast, slams Hamas ‘lies’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Additional walkthrough of central courtyard and parking lot area of the Ahli Hospital in Gaza, after the explosion last night.
Spotted-tailed quoll thought extinct in South Australia caught at Beachport after 130 years (www.abc.net.au)
Rishi Sunak to sign UK-India trade deal without binding worker or environment pledges (www.politico.eu)
One in 18 babies born in Australia are conceived via IVF, latest data shows (www.theguardian.com)
The 102,157 cycles of IVF performed in 2021 was a 17% increase on 2020, with an average of two cycles for each woman.
Arson attacks at schools in Belgium are believed to be connected to a controversial sex ed program (apnews.com)
Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....
China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy | CNN (www.cnn.com)
China’s property crisis deepens as developer Country Garden at risk of default (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists invent new resorbable biomaterials for implantable medical devices (phys.org)
China exports see biggest drop for three years (www.bbc.com)
Bear escapes from crate in plane’s cargo hold at Dubai airport (www.theguardian.com)
Pakistan train derailment kills more than a dozen (www.dw.com)
At least 15 people were killed and dozens others injured when a train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, officials said....
Deadly communal violence flares in India a month before world leader summit (edition.cnn.com)
