Grim fears for Israeli women who remain as hostages as Oct. 7 sexual brutalities by Hamas uncovered (nationalpost.com)
US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests (www.bbc.co.uk)
Five Gazans Killed by US Aid Airdrops as Biden Faces Backlash Over 'Gimmicks' (www.commondreams.org)
5 people killed in Gaza as aid package parachute fails to deploy, officials and witness say (www.cbsnews.com)
U.S. fears Haiti could fall ‘at any time’ as doubts grow over Biden’s backup Kenya (www.miamiherald.com)
Jumana's desperate journey shows how more than half of Gaza fell into a state of ruin (www.abc.net.au)
Safety at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant worsening, Ukraine says (www.reuters.com)
Safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine is worsening daily, Ukraine’s energy minister said on Friday, pledging to keep pressuring Russia at the U.N. nuclear watchdog to withdraw from the site....
It's not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying of hunger too (apnews.com)
Hunger is most acute in northern Gaza, which has been isolated by Israeli forces and has suffered long cutoffs of food supplies. At least 20 people have died from malnutrition and dehydration at the north’s Kamal Adwan and Shifa hospitals, according to the Health Ministry. Most of the dead are children — including ones as...
Newsroom at 'New York Times' fractures over story on Hamas attacks (www.npr.org)
The Times Guild, the newsroom union representing nearly 1,500 journalists at the paper, filed a formal grievance yesterday with the paper, saying The Times had violated the terms of its contract. The guild accused top news executives of “targeted interrogation” of journalists of Middle Eastern descent in an investigation of...
Netanyahu says Israel will push on with Gaza offensive, including in Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel will push on with its offensive against Hamas, including into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite growing international pressure to stop, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday....
Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality (apnews.com)
UN Body Reaffirms That Marijuana Legalization Violates International Treaties, While Addressing Germany Cannabis Reform And U.S. Psychedelics Movement - Marijuana Moment (www.marijuanamoment.net)
India busts trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden to announce US will build port on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery (www.theguardian.com)
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Israeli military review of Gaza aid convoy deaths finds most killed in stampede (www.reuters.com)
China's Xi urges military to prepare for maritime conflicts (www.bangkokpost.com)
Silent march in Warsaw for woman who died after being raped in street | Notes From Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
Breaking: At least 2 people Dead As Russian drone hit Cars in Kharkiv, Ukraine (bit.ly)
The attack with the drones was at about 15 pm. According to preliminary data, a 58-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman …
BREAKING: Russian Forces Attack Ukraine As Multiple Explosions Hits Sumy Oblast with aerial bombs (bit.ly)
Russian forces have carried out two launches of guided aerial bombs on Sumy Oblast, with explosions heard in the city of Sumy. An air-raid warning has been…
How China Came to Dominate the World in Solar Energy (www.nytimes.com)
India deports first group of Myanmar refugees who fled 2021 coup (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine War: UK Prepares to supply more than 10,000 drones to Ukraine (tinyurl.com)
The Tel Aviv torture trail: Israel's role in the Abu Ghraib scandal (thecradle.co)
Israel’s documented torture and abuse of Palestinians may evoke comparisons to US tactics employed during the Iraqi occupation, but a closer look reveals their distinct origins rooted in the Zionist entity.
Gunmen snatch nearly 300 Nigerian schoolchildren from morning assembly (www.thetimes.co.uk)
More than 350,000 civilians have been killed in Nigeria by Islamist extremists; 2 million displaced, say the UN....