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Africa Live: King faces mounting pressure over colonial abuse in Kenya (www.bbc.co.uk)

Several groups are demanding apologies on the eve of King Charles III's visit - and more stories.

Thousands protest in Israel calling for an end to the bombing of Gaza (www.wsws.org)

Throwing stones and setting fires In recent days, the North Caucasus region has seen a wave of anti-Semitic incidents — Meduza (meduza.io)

A series of anti-Semitic incidents across the North Caucasus has drawn condemnation from the North Caucasus Coordinating Center for Muslims, while Dagestan Governor Sergey Melikov attributed the actions to “false information” spread by “outside provocateurs.”

Deadly strike on journalists in Lebanon was 'targeted': watchdog (www.france24.com)

How the International Monetary Fund Continues to Shrink the Poorer Nations (thetricontinental.org)

Mob storms Dagestan airport in search of Jewish passengers from Israel | Russia | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

China's Green Subsidies Are Not Really Subsidies (www.bloomberg.com)

Gaza 'disconnected from the planet' - but messages of fear trickle out (www.bbc.com)

A connectivity blackout means people cannot contact friends, family or even ambulances to help the injured.

Australians Call to End Persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange (popularresistance.org)

As WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange has nearly exhausted his appeals to British courts against a US extradition order, Australia has ramped up its advocacy on his behalf. Six Australian MPs held a press conference outside the US Department of Justice on September 20 to urge the Biden administration to halt...

Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank (apnews.com)

A Jewish settler has shot dead a Palestinian man harvesting olives near the West Bank city of Nablus, the man’s uncle said.

October 7 testimonies reveal Israel’s military ‘shelling’ Israeli citizens with tanks, missiles (thegrayzone.com)

If You Didn’t Care About Antarctica’s Icy Belly, You Will Now (www.wired.com)

A bombing in Gaza killed an influencer's family—Instagram responded by suspending his account (www.dailydot.com)

In a video on Oct. 13, Instagram influencer and photojournalist Motaz Azaiza shared footage of the rubble of an apartment, the site of an Israeli bombardment that killed 15 of his family members....

Spain’s Socialists reach gov’t coalition deal with hard-left party (www.aljazeera.com)

Spain has been stuck in political limbo since July’s general election....

Hundreds of thousands march worldwide against Israeli bombardment of Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)

"As Long as Palestine is Occupied, No Country is Free" (peoplesdispatch.org)

Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food (www.theguardian.com)

The rise in nuisance influencers comes as tourism numbers in Japan near their pre-pandemic levels

Palestine-Israel Crisis Megathread (lemmy.ml)

Due to the severity of the situation and the fast flowing news cycle, we have decided to create a general megathread for discussion regarding the conflict....

NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station (apnews.com)

RSF video investigation into the death of Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon: the journalists' vehicle was explicitly targeted (rsf.org)

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a video reconstruction of the tragedy that resulted in the death of one journalist and the injury of several others. The initial findings of the investigation show that the reporters were not collateral victims of the shooting. One of their vehicles, marked "press", was targeted, and...

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