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Scoop: Blinken says he asked Qatari PM to rein in Al Jazeera war coverage, per sources (www.axios.com)

Before Discussing Gaza: Essential Facts You Need To Know (orinocotribune.com)

‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)

The survey of 6,752 people of African descent in 13 countries – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden – found 45% had experienced racial discrimination, an increase of six percentage points from 39% in 2016.

Palestine Action Crashes into Leicester's Israeli Drone Factory (www.palestineaction.org)

Massive Mobilizations Continue Across Europe in Solidarity with Palestine (peoplesdispatch.org)

Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions (www.bbc.co.uk)

Dutch woman stranded in Gaza is killed in bombing raid (www.dutchnews.nl)

A 33-year-old Dutch woman has been killed in an explosion in Gaza. Islam al-Ashqar was visiting relatives at the Nusairat refugee camp in central Gaza and was one of 22 Dutch nationals the ministry was trying to help leave. Israel bombed the local evening market in the camp on Saturday night.

Women in Iceland including the prime minister go on strike for equal pay and an end to violence (apnews.com)

Iceland’s prime minister and women across the island nation are on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.

Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture (apnews.com)

Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.

Which countries have sent aid to Gaza so far? (www.aljazeera.com)

Two convoys of humanitarian aid recently entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing during Israeli bombing....

Amnesty Probe Finds 'Damning Evidence of War Crimes' by Israel in Gaza (www.antiwar.com)

Miners from a rival union hold hundreds of colleagues underground at a gold mine in South Africa (apnews.com)

The head of a gold mine in South Africa says a group of miners from an unregistered, rival union are holding hundreds of colleagues underground for the second day over a union dispute.

Global Petition Ups Pressure on Singapore to Cut Myanmar Military’s Supply Line (www.irrawaddy.com)

The Growing Significance of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Non-Recognition of Israel (thediplomat.com)

With more Arab states choosing to normalize relations with Tel Aviv, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have emerged as prominent advocates for the Palestinian cause.

'Chemical weapons manual' shown by Israeli president is biography of a bomber (www.middleeasteye.net)

Document Isaac Herzog said showed Hamas intended to stage a chemical weapons attack is an al-Qaeda biography of World Trade Center attacker Ramzi Yousef

Pakistan's Imran Khan could face the death sentence in trial over revealing state secrets (apnews.com)

WSJ News Exclusive | Mexican Sinaloa Cartel’s Message to Members: Stop Making Fentanyl or Die (archive.ph)

A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples (apnews.com)

A Hong Kong court has upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples. It's the latest victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.

Cigarette Burns, Beatings, Attempted Sexual Assault: Settlers and Soldiers Abused Palestinians (www.haaretz.com)

Middle East Eye article covering the same event...

Sahel: Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso (north-africa.com)

Burkina Faso last year experienced two military coups — both triggered in part by discontent at failures to stem a raging jihadist insurgency. More than 17,000 people have died in attacks since 2015, more than 6,000 just since the start of this year, according to a count by an NGO monitor called the Armed Conflict Location and...

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