UN agency heads make rare joint plea for Gaza ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)
Afghan opium poppy cultivation plunges by 95 percent under Taliban: UN (www.aljazeera.com)
EU moves to outlaw fees on hand luggage, seat allocation (www.ch-aviation.com)
German People's Movements March in Solidarity with Palestine (peoplesdispatch.org)
Famed climate scientist has a new, dire prediction (www.washingtonpost.com)
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DRC offers free maternity care to cut death rate among mothers and babies (www.theguardian.com)
Healthcare workers say clinics are being overwhelmed by women seeking help, amid lack of staff and facilities to back programme
Polish PM willing to give his role to opposition figure to keep ruling party in power (notesfrompoland.com) Polish
Hamburg airport hostage situation that caused suspension of flights has ended, police say (www.cnn.com)
A hostage situation that halted all flights to and from Hamburg Airport is now over, according to police in the northern German city.
China’s hotel industry recovers as occupancy and room rates return to pre-pandemic levels amid leisure travel boom (www.scmp.com)
Oil nudges higher after Saudi Arabia, Russia stick to output cuts | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Enters Red Sea Amidst Israel-Hamas Conflict (bnn.network)
The average Palestinian in Gaza is living on 2 pieces of bread a day, UN official says (apnews.com)
The Gaza director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says the average Palestinian in Gaza is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour that the U.N. had stockpiled in the region.
Far-right minister: Nuking Gaza is an option, population should ‘go to Ireland or deserts’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
Trading off France with Russia Would Be a Mistake, French Minister Tells African Leaders - THISDAYLIVE (www.thisdaylive.com)
Ukraine minister says he wants to turn his country into a weapons production hub for the West (apnews.com)
"We are focused on producing all types of weapons and ammunition, and we show that we can test it on the battlefield and make it better during the war,” Kamyshin said. “That’s something we can contribute to the free world, because as you see, defense industry is becoming more and more important globally.”
Indonesians join peaceful rally in solidarity with Palestine (www.straitstimes.com)
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Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief | AP News (apnews.com)
How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War | WIRED (www.wired.com)
Myanmar Junta Troops Lost Will to Fight: Brotherhood Alliance (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Battling Anti-Israel Hate with AI Bots - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (www.technion.ac.il)
Russia to ease investment for ‘friendly’ countries (www.aljazeera.com)
There’s no usual “That’s because Putin is in panic!!!” in the article, so I’m adding it here – just in case....
One-third of Nepal’s mountain ice has melted, UN chief warns (www.euronews.com)
Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat The October 7 Attack, Time And Again, Until Israel Is Annihilated (www.memri.org)
Hamad said that Palestinians are the victims of the occupation, therefore no one should blame them for the events of October 7 or anything else, adding: “Everything we do is justified.”