Putin revokes Russian ratification of global nuclear test ban treaty (www.reuters.com)
Moscow says its deratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is merely designed to bring Russia into line with the United States, which signed but never ratified the treaty. Russia will not resume nuclear testing unless Washington does, say Russian diplomats....
UN chief condemns attack on ambulance convoy in Gaza: ‘This must stop’ (thehill.com)
The United Nations (U.N.) condemned a recent attack by Israel on a convoy of ambulances leaving a Gaza hospital. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shi…
A must watch interview with a doctor describing what Israel is doing in Gaza.
The doctor describes how Israel is indiscriminately bombing Gaza wiping out entire generations of families in a blink of an eye. She says that she has never witnessed anything that comes even close to this. She is absolutely shocked by the scale of murder of civilians that’s happening....
Ex-Danish defence minister and spy chief ‘relieved’ after charges dropped (www.theguardian.com)
Reeling from Hamas' massacre, a kibbutz pleads for the return of hostages (www.972mag.com)
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Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)
Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.
Storm Ciarán news live: UK set for washout bonfire weekend as Storm Domingos to slam into Europe | The Independent (www.independent.co.uk)
US to send $425 million in aid to Ukraine, US officials say (apnews.com)
‘A war needs field reporting from both sides’: French media appeal for access to Gaza (www.france24.com)
Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8585977...
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in the Holy Land (www.vaticannews.va)
Pope Francis prays for an end to the violence in the Holy Land, especially in Gaza where a humanitarian catastrophe has unfolded, as well as for the ...
Gaza: 'My wife died in five minutes, she was my life' (www.bbc.com)
A Belfast-born man speaks of his grief after his wife, mother and brother are killed in Gaza. "The exact day she [arrived] in my family's place they bombed the place," Mr El-Estal said. The bomb killed his mother and brother "immediately", he added. He continued that his uncle, and his uncle's two daughters - both doctors - were...
Honduras Calls Israel Ambassador Home For 'Consultations' (www.barrons.com)
U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces surround Gaza City on three sides, says IDF chief (www.theguardian.com)
20 killed & tens injured in a back-to-back Israeli massacre as jetfighters strike Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians (NSFL Video) (english.ahram.org.eg)
An Israeli airstrike on the Osama bin Zaid School in the Al-Saftawi neighbourhood in north Gaza City killed at least 20 and wounded 30 in the second massacre against civilians in less than five hours on Friday....
Ukraine’s Top Commander Says War Has Hit a ‘Stalemate’ (www.nytimes.com)
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Gaza health ministry says Israel strikes ambulance convoy (www.reuters.com)
Palestinian health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza said Israel struck a convoy of ambulances on Friday that was to leave al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and head to the south of the enclave to evacuate injured people.
General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo, guess who opposed (news.un.org)
Isntreal and The US opposed, Ukraine abstained, who would have guessed
Israeli attack hits medical convoy at Gaza hospital gate, officials say (www.aljazeera.com)
Key Northern Shan Towns Falling to Rebels: MNDAA [Myanmar] (www.irrawaddy.com)
Saudi Arabia set to host 2034 World Cup (bbc.in)
Saudi Arabia is in line to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia decides against bidding hours before the deadline.
Israel’s Attacks on Jabalya Camp in Gaza May Amount to War Crimes: UN Rights Body (peoplesdispatch.org)
Japan Ranks Last in Global Survey of Employees’ Well Being (www.bloomberg.com)
Japan came in last in a global ranking of employees’ well being, measured by assessing physical, mental, social and spiritual health, the results of a survey conducted by McKinsey Health Institute showed.