Political attack on human rights is a ‘dangerous’ assault on UK democracy, says HRW director (www.theguardian.com)
South African parliament votes to close Israeli embassy : Peoples Dispatch (peoplesdispatch.org)
Climate change is costing the world $16 million per hour: study (www.weforum.org)
You’d think this would give us some wiggle money to play with to build out new energy infrastructure. You’re wrong though, there is no wiggle. We need all renewables like Germany....
Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda (theintercept.com)
The Ukraine war has been a 'great bargain' for US in the Black Sea (responsiblestatecraft.org)
While U.S. officials have been open about their intentions of using Ukraine to weaken Russia, they have been careful about claiming that they are making hardheaded geopolitical calculations. Typically, U.S. officials have remained sensitive to the Ukrainian position that the war is a matter of resisting Russia’s military...
Brazil hits nearly 60°C (www.voiceofeurope.com)
Flagship British firms set to profit amid Israel’s war on Gaza (www.declassifieduk.org)
‘An invisible killer’: Beijing cleaned up its toxic air. Why can’t New Delhi? | CNN (www.cnn.com)
More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital.
North Korea criticises potential sale of US missiles to Japan, South Korea (www.reuters.com)
Japan plans to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, part of its biggest military build-up since World War Two. The Pentagon said on Friday the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale in a deal valued at $2.35 billion.
US Escalates Essequibo Dispute by Militarizing Guyana (orinocotribune.com)
Putin downgrades US credit rating to "negative" (www.cnbc.com)
Houthis Capture Vessel in Red Sea with Links to Israel and Call for Immediate Ceasefire (peoplesdispatch.org)
Canada-China detention feud reopened after claims of ‘unwitting’ espionage (www.theguardian.com)
Israel Implemented 'Mass Hannibal' Directive on 7 October: Israeli Pilot (new.thecradle.co)
Right-wing media claims Palestine solidarity activists in the US are influenced by foreign agents : Peoples Dispatch (peoplesdispatch.org)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/1141279...
‘Where did your humanity go?’: Qatar minister slams West for lack of reaction to bombardment of Gaza (www.dawn.com)
China, Saudi Arabia sign currency swap agreement | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Israeli rightists are trying to reframe a Gaza population transfer as a 'moral act' (www.haaretz.com)
The idea of expelling Arabs to other countries was once linked to Meir Kahane and other far-right radicals, and thus considered anathema by most Israelis. Now, to the delight of right-wingers, the idea is gaining traction as a ‘moral' solution to the war.
UNRWA claims deliberate attempts are being made to strangle its activities in Gaza : Peoples Dispatch (peoplesdispatch.org)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/1141272...
Facing pressure in India, Netflix and Amazon back down on daring films (www.washingtonpost.com)
Hindu nationalists aligned with the BJP government use mass public pressure and the threat of criminal cases to shape or entirely block films produced by Netflix and Amazon, resulting in a culture of self-censorship.
Italy’s mafia ‘maxi-trial’ sentences hundreds to jail (www.ft.com)
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World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28 (www.theguardian.com)
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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha arrested by Israelis in Gaza, family says (www.theguardian.com)
The American Book Award winner was said to be heading south for the Rafah crossing when he was picked up at a checkpoint
Biden’s plan for “peace” through war and genocide (www.wsws.org)
Full text: bin Laden's 'letter to America' (deleted in The Guardian because of TikTok) (web.archive.org)
I just found out that Osama Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” has been doing its rounds on TikTok but I haven’t seen anything about it been posted here on Lemmy about it. Perhaps people already know about it, I’m not sure. This is a link to the wayback machine. The original in the guardian has just been deleted after...
