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Malaysia picks powerful ruler of Johor state as country's new king under rotation system | AP News (apnews.com)

Internal Wix chat encouraged staff to support Israel’s ‘narrative’ in Hamas conflict (www.irishtimes.com)

An Israeli software company that employs 500 staff in Dublin encouraged its employees to create content supporting “Israel’s narrative” in the country’s conflict with Hamas militants in Gaza, leaked internal messages show.

‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown (www.aljazeera.com)

New House Speaker Blamed School Shootings on Teaching Evolution and Abortion (www.rollingstone.com)

British lawyers call on government to press for ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines to publish first transparency reports under the DSA (europa.eu)

Japan urges Israel to pause assault on Gaza (www.japantimes.co.jp)

The Japanese government is repotedly making final arrangements to send Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa to Israel and Jordan on Nov. 2-5.

Italy's Free-Fall Birth Rate: 2023's First Half Seen 3,500 Fewer Births (stoppopulationdecline.org)

European bans on pro-Palestinian protests and slogans test free speech (www.washingtonpost.com)

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First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality (www.science.org)

Israel kills Al-Jazeera correspondent’s family days after Blinken demands the channel’s coverage be ‘toned down’ (mondoweiss.net)

Today, Al-Jazeera Bureau Chief Wael El-Dahdouh was reporting live in Gaza when an Israeli airstrike killed his wife and two children. Now, other journalists also fear their families could be targeted solely for them doing their job....

President Lula says war in the Middle East is genocide (agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br)

Israel Furious that Elderly Captive Spoke of Humane Treatment by Hamas (electronicintifada.net)

Starvation used as a ‘weapon of war’ on civilians in Gaza: Oxfam (www.aljazeera.com)

Oxfam says about 104 trucks a day would be needed to deliver food to Gaza to overcome the crisis....

Pro-Palestinian Protests are Erupting From Karachi to London (znetwork.org)

Putin rumored to be near death (www.dailystar.co.uk)

It’s the Daily Star, so take it for what it is, but reckoning day might be a coming for ole pooty poot.

israel families of histafes ask exchange with palestinian prisoners - Google-haku (www.google.com)

MP stopped from boarding Air Canada flight as ‘his name was Mohammad’ (www.theguardian.com)

Rand Paul Wants U.S. Troops Out of Niger (theintercept.com)

‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’ as settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)

Israel Should Not Be Granted Green Light To Kill Civilians (new.thecradle.co)

Egypt official tells Europe to take in 1m Gazans if ‘you care about human rights so much’ (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

As Gaza is bombed, EU staff decry chief’s ‘uncontrolled’ support of Israel (www.aljazeera.com)

Israel vows to ‘teach UN a lesson’ in row over Hamas attack comments (www.independent.co.uk)

Israel has said the “time has come to teach the United Nations a lesson” by banning UN officials from visiting the country – in a row over remarks from secretary-general Antonio Guterres that the deadly 7 October attack by Hamas “did not happen in a vacuum” and had to be seen in the context of decades of occupation of...