Iraqi Resistance shoots down US MQ-9 drone amid CENTCOM silence (english.almayadeen.net)
Reuters mentions this, but doesn’t name the type of drone reuters.com/…/armed-drone-shot-down-near-us-base-…
Israeli drones attack hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian Red Crescent says (www.reuters.com)
Mexico and Chile call on International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
Baltic countries to build defenses on Russian, Belarusian borders (kyivindependent.com)
The agreement signed by the defense ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania provides for defensive installations on their borders to deter and, if necessary, protect against military threats.
Candlelight Vigil Held in Kathmandu in Solidarity with Besieged Journalists of Gaza (thewire.in)
Israel Intensifies Raids Against Palestinians in West Bank (www.wsj.com)
Early on Friday, Israeli security forces ended a two-day raid in Tulkarem, a West Bank city straddling the wall separating Palestinian communities and Israel that hasn’t been known as a hotbed of militancy in recent years, leaving at least eight Palestinians dead....
France and Germany launch joint fund to find provenance of African artifacts (www.lemonde.fr)
The Red Sea Conflict Is Scrambling Shipping. Europe Is Bearing the Brunt. (www.wsj.com)
archive.ph/Aashm
In Video From Gaza, Former CEO of Pegasus Spyware Firm Announces Millions for New Venture (theintercept.com)
Mexico and Chile ask ICC to investigate Israel-Hamas conflict (www.ft.com)
archive.is/il3no
Insurers shun US, UK and Israeli vessels transiting the Red Sea as security situation worsens (www.cnn.com)
Map Shows Polish NATO Territory Losing GPS Amid Russia Electronic Warfare Drill (www.newsweek.com)
US-backed Victims of Communism organization asks to remember the Soviet liberation of Warsaw, Poland from Nazi occupation (twitter.com)
US users rush in as China opens its top quantum computer Origin Wukong to the world (www.scmp.com)
The Political Costs of Biden's Wars - Seymour Hersh (seymourhersh.substack.com)
China to grant Ireland unilateral visa-free treatment (english.news.cn)
In Gaza, Israel has turned water into a weapon of mass destruction (www.972mag.com)
Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, a UN Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation, warned that Israel “must stop using water as a weapon of war.”...
Namibia Attacks Germany’s Defense of Israel on Genocide (accuracy.org)
The New York Times published Megan K. Stack’s most recent piece: “Don’t Turn Away From the Charges of Genocide Against Israel.” Jeremy Scahill wrote the piece “At The Hague, Israel Mounted a Defense Based in an Alternate Reality.”...
Insurers Seek to Exclude US, UK Ships From Red Sea Coverage (www.bloomberg.com)
archive.is/Kvojt