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China accords diplomatic recognition to Taliban government in Afghanistan (www.indiatoday.in)

US Commerce Secretary Calls China the 'Biggest Threat We've Ever Had' (news.antiwar.com)

German NGO calls pro-Palestine demonstration ban ‘highly problematic’ (www.anews.com.tr)

During a news conference in Berlin on Monday, Beate Rudolf, director of the German Institute for Human Rights, expressed concern over the recent sporadic banning of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, stating that it raises issues of concern. She emphasized that everyone in Germany has the right to freedom of assembly, including the...

US imposes visa bans on Israeli settlers responsible for West Bank violence (www.theguardian.com)

Kenya court suspends privatisation of 11 companies (www.africanews.com)

A court has suspended the privatisation of 11 state-owned companies in Kenya, including the national oil and gas company, following an appeal by the main opposition party, a court source said on Tuesday....

‘They Stepped on My Head, Broke My Fingers’ – Palestinian Child Recalls Israeli Prison Experience (www.palestinechronicle.com)

Mohammed Nazzal’s family cried out in horror when they saw him for the first time in three months. His hands were wrapped in white cloth, and he was unable to move them. He had also lost a lot of weight....

World could breach 1.5°C warming threshold in 7 years - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Venezuela to Prepare Legal Framework for Guayana Esequiba State (lemmy.ml)

The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced that after the victory of the “yes” in Sunday’s referendum, the next step will be to approve a law for the creation of a Guayana Esequiba state....

New Zealand: thousands protest against new government policies that unravel Māori gains (www.theguardian.com)

The new government recently announced it would dial back use of Māori language in government organisations, and scrap Māori Health Authority

Royal Navy sends second warship to Gulf - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

U.S. ship shoots down drones in Red Sea, Central Command says (www.washingtonpost.com)

The ship responded to distress calls about attacks on commercial vessels, the U.S. said. At least one drone appeared to launch from a Houthi-held area of Yemen....

U.S. Navy destroyer and multiple commercial ships attacked in the Red Sea, Pentagon says (www.pbs.org)

Ruling alliance on course to win three of four Indian states months ahead of Parliamentary elections

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies are on course to win three of four states in the last major elections before the 2024 General Elections to the Indian Parliament. The BJP improved its position in its stronghold of Madhya Pradesh, while flipping the battleground states of Rajasthan and Chattisgarh from the...

Colombia joins international alliance calling for treaty to end use of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)

Divert military spending to fund climate aid, activists urge Cop28 (www.theguardian.com)

The world’s militaries produce at least 5.5% of greenhouse gas emissions – more than the total footprint of Japan – according to one 2022 estimate. But no country is required to provide data on military emissions thanks to successful lobbying by the US at the Kyoto conference in 1997. Leaders removed the exemption in 2015...

Doctors Without Borders: Attack on organization’s convoy ‘deliberate,’ calling for investigation (thehill.com)

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza (www.972mag.com)

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Ministry of Defence lacks ‘effective oversight’ of civilian casualties, tribunal hears (www.theguardian.com)

North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon (www.reuters.com)

Exclusive: China Evergrande seeks to avoid liquidation with last-ditch debt plan (www.reuters.com)

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International Day in Solidarity with the Palestinian People: the call heard around the world (peoplesdispatch.org)

Japan to suspend its own Osprey flights after fatal US Air Force crash | AP News (apnews.com)

U.S. military aircraft with 8 aboard crashes into ocean near Japan (www.washingtonpost.com)

In Venezuela, harmful oil spills are mounting as the country ramps up production (www.npr.org)

LAKE MARACAIBO, Venezuela — On the western shore of Lake Maracaibo, workers use rakes and shovels to pull blobs of congealed oil out of the water, but the black goo sticks to everything — fishing nets, boats, outboard motors and even a calf that’s wondering around the beach....