Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation as Tehran views strike on embassy as an attack on its territory (www.scmp.com)
Tehran views the attack as equivalent to an attack on its own territory, so a direct response on Israeli soil by Iran itself is a serious possibility...
Hamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire (www.cnn.com)
Saudi Arabia to be appointed chair of UN’s gender equality forum amid ongoing assault on women’s rights (www.amnesty.org)
Russia and China veto US resolution on Gaza over failure to explicitly demand ceasefire (peoplesdispatch.org)
Russia says it is pushing Ukrainian forces back, will create two new armies (www.reuters.com)
Samsung, LG, SK suspend US construction projects amid soaring costs (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
Euroclear, which holds 191bn of 260bn in frozen Russian assets, warns against G7 plan to backstop Ukraine debt with Russian assets (www.ft.com)
U.S. racks up munitions costs in indefinite fight against Houthis (www.washingtontimes.com)
Those strikes come with a significant price tag. In some cases, U.S. forces have used Tomahawk missiles, which can cost about $2 million each. But even beyond the costs themselves, analysts warn that the U.S. is quickly depleting its weapons stockpiles, which were already running thin after years of military support for Ukraine...
Israel Says Wounded Al Jazeera Journalist A Hamas Militant (www.barrons.com)
Israel 'stealing organs' from bodies in Gaza, alleges rights group (www.euronews.com)
Ukraine is running out of ammo for its US-supplied Howitzers as it tries to fend off massive Russian attacks (www.businessinsider.com)
Case dropped against jail guards on duty night Epstein died (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden: I ‘didn’t ask for a ceasefire’ in today’s ‘private conversation’ with Netanyahu (www.timesofisrael.com)
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation (apnews.com)
The world in 2023 increased its annual emissions by 398 million metric tons, but it was in three places: China, India and the skies. China’s fossil fuel emissions went up 458 million metric tons from last year, India’s went up 233 million metric tons and aviation emissions increased 145 million metric tons....
‘We want permanent ceasefire,’ Palestinians in Gaza say as truce extended (www.aljazeera.com)
‘Where did your humanity go?’: Qatar minister slams West for lack of reaction to bombardment of Gaza (www.dawn.com)
For sixth year, Pentagon fails to account for over $3T (new.thecradle.co)
Another source: theintercept.com/2023/…/pentagon-audit-failed/
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.
Israel strikes mosque in occupied West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
Dutch self-image challenged as country confronts its colonial past (www.theguardian.com)
Exhibition aims to establish common ground amid fractious debate over violence in post-independence Indonesia
Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs Are Growing Rapidly, New Research Shows (www.vice.com)
A new report shared with VICE News outlines the massive growth so-called Active Clubs, neo-Nazi fitness and fight clubs, have experienced in both the United States and internationally.
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Man who sold black rhino and white rhino horns to confidential source sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison (www.cbsnews.com)
A Malaysian man who sold a dozen black rhino and white rhino horns to a confidential source was sentenced to a year and a half in a U.S. prison Tuesday, federal prosecutors in New York said. Teo Boon Ching, known as the “Godfather,” had pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking, the U.S....
A missing F-35 stealth fighter may have kept flying after its pilot ejected. A pilotless Soviet jet once flew 500 miles before crashing in NATO territory. (www.businessinsider.com)
The curious case of a missing F-35 stealth fighter in South Carolina has authorities — and civilians — searching high and low, especially considering the jet may have continued flying on its own for some time even after its pilot ejected....