China sanctions five U.S. defense industry companies over arms sales to Taiwan (english.news.cn)
Canadian health minister says he won't allow Florida to 'pillage' the drug supply (www.cbc.ca)
‘Almost naked’ party in wartime Russia sparks outrage (www.semafor.com)
A host of Russian celebrities who paid more than $10,000 to attend an “almost naked” party at a Moscow nightclub are facing a growing backlash, with concert dates canceled and advertising contracts torn up, after the event triggered a storm of outrage from conservative Russians....
Essay | Did Ukraine Miss an Early Chance to Negotiate Peace With Russia? (www.wsj.com)
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Israel army says it's investigating soldier over killing of detained Gazan (www.lemonde.fr)
US Military Sinks Three Houthi Boats in Red Sea, Killing 10 (scheerpost.com)
US Deploys Troops to Kosovo as Tensions Rise (www.newsweek.com)
Russia requests UNSC meeting on attack on Belgorod later on Saturday (tass.com)
China building up electric auto infrastructure in Central Asia (eurasianet.org)
Russia strikes Kharkiv hours after accusing Ukraine of shelling border city in retaliation (www.cbc.ca)
Japan poised to send Patriot missiles owned by its Self-Defense Forces to US (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Salaries and pensions may be delayed in Ukraine without Western aid (www.pravda.com.ua)
Spain, Italy, France Decline US Command Of Red Sea Operation Prosperity Guardian (gcaptain.com)
Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza (Human Rights Watch) (www.hrw.org)
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza...
Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel (apnews.com)
China ‘mediated Myanmar peace talks’ (www.bangkokpost.com)
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Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels (www.reuters.com)
Houthis enforce embargo on ships heading to or leaving Israel (peoplesdispatch.org)
India’s supreme court upholds decision to strip Kashmir of special status | Kashmir | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Illegal Gold Mines Were Just Blown to Pieces in the Amazon (www.vice.com)
Aerial footage shows a number of improvised mines being blown up in the jungle....
How pro-Palestine Jews are resisting Germany's 'McCarthyism' (www.newarab.com)
On 14 October, Iris Hefets, a 56-year-old psychoanalyst, stood alone in a public square in Berlin and held up a sign. On it, she had written: “As an Israeli and Jew, stop the genocide in Gaza” – on one side in English, and on the other in German....
Sorry America, China has a bigger economy than you (www.ft.com)
UK drops plans to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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