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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....

‘Military camp’: Palestinian town of Huwara under 55-day Israeli closure (www.aljazeera.com)

Inside Foxconn’s struggle to make iPhones in India (restofworld.org)

When Chinese engineer Li Hai left the wintry cold of northern China and flew into the humid heat of Tamil Nadu in southern India, he had little idea what to expect....

The forex crisis is putting Nigerian lives at risk (continent.substack.com)

From Lilongwe to Abuja, foreign exchange shortages are revealing deep vulnerabilities in how African economies operate. In Nigeria, despite President Bola Tinubu’s attempted reforms, dollars remain scarce and the prices of imported goods are skyrocketing. Among them are life-saving drugs....

Aichi police face prosecutors over death of detainee denied care (www.japantimes.co.jp)

The man had been placed in solitary confinement as a result of violent behavior and restraining devices were used on him for more than 130 hours.

Moroccan Activists Arrested for Demanding End to Normalization of Ties with Israel (peoplesdispatch.org)

Sri Lanka tech workers demand pay in dollars or euros after rupee crashes (restofworld.org)

Entrepreneurs say local talent is too expensive and are outsourcing to countries like Peru....

Sunday's Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding (fair.org)

An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border (apnews.com)

Israel, Hamas raise concerns over lists of people due to be freed, says official (www.reuters.com)

Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners due to be released on Monday, the final day of an agreed four-day pause in the fighting, an official briefed on the matter said.

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