In Benin, Voodoo's birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred (apnews.com)
Tehran, Moscow to boost tech ties (www.tehrantimes.com)
Pakistan's UN envoy: This originated with Israel's occupation of Palestine (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Online Retailer Shein Halts Campaigns With Israeli Influencers After Only Selling Palestinian Flags (www.algemeiner.com)
Bird Flu Reaches the Antarctic for the First Time (www.wired.com)
British lawyers call on government to press for ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Pro-Palestinian Protests are Erupting From Karachi to London (znetwork.org)
Israelis when they want sympathy for living under Hamas rocket fire (hexbear.net)
A Hong Kong court upholds a ruling in favor of equal inheritance rights for same-sex couples (apnews.com)
A Hong Kong court has upheld a ruling that favored the granting of equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples. It's the latest victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.
Iraqi Resistance Targets Multiple US Bases in Syria (new.thecradle.co)
More than 19,000 displaced in Lebanon as Israel border clashes escalate: UN (www.aljazeera.com)
Damning evidence of war crimes as Israeli attacks wipe out entire families in Gaza (www.amnesty.org)
The Growing Significance of Malaysia and Indonesia’s Non-Recognition of Israel (thediplomat.com)
With more Arab states choosing to normalize relations with Tel Aviv, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have emerged as prominent advocates for the Palestinian cause.
Trapped by debt: migrant workers in Israel unable to escape conflict (www.theguardian.com)
Rockets attack targets Iraqi base housing U.S. forces, army sources say (www.reuters.com)
Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity | AP News (apnews.com)
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict - Committee to Protect Journalists (cpj.org)
The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip. CPJ is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained, or missing...
NNSA conducts experiment to improve U.S. ability to detect foreign nuclear explosions (www.energy.gov)
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians pops up in southern Gaza, reawakening old traumas (apnews.com)
New initiative aims to sequence half a million genomes of people with African ancestry for health studies (www.science.org)
An industry-academic initiative announced today aims to create the largest ever database of genomes exclusively from people with African ancestry. Four biopharma companies contributing $80 million have teamed up with Meharry Medical College to launch the effort, which hopes to recruit up to 500,000 African Americans and people...
China to build three solar panel factories in Malaysia (www.investmentmonitor.ai)
Among the top investors, the government in Kuala Lumpur attracted over $10bn from China-based Risen Energy, which introduced plans to build a photovoltaic cell plant in Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Kedah, in the northwest of the country....
US troops in Syria targetted by drones- officials (www.reuters.com)
Israeli Attacks on Journalists Stifle Reporting on Gaza Horrors (fair.org)
Gaza hospital: What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Al Ahli hospital blast (www.bbc.com)
A deadly blast at the crowded Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City is feared to have killed hundreds of people.
Global south leading efforts to improve air quality while major polluters lag (www.theguardian.com)
