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Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season at risk of becoming another casualty of the winter that wasn't (www.thestar.com)

Japan PM Kishida slams ruling party event with scantily-clad dancers (www.bbc.com)

Leaked footage of the event, organised by a chapter of the Liberal Democratic Party, showed women in swimwear sitting on participants’ laps, reports said. The event was “highly inappropriate and most regrettable”, said Mr Kishida when grilled by lawmakers on Friday. At least one of the event organisers has since resigned...

According to Iran's Khamenei, 90% of the Palestinian Resistance's equipment and capabilities are intact (twitter.com)

Israel Redefines Evil, Massacring yet More Starving Civilians Queuing for Bread (www.thecanary.co)

Pro-Palestinian firebrand Galloway wins Rochdale by-election in blow for UK Labour (www.politico.eu)

Japan hit a record low for the eighth consecutive year in 2023 (open.substack.com)

Brazil’s Lula compares Israel’s war on Gaza with the Holocaust (www.aljazeera.com)

Chun Ki-won: Hero pastor jailed for sexually abusing North Korea teenage escapees (www.bbc.com)

Police accused him of molesting six North Korean teenagers, including defectors sleeping in the dormitories of the alternative school he had founded at his Durihana mission....

Iran has told the US via intermediaries that if it strikes Iranian soil directly, Tehran will itself hit back at American assets in the Middle East, drawing the two sides into a direct conflict. (www.theguardian.com)

Court orders China Evergrande property developer to liquidate after it failed to reach debt deal (apnews.com)

Video shows aftermath of a summary execution of 15 Palestinian men in a Gaza apartment (www.aljazeera.com)

Japanese moon lander touches down, but crippled by mission-ending power glitch (www.cbsnews.com)

South Africa's lawsuit against Israel was supported in 61 countries (afrinz.ru)

Germany, which committed genocide in Namibia, blasted for defending Israel by African nation - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

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How Israeli forces trapped and killed ravers at the Nova Festival (new.thecradle.co)

Why is the EU silent on South Africa's genocide case against Israel? (www.euronews.com)

The first hearing in a landmark lawsuit against Israel enters its second day on Friday at the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ (globalnews.ca)

New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favoured Israel, Analysis Shows (theintercept.com)

Sputnik — Niger Decides to Nationalize Its Water Sector, Terminates Contract With French Company (en.sputniknews.africa)

Gaza refugees bombed in tented ‘safe zone’ (www.thetimes.co.uk)

There was little shelter and barely any services in al-Mawasi when the Abu Hatab family arrived seeking sanctuary from the intensifying bombardment around their homes in Khan Yunis....

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