Hungary will seek to opt out of NATO efforts to support Ukraine, Orbán says (apnews.com)
This is how the war could have ended in April 2022 (www.focus.de)
military neutrality...
Young Hong Kongers who defied Xi are now partying in China (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Professors, students say ‘no’ to Florida as new law targets Chinese (www.scmp.com)
The law requires colleges and universities to get approval before hiring or working with Chinese people who aren’t US citizens or green card holders...
‘I’m so scared, please come’: Hind Rajab, six, found dead in Gaza 12 days after cry for help (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas says October 7 attack was a ‘necessary step’, admits to ‘some faults’ (www.aljazeera.com)
US Claims Huge Chunk of Seabed Amid Strategic Push for Resources (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
First US molten salt reactor in over 50 years to be built (www.businessinsider.com)
One study suggested that the reactors could produce more nuclear waste than current systems and that they “will use highly corrosive and pyrophoric fuels and coolants that, following irradiation, will become highly radioactive.”
Israeli military runs racist '72 Virgins' Telegram channel: Haaretz (english.almayadeen.net)
The Israeli Operation Directorate’s Influencing Department is reportedly running a xenophobic Telegram channel, featuring content filmed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza....
Israel drops leaflets warning people to flee southern Gaza towns (www.theguardian.com)
Angelina Jolie is losing fans over Israel-Gaza comment (www.newsweek.com)
Concluding her post, the Academy Award winner called for a ceasefire, writing: "Palestinian and Israeli lives—and the lives of all people globally—matter equally." "Anything that can prevent civilian casualties and save lives most be done," she said....
Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu says Israel will ‘crush and destroy’ Hamas; every Hamas member is a ‘dead man’ (apnews.com)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would “crush and destroy” Hamas in response to its attack....
India has officially labeled Canada an international terrorist sanctuary — “a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organized crime,” in the words of the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (www.mea.gov.in)
Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (September 21, 2023)
Pentagon-Funded Study Warns Dementia Among U.S. Officials Poses National Security Threat (theintercept.com)
Germany is staring at the end of its economic model (english.elpais.com)
The change in the geopolitical order, disrupted by the invasion of Ukraine, has exposed the weaknesses of the German economic model. The German model, points out Wolfgang Münchau in one of his analyses for Eurointelligence, hinges on three ingredients: cost competitiveness, technological leadership in its industry and...
How China became the king of new nuclear power, and how the U.S. is trying to stage a comeback (www.cnbc.com)
China has 21 nuclear reactors under construction which will have a capacity for generating more than 21 gigawatts of electricity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. That is two and a half times more nuclear reactors under construction than any other country....
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim (ground.news)
Antarctica Is Losing a Flabbergasting Amount of Ice (futurism.com)
Researchers are concerned about a huge chunk of ice larger than Mexico failing to refreeze as temperatures drop in Antarctica.
SpaceX Wins $843-Million NASA Contract to Destroy the International Space Station (www.scientificamerican.com)
The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine - Antiwar.com (original.antiwar.com)
Negative media coverage of China reinforces and contributes to widespread negative views about China in the UK (www.kcl.ac.uk)
US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law (www.reuters.com)
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO (www.theguardian.com)
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, which has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans....
O.J. Simpson, Athlete Whose Trial Riveted the Nation, Dies at 76 (www.nytimes.com)
