The media's Nord Stream lies just keep coming - Jonathan Cook (jonathancook.substack.com)
We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drones and soldiers appeared : NPR (www.npr.org)
Scoop: Internal State Dept. memo blasts Biden, U.S. policy on Israel-Hamas war; accuses Biden of "spreading misinformation" (www.axios.com)
Euro zone recession fears harden (www.reuters.com)
Nurse Who Volunteered in Gaza Shares What She Experienced (nurse.org)
Israel arrests Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in occupied West Bank raids (www.aljazeera.com)
The 22-year-old Palestinian icon is arrested on another night of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.
Russia to ease investment for ‘friendly’ countries (www.aljazeera.com)
There’s no usual “That’s because Putin is in panic!!!” in the article, so I’m adding it here – just in case....
UN chief condemns attack on ambulance convoy in Gaza: ‘This must stop’ (thehill.com)
The United Nations (U.N.) condemned a recent attack by Israel on a convoy of ambulances leaving a Gaza hospital. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shi…
South American leaders are confronting Israel over its offensive in Gaza (www.npr.org)
Bolivia broke off relations with Israel, Chile and Colombia pulled their ambassadors out of Tel Aviv and Brazil has pleaded for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
Deep Dive: Houthis effectively declare war on Israel after drone, missile barrage (amwaj.media)
Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, better known as the Houthis, has effectively declared war on Israel. In a statement on Oct. 31, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarei said, “Our armed forces have launched a large batch of ballistic and cruise missiles and a large number of drones on various Israeli enemy targets in the occupied...
Evidence of Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate (www.amnesty.org)
The Israeli army fired artillery shells containing white phosphorus, an incendiary weapon, in military operations along Lebanon’s southern border between 10 and 16 October 2023.
Lawmaker from Germany’s AfD suspected of displaying Nazi symbols (www.aljazeera.com)
Daniel Halemba, 22, was part of a fraternity that was raided in September on suspicion of having Nazi symbols....
Australians Call to End Persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange (popularresistance.org)
As WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange has nearly exhausted his appeals to British courts against a US extradition order, Australia has ramped up its advocacy on his behalf. Six Australian MPs held a press conference outside the US Department of Justice on September 20 to urge the Biden administration to halt...
"As Long as Palestine is Occupied, No Country is Free" (peoplesdispatch.org)
‘Complete censorship’: Germany’s Palestinian diaspora fights crackdown (www.aljazeera.com)
Putin rumored to be near death (www.dailystar.co.uk)
It’s the Daily Star, so take it for what it is, but reckoning day might be a coming for ole pooty poot.
Japan’s top court strikes down required removal of reproductive organs to officially change gender (apnews.com)
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional.
Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture (apnews.com)
Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.
Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism (apnews.com)
Atomic Arms Fears Grow After US Test, Russia Spurns Treaty (www.newsweek.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/1216504...
U.S. Rejects International Investigation Into Gaza Hospital Bombing - U.S. State Department Spokesman Says International Investigation Into Gaza Hospital Incident "Inappropriate" (nitter.net)
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (apnews.com)
Israeli military discussing alternatives to full Gaza invasion with US, says Biden (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: ‘Culture Of Silence’ In Biden Admin Stifling Debate About Israel’s Actions In Gaza, Sources Say (www.huffpost.com)
A career civil servant described tension between their commitment to challenging rights abuses and their job....