Gaza UN Operations 'Grinding to a Halt' as Fuel Runs Out (new.thecradle.co)
What’s Next for India’s ‘Manual Scavengers’ After Major Legal Victory (wagingnonviolence.org)
United Nations humanitarian official: Situation in Gaza 'worst we've ever seen' (www.thejournal.ie)
British fighters in Israel’s military: Is it legal? (www.declassifieduk.org)
Hundreds of Britons have joined the Israel Defence Force, which is illegally occupying Palestinian land and has killed thousands of children in Gaza. Now lawyers are asking: Is their recruitment lawful?
British fighters in Israel’s military: Is it legal? (www.declassifieduk.org)
People who fight for a foreign army are often viewed as mercenaries, and would meet the dictionary definition. However as Declassified has long reported, the UK has no effective anti-mercenary laws and tends to prosecute foreign fighters on an ad hoc basis, depending on whatever geo-political interests are being pursued by the...
Gaza death toll mounts as healthcare collapses under Israeli siege (peoplesdispatch.org)
Climate regulating ocean plants and animals are being destroyed by toxic chemicals and plastics, accelerating our path towards ocean pH 7.95 in 25 years which will devastate humanity. (papers.ssrn.com)
A massive Iranian missile attack on a US base offered a glimpse of the long-lasting injuries US troops will face in a war with Russia or China (www.businessinsider.com)
Israel's "One Shot One Hit" Weapons Go on Display in Paris (electronicintifada.net)
Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack (archive.today)
UN aid chief condemns ‘reprehensible’ attacks on Gaza hospitals (archive.md)
Major volcanic event occuring in Reykjanes, Iceland (www.washingtonpost.com)
A barrage of hundreds of earthquakes, including two exceeding a magnitude of 5.0 and at least seven topping 4.5, rattled Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Friday. The seismic swarm suggests the eruption of an area volcano in the hours or day ahead and has prompted the Icelandic Meteorological Office to declare a Civil...
Poverty in the State of Palestine set to soar by more than a third if war continues for a second month | United Nations Development Programme (www.undp.org)
If the war in Gaza continues for a second month the poverty rate in the State of Palestine will soar by 34 percent, thrusting nearly half a million additional people into poverty, as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) plummets by 8.4 percent—a loss of US$1.7 billion—according to initial estimates by the United Nations...
Government's flagship canal project was "uneconomical path to nowhere" finds Polish state auditor (notesfrompoland.com) Polish
Media watchdog says it was just 'raising questions' with insinuations about photographers and Hamas (apnews.com)
The head of an Israeli media watchdog, HonestReporting, says it was simply ‘raising questions’ by wondering whether Palestinian photojournalists who documented the Oct. 7 attack on Israel had been tipped off in advance that it had happened.
Myanmar risks breaking apart amid attacks by rebel militias: junta (www.bangkokpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9066738...
Portugal Heads for Fresh Elections after PM António Costa Resigns (peoplesdispatch.org)
Whats Happening in Israel and Why (youtu.be)
A really interesting, nuanced look at the history of Israel/Palestine, and the hardships faced by Palestinians under Israeli rule - as well as where the Oct 7 attacks might lead for Israelis and Palestinians.
Bodies litter streets as fighting intensifies in Sudan (www.newarab.com)
Thousands Displaced in Myanmar Amid Renewed Fighting (peoplesdispatch.org)
FAO warns about true cost of corporate food systems (peoplesdispatch.org)
Palestine - Israel – Google Drive (Pluto: A massive collection of resources on Palestine, around 1700 books, articles, documents, etc.) (drive.google.com)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/1035177...