A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’ (www.nytimes.com)
‘It Is Suffocating’: A Top Liberal University Is Under Attack in India (www.nytimes.com)
Italy’s far-right government submits plan to decriminalise abuse of office (www.theguardian.com)
Use of Coal-Fired Power Plants Increases amid Transition to Green Energy (hungarytoday.hu)
It is necessary to find cost-effective ways to replace coal with renewables or to be able to use coal and lignite in a climate-friendly way (clean coal technologies, methanol economy, carbon capture, storage, and recycling) to make decarbonization not only an alternative for rich countries, but a truly global option.
Japan and Germany sign military supply-sharing pact (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Hamas fires rockets at Tel Aviv for first time since Jan. 1 (www.jns.org)
Once in the millions, Guinea worm cases numbered 13 in 2023, Carter Center's initial count says (apnews.com)
Guinea worm disease remains on the cusp of being eradicated, with the global number of cases in 2023 holding steady at 13, according to a provisional account released by The Carter Center.
Palestinians in Ukraine decry ‘double standard’ as Kyiv supports Israel (www.aljazeera.com)
North Korea signals readiness for war, and key ally China may be powerless to stop it (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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UN opens Russian bank account to enable rouble transactions, says Russia's Sovcombank (www.reuters.com)
The west’s complete contempt for the lives of Palestinians will not be forgotten | Owen Jones (www.theguardian.com)
The devaluing of Palestinian life is not a supposition, it is a statistical fact. According to a new study of coverage in major US newspapers, for every Israeli death Israelis are mentioned eight times – or at a rate 16 times more per death than that of Palestinians. An analysis of BBC coverage by data specialists Dana Najjar...
Israeli HQ ordered troops to shoot Israeli captives on 7 October (electronicintifada.net)
Reactivated "Hannibal Directive" was ordered from top, Israeli journalists confirm.
Palestinians accuse Israeli forces of executing 19 civilians in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Houthi official promises safe passage for Russian, Chinese ships through Red sea (www.newindianexpress.com)
Poland: 6 hours to report to the military during mobilization or face prison, new ministry of defense regulation (www.portalsamorzadowy.pl)
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UK To Send 20,000 Troops In Biggest Deployment To NATO Exercises In Decades (www.ndtv.com)
Indiana University Has Canceled a Retrospective on Artist Samia Halaby (news.artnet.com)
An online petition seeking to have the show reinstated has already received nearly 5,000 signatures....
Houthis Fire Anti-Ship Missile at USS Laboon (news.usni.org)
In Egypt, China's foreign minister calls for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian statehood (www.scmp.com)
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"We are the largest economy in Europe, despite pressure from every side": Russian President Putin (m.economictimes.com)
Tens of thousands march on Washington to demand ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
UK's Sunak, in Kyiv, Unveils ‘Unprecedented’ Aid Package for Ukraine (www.kyivpost.com)
Japan ANA Boeing 737-800 flight turns back due to cockpit window crack (www.reuters.com)
Israel is murdering Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Where is the outrage? (www.theguardian.com)
Putin’s free Russian classes are taking off in Africa (www.semafor.com)
NAIROBI — Russia has recruited hundreds of young Africans to its Russian language and cultural programs across the continent over the past year as the spearhead of a wider push by the Kremlin to use education to deepen its ties with everyday citizens and governments....
