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Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide shoots powerful X-class flare toward Earth, triggering radio blackouts (www.livescience.com)

Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere (www.theguardian.com)

Seven months into Israel’s genocide, the US has been forced to shift its position on unconditional support to Israel (peoplesdispatch.org)

Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front (www.reuters.com)

Russian firms buy $4 billion worth of India-made arms, pay in Indian rupee (www.firstpost.com)

Israeli ambassador Erdan shreds UN charter in protest of General Assembly vote to boost status of Palestinian mission (www.timesofisrael.com)

Philippines’ Marcos ‘horrified’ by Xi-Duterte ‘gentleman’s agreement’ for status quo in disputed waters (www.scmp.com)

Malaysia rebuffs US on Iran oil sales, says it recognises only UN sanctions (www.straitstimes.com)

Israeli war cabinet votes to expand Rafah operation area, amid growing U.S. concerns (www.axios.com)

Amid growing U.S. concerns about the humanitarian situation in Rafah, the Israeli security cabinet approved last night the “expansion of the area of operation” of the Israel Defense Forces in the southern Gaza city, according to three sources with knowledge of the details....

North America’s biggest city is running out of water (www.vox.com)

After abysmally low amounts of rainfall over the last few years, the reservoirs of the Cutzamala water system that supplies over 20 percent of the Mexican capital’s 22 million residents’ usable water are running out....

United Nations General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership (www.aljazeera.com)

Cyberattack forces major US health care network to divert ambulances from hospitals | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)

‘They’ve destroyed us because of some tweets’: why has Saudi Arabia targeted these three sisters? (www.theguardian.com)

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China tech giant Baidu’s V-P apologises after backlash over tough style (www.straitstimes.com)

83% of supply chains fail 24-hour disruption response (www.manilatimes.net)

Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest (www.theguardian.com)

Suffering worst drought in decades, Costa Rica orders electricity rationing (www.reuters.com)

Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur, Sudan (www.theguardian.com)

Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA Headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem (twitter.com)

Ukraine parliament passes bill for prisoners to join army (www.aljazeera.com)

The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks....

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