Taiwan's 3rd-largest political party head arrested over corruption scandal (www3.nhk.or.jp)
‘Hold them captive’: Australian billionaire boss aims to end staff going out for coffee (www.theguardian.com)
Honduran President Xiomara Castro rejects US interference and condemns coup plot (peoplesdispatch.org)
The False Promise of Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Into Russia (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Desperate to save Pokrovsk, the Ukrainian National Guard has deployed one Of its few offensive brigades. But sending in the Kara-Dag Brigade hasn’t halted the Russian advance. (www.forbes.com)
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Germany withdraws troops from Niger (www.dw.com)
Labour ‘laser-focused’ on Israel trade deal amid ongoing genocide (www.declassifieduk.org)
Trade negotiations between the UK and Israel seek to establish a new bilateral agreement and have been ongoing since 2022. In the talks Reynolds is dealing with a minister in Tel Aviv, Nir Barkat, who is one of the more extreme proponents of Israel’s brutal war in Gaza....
New allegations against MbS go unchallenged by the west (thecradle.co)
A former top Saudi intelligence official, Saad al-Jabri, accused MbS of forging his father King Salman’s signature to deploy ground troops to Yemen in 2015, and accused him of conspiring to murder former King Abdullah to make way for his father’s reign. These explosive claims were featured in the BBC documentary The Kingdom:...
The Kursk Incursion Might Be Ukraine’s 'Gettysburg' Offensive (nationalinterest.org)
The new status quo after Israel’s assault on the northern West Bank (mondoweiss.net)
Israel’s ongoing military onslaught on the northern West Bank cities of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas has now entered its third day. The Israeli army has made a point of describing it as the largest-scale invasion of the West Bank since Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, a message largely meant for its Israeli audience, and...
Explosion in Germany, possibly at plant making IRIS-T for Ukraine (english.almayadeen.net)
UK charges Palestine Action co-founder under Terrorism Act in latest attack on free speech (thecradle.co)
Russian advances prompt public criticism of Ukraine’s Kursk push (www.theguardian.com)
Leaked Messages Suggest Collaboration Between US, Ecuador’s Top Prosecutor as She Targeted Opponents, Broke the Law (www.commondreams.org)
Remarks by Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question (un.china-mission.gov.cn)
Why is China canceling US wheat shipments? (www.dw.com)
Harris says she won’t stop Biden’s policy of sending weapons to Israel (mondoweiss.net)
In her first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN it was imperative to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza, but made it clear that she would not alter President Joe Biden’s policy in the region....
The BRICS trading system is already wiping out US farmers, as global price discovery is destroyed (www.youtube.com)
BRICS: Payments in Chinese Yuan Surpasses the US Dollar by 2.5%! (www.youtube.com)
Group which spread lies about 7 October seeks EU funding (electronicintifada.net)
ZAKA – nominally an emergency rescue group – won praise from Benjamin Netanyahu for playing an important role in influencing public opinion as his government sought international backing during the initial stages of the genocide. Israel’s prime minister repeated claims fabricated by the group that Hamas burned and killed...
China is beating the world at science, says think tank • The Register (www.theregister.com)
Honduras says will terminate extradition treaty with US - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Oropouche: The mysterious 'sloth virus' with no treatment (www.bbc.com)
[Decision Reversed] Labor's decision not to include sexuality and gender identity in the next census has drawn dissent from six of its MPs - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
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Iraq shoots down Turkish drone over Kirkuk (www.middleeasteye.net)
A security source speaking to Iraqi media said that the drone was targeted because it was flying at a medium altitude over five main cities in the province before approaching sensitive sites, some of which are security bases....
