US invests US$553 million in Gautam Adani’s Sri Lanka port to curb China’s influence (www.scmp.com)
In the West Bank, Israeli Settlers Are Burning Palestinians’ Olive Trees (jacobin.com)
In the West Bank, the Israeli army has banned Palestinian farmers from reaching their land and groups of settlers are burning farmers’ crops. Jacobin spoke to olive growers about Israel’s draconian moves to destroy their livelihoods....
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...
'Israel Committing Crimes Against Humanity:' Erdogan (new.thecradle.co)
We're in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time? (theconversation.com)
Cultural boycott of Israel grows amid siege of Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort (theintercept.com)
Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrances to UK's BAE defence plant (www.reuters.com)
Colombia announces war crime charges against Netanyahu (colombiareports.com)
News outlets deny claims they had prior knowledge of Hamas attack on Israel (www.theguardian.com)
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.
EU parliament strips Polish ruling party MEPs of immunity to face hate crime indictment (notesfrompoland.com)
China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade (www.bangkokpost.com)
Myanmar risks breaking apart amid attacks by rebel militias: junta (www.bangkokpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9066738...
Rare egg-laying mammal rediscovered in Indonesia (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9066278...
Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago (www.reuters.com)
Canada PM Trudeau condemns violence after shots fired at Jewish schools (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9065965...
Philippines denounces China for 'unprovoked acts of coercion' to block resupply mission (www.reuters.com)
Portugal Heads for Fresh Elections after PM António Costa Resigns (peoplesdispatch.org)
Gaza Pediatric Hospitals Encircled By Israeli Tanks After Brutal Night of Airstrikes (new.thecradle.co)
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.
Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says (www.reuters.com)
Germany hiking group reported to police as illegal migrants (www.bbc.co.uk)
Someone told police the group hiking through Saxony in eastern Germany were "foreigners".
‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade (www.aljazeera.com)
Front-line workers say methamphetamine pills are being sold for as little as $0.25 each.
