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‘We need a lot more’: Lack of firepower hampers Ukraine’s advance on Zaporizhzhia front line (www.france24.com)

As Ukraine’s top army general has put it, every metre of ground in the country’s counteroffensive is being won “with blood”. The Ukrainian soldiers’ progress is particularly gruelling in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono reports from the front line, where Russian forces are giving...

Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)

Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.

India authorises Apple, Dell, Lenovo and others to import laptops, tablets -sources | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

Doctors, poets, families, babies: victims of Israel’s war on Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

Sony donated $2 million to humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza (www.gamescensor.com)

How Indian authorities ‘weaponised’ a New York Times report to target the press (www.france24.com)

NewsClick, a defiantly critical news site, has been in the Indian government’s sights over the past few years. But there was little to show after extensive financial probes – until the New York Times…

Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace Accepts FARC Leader Simón Trinidad’s Request of Inclusion (+US Imprisonment) (orinocotribune.com)

Colombian Indigenous and Social Organizations March Against Violence in Bogotá (peoplesdispatch.org)

Nijjar killing : Eyes wide shut: How did New Delhi walk into this fiasco? (thefederal.com)

As the skirmish with Canada shows, under the carefully cultivated James Bond image is an Indian-style Inspector Clouseau bungling his way through world stage

South Korea, a science spending champion, proposes cutbacks (www.science.org)

South Korea’s government surprised many of the nation’s scientists last month when it abruptly proposed cutting research spending by 10.9% in 2024 and shifting resources into a number of new initiatives, including efforts to build rockets, pursue high-risk biomedical research, and build a U.S.-style biotech innovation...

Investigation: Nigeria’s War With Boko Haram May Have Killed Thousands of Innocent People (newlinesmag.com)

Some 25,000 are missing, many believed to be victims of extrajudicial killings and clandestine mass burials by the army

Morocco Earthquake Death Toll Continues to Climb as Rescue Operations Intensify (peoplesdispatch.org)

Kishida attack suspect accused of attempted murder (www.japantimes.co.jp)

Officers in Wakayama Prefecture believe that suspect Ryuji Kimura, 24, intended to harm the prime minister and others with his homemade explosive.

Sudan’s top general meets with South Sudan's president on the war (apnews.com)

US storing offensive weapons at Iraq's Ain al-Asad base in breach of 2021 agreement, military official says (www.newarab.com)

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Junta Boss Targets Aid Groups as Myanmar’s Humanitarian Disaster Worsens (www.irrawaddy.com)

Most wanted terrorist killed, says Mozambique (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Frans Timmermans resigns from key EU Commission job in bid to become next Dutch PM (www.euronews.com)

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‘Progress Undone’: New Report Examines Ecuador’s Economy Since 2017 (popularresistance.org)

A new CEPR report examines key indicators for Ecuador’s economy....

President Maduro Demands the Return of Citgo from the United States (popularresistance.org)

On Monday, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded the return of the company Citgo, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), to the Government of the United States (US), after denouncing that it was stolen by that country....