US Soldier Sets Himself on Fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington to Protest Gaza War (www.news18.com)
“I will no longer be complicit in genocide [in Gaza]. I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest,” the man apparently said before setting himself alight and repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine!”...
Palestinians call for China to step up pressure on Israel as they seek an end to ‘collective punishment’ on Gazans (www.scmp.com)
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Australia: Push to deny visa for Leila Khaled (web.archive.org)
Irish Seanad Calls for Sanctions on Apartheid Israel! (www.ipsc.ie)
Ukraine floats possibility of inviting Russia to peace summit (www.reuters.com)
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Extraordinary charges of bias emerge against NYTimes reporter Anat Schwartz (mondoweiss.net)
New doubts are emerging about the New York Times’s coverage of sexual violence during the October 7 Hamas-led attack — and the paper owes its readers an open and transparent explanation....
China is quietly reducing its reliance on foreign chip technology (www.economist.com)
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Putin banked €1B last year from EU fuel buys despite ban (www.politico.eu)
Seven refineries processing Moscow’s crude in India, Turkey and Bulgaria continued exporting refined fuels to the EU.
The latest billionaire trend? Doomsday bunkers with a flammable moat (www.theguardian.com)
Rafah Attack Escalates “Most Transparent Genocide of All Time,” Scholar Says (truthout.org)
Pentagon Has Opened Over 50 Criminal Probes on US Aid to Ukraine (archive.ph)
US bombs dropped by Israel have released more Co2 emissions in the past 100 days than 20 countries do annually. (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli lies about a ‘land bridge’ to the Gulf show the Yemeni blockade is working (mondoweiss.net)
Israel’s supply lines have been impacted due to various blockades and strikes during its genocidal war on Gaza....
US, UK bomb Houthi sites in Yemen amid surge in Red Sea ship attacks (www.aljazeera.com)
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China to send 3rd aid shipment to Gaza, urges world to act (www.presstv.ir)
US Sidesteps Riskiest Sanctions in Latest Move Against Russia (www.bloomberg.com)
Epstein Had a Creepy Panopticon Room to Monitor All His Guests (www.thedailybeast.com)
All of this would not be possible, the lawsuit says, without Epstein’s right-hand men: his longtime personal lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, who’ve long denied any wrongdoing in connection with their former boss....
Iran unveils plan for tighter internet rules to promote local platforms (www.aljazeera.com)
Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace (SCC) released a directive with new rules for the country’s internet landscape, including a ban on VPNs without a legal permit....
Time: Ukraine Can't Win the War (time.com)
A Gaza influencer built a following with feel-good videos. Now he mourns his family (text.npr.org)
“I tend to spread positive energy,” Hassouna says. “But when the war started, there was no positive energy.”...
Two years on, Ukraine is seeking the least worst option (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Rafah Attack Escalates “Most Transparent Genocide of All Time,” Scholar Says (truthout.org)
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New Israeli report alleging ‘systematic and intentional rape’ by Hamas relies on debunked Western media reports - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The contents of the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Center’s paper alleging “systematic” Hamas rape derive largely from discredited second-hand testimonies and debunked media reports. Among its most heavily cited sources is a dubious NY Times article that triggered a staff revolt at the paper.