“Beheaded Babies” Report Spread Wide and Fast — but Israel Military Won’t Confirm It (theintercept.com)
Belgium Considers Recognizing State of Palestine, Vows Sanctions Against Israel (www.moroccoworldnews.com)
Belgium announced that it is considering recognizing the state of Palestine, vowing to impose sanctions against Israeli occupation forces due to its genocidal war on Gaza.
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea (www.theguardian.com)
Slovenia Pushes on With Pricey Nuclear Project to Phase Out Coal (www.bloomberg.com)
The final figure will be significantly higher. Asked if the figure was likely to exceed €10 billion, he said: “Yes, we are talking about such magnitude.”...
‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-CIA officer pleads guilty to drugging, sexually abusing multiple women during overseas posts (www.cnn.com)
Airstrike Decimates U.S.-Funded Children’s Hospital in Gaza (www.thedailybeast.com)
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday caused “significant damage” to a pediatric hospital in Gaza City, wounding an unknown number of people and killing at least eight, authorities in the enclave said.
Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief | AP News (apnews.com)
Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis (forward.com)
Japan’s top court strikes down required removal of reproductive organs to officially change gender (apnews.com)
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional.
UN agency heads make rare joint plea for Gaza ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)
More than 2,000 people killed as earthquake strikes western Afghanistan (www.cnn.com)
Over 30,000 Babies in Gaza Are Drinking Contaminated Water, US State Dept Says (truthout.org)
The State Department says 30,000 vulnerable babies under 6 months and 52,000 pregnant people are drinking dirty water....
Italy's invasive blue crab has Korean seafood fans excited (www.koreaherald.com)
Vaping linked to higher risk of asthma in teens - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes....
Elephants have names for each other, just like humans (www.zmescience.com)
Israel is targeting the British public with war propaganda (www.declassifieduk.org)
Ukraine war orders starting to boost revenues for big US defense contractors (www.reuters.com)
White House asks Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel wars (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: ‘Culture Of Silence’ In Biden Admin Stifling Debate About Israel’s Actions In Gaza, Sources Say (www.huffpost.com)
A career civil servant described tension between their commitment to challenging rights abuses and their job....
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7 Million People in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Are Now Displaced (www.democracynow.org)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a record nearly 7 million people have been displaced due to ongoing conflict and violence. That’s according to the International Organization for Migration, which warns it’s one of the largest internal displacement and humanitarian crises in the world. The Congo’s eastern region has...
Nepal earthquake (lemmy.world)
Devastated #Jajarkot after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake which shook the far-western Nepal yesterday midnight. As of today noon, 136 people have been reported dead, with more than 150 injured. Wishing quick recovery of those injured. #NepalEarthquake
This is political persecution’: Israel cracks down on internal critics of its Gaza war (www.972mag.com)
Palestinians, as well as some left-wing Jews, are being suspended from studies, fired from jobs, or arrested at night — all because of social media posts.