Is Israel’s Gaza war the deadliest conflict for children in modern times? (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s War on American Student Activists (www.thenation.com)
USA is outsourcing its invasion of Haiti to Kenya and others (www.youtube.com)
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Hundreds of Thais to be evacuated from Myanmar via China amid heavy fighting (www.reuters.com)
Australian naval divers injured after being subjected to Chinese warship’s sonar pulses (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli rightists are trying to reframe a Gaza population transfer as a 'moral act' (www.haaretz.com)
The idea of expelling Arabs to other countries was once linked to Meir Kahane and other far-right radicals, and thus considered anathema by most Israelis. Now, to the delight of right-wingers, the idea is gaining traction as a ‘moral' solution to the war.
Ukraine Sure Doesn't Look Like a Democracy Anymore | Opinion (www.newsweek.com)
‘An invisible killer’: Beijing cleaned up its toxic air. Why can’t New Delhi? | CNN (www.cnn.com)
More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital.
French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace (apnews.com)
Survivors of Nazi atrocities have joined young Jewish activists in Paris to sound the alarm about resurgent antisemitic hate speech, graffiti and abuse linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
WHO says Gaza's Shifa hospital a 'death zone,' urges evacuation (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The World Health Organization said Sunday it had led an assessment mission to Shifa hospital in Gaza City and determined it was a "death zone," urging a full evacuation.
Gap Narrows Between Milei and Massa Ahead of Argentine Presidential Race (peoplesdispatch.org)
Amnesty International Calls Israel’s War on Gaza a ‘Graveyard of Children’ (scheerpost.com)
Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for Chinese detention, alleges he was used for intelligence gathering (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Hamas had not planned to attack music festival, Israeli report says (www.aljazeera.com)
First police investigation of Supernova festival also found Israeli forces responsible for some deaths.
Israeli Security Establishment: Hamas Likely Didn’t Have Advance Knowledge of Nova Festival (www.haaretz.com)
According to a police source, the investigation also indicates that an IDF combat helicopter that arrived to the scene and fired at terrorists there apparently also hit some festival participants. According to police, 364 people were murdered at the festival.
China's yuan surpasses euro as 2nd most-used currency in trade finance-SWIFT (www.reuters.com)
Climate change is costing the world $16 million per hour: study (www.weforum.org)
You’d think this would give us some wiggle money to play with to build out new energy infrastructure. You’re wrong though, there is no wiggle. We need all renewables like Germany....
Trumped up charges may prevent Guatemala's newly elected reformist president from taking office (theworld.org)
Dozens killed as Israeli forces attack al-Fakhoora School in northern Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Opinion | The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In (www.nytimes.com)
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Dozens killed as Israeli forces attack al-Fakhoora School in northern Gaza (Warning: NSFL Video) (www.aljazeera.com)
Many hundreds of people are believed to have taken shelter at the UN-run school.
IDF evidence so far falls well short of al-Shifa hospital being Hamas HQ (www.theguardian.com)
Footage to date fails to prove Gaza complex was nerve centre for attacks on Israel, as military had claimed
Arab forces will not go to Gaza, says Jordanian minister in rebuke of Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Safadi, in a no-holds-barred attack on Israel and the cover being provided by the US, said faith in peaceful negotiation and international law was being destroyed by the west’s refusal to rein in Israel....
China Accelerates Sale of US Treasuries to US$27.3B in Sep; Total Amt Falls Below US$800B. The total amount fell to US$778.1 billion, a record low since mid-2009 (aastocks.com.hk)
Historic volcanic event occurring in Grindavik, Reykjanes Iceland
For a week now, the town of Grindavik [Google Earth] in Iceland has been ravaged by underground volcanic activity. It’s a fishing town situated southwest iceland along the coast. It’s on the Reykjanes peninsula which is the youngest area of Iceland formed 2000-3000 years ago from volcanic activity....