Gaza death toll mounts as healthcare collapses under Israeli siege (peoplesdispatch.org)
Why Palestinians Fear Permanent Displacement From Gaza (time.com)
Washington’s Willful Blind Spot on China (nationalinterest.org)
Four Former Hong Kong Student Leaders Jailed Over Their Praise of Knife Attack on Police Officer (www.voanews.com)
Kinson Cheung, Charles Kwok, Chris Todorovski and Anthony Yung are being held responsible for their roles in passing motion in students union council
'Anonymous' hacks Chinese government site to protest Israel–Hamas war | Taiwan News | 2023-10-18 19:03:00 (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
International sympathy pours in for Syria over Homs massacre (new.thecradle.co)
France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron (www.aljazeera.com)
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Syrian President Visits China, Seeks to Increase Economic Cooperation (peoplesdispatch.org)
Oz Police See ‘hindu Hand’ In Temple Graffiti, Advise Closure (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Queensland state police in Australia have released documents suggesting that the defacement of a temple's wall was done by Hindus themselves....
US weapons headed to Ukraine at risk of theft from lax security, IG says (www.stripes.com)
Ukrainian ambassador to Mexico reproaches president for presence of Russian military at Parade (www.msn.com)
Cybercrime to cost Germany 206 billion euros in 2023 -survey (www.reuters.com)
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US shouldn’t preach morality to Israel, Smotrich says, backing Ben-Gvir (www.jpost.com)
The United States is in no position to go after Israel on human rights issues given how its army acted in Iraq and Afghanistan, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) said.