No privacy, no water: Gaza women use period-delaying pills amid Israel war (www.aljazeera.com)
Over 250 Organizations Back Groundbreaking Efforts by OECD Countries to End $41 Billion a Year in Fossil Fuel Finance (www.commondreams.org)
Which countries have sent aid to Gaza so far? (www.aljazeera.com)
Two convoys of humanitarian aid recently entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing during Israeli bombing....
Biden to push Israel, Ukraine aid package well over $2 billion this week (www.reuters.com)
U.S. role in creating Mideast disaster becomes clearer by the day (www.peoplesworld.org)
Palestinians in Gaza say Israeli bombardment feels like new 'Nakba' (www.reuters.com)
EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel? (apnews.com)
As Winter Looms, Venezuelan Migrant Surge Overwhelms Chicago (www.nytimes.com)
Taiwan says China knows armed threats backfire on influencing elections (www.reuters.com)
China's leadership knows that sabre rattling around Taiwan to force an outcome to its liking in elections does not work and Beijing is not likely to try such actions ahead of January's presidential vote, the Taiwanese foreign minister said Thursday.
FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/news/t/490429...
Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected (apnews.com)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities found a debris field Monday from a Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after the pilot ejected and parachuted to safety.
Singapore may double parental leave (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake (www.npr.org)
The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
Yemen’s Houthis heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudi Arabia (www.aljazeera.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels will head to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to negotiate a permanent ceasefire to end the long-running war in Yemen, according to the Saudi state news agency, a Houthi official and reports quoting diplomatic and government sources....
Maldives heads to polls amid India-China rivalry, fears for democracy (www.aljazeera.com)
Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal (www.aljazeera.com)
Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies.
Sailing for solidarity with Gaza (mondoweiss.net)
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Ship to Gaza-Norway are launching ships to Gaza to send its people a message: they are not alone, and people all over Europe are struggling for their freedom....
China looking to car sales as it seeks to get economy back on track (www.scmp.com)
Poland asks EU Court of Justice to cancel three EU climate policies (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2073052...
Pakistan cable car: Relief as all passengers brought to safety (www.bbc.com)
All eight people who were stuck in a cable car dangling hundreds of metres above a ravine in Pakistan’s north-west for many hours have now been rescued....
A Defense Agreement Likely to Deepen Chinese Rancor (www.nytimes.com)
Belief or Betrayal? Ukraine’s Conscientious Objectors Face Hostility. (www.nytimes.com)
The option of “alternative service” vanished after martial law was declared last year. But some have refused to serve, and now face jail time and skepticism about their motives.
Holidaymakers warned to stay ‘extremely vigilant’ as wildfires in France force thousands to evacuate (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1517627...
Poland adopts amended Kremlin influence law (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/999427...
They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo (www.npr.org)
After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.
