Myanmar Junta Continues to Suffer Defeats a Month Into Operation 1027 (www.irrawaddy.com)
Israeli intelligence leak details extent of warnings over Hamas attack (www.theguardian.com)
Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang (www.irrawaddy.com)
Broadband, Business Formation, and Economic Growth in the Global South: Assessing China’s Impact (americanaffairsjournal.org)
‘We want permanent ceasefire,’ Palestinians in Gaza say as truce extended (www.aljazeera.com)
Aichi police face prosecutors over death of detainee denied care (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The man had been placed in solitary confinement as a result of violent behavior and restraining devices were used on him for more than 130 hours.
Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich (www.aljazeera.com)
Wall Street Journal denounces the continued detention of its reporter as a ‘brazen and outrageous attack’ on free press.
Rescuers break through to trapped Indian miners (www.upi.com)
Rescuers in India have broken through a massive mound of debris blocking the entrance to a tunnel and have started freeing 41 trapped miners.
Mixed feelings for Palestinians freed from Israeli jails amid death and destruction (www.presstv.ir)
..._The NGO also said in a statement that the Israeli regime set several conditions forbidding the freed prisoners and their families from speaking to the media, receiving guests or distributing sweets....
Norway To Develop New Supersonic Missile In Collaboration With Germany In Response To The Threat Posed By Russian Hypersonic Missiles (www.geopolitize.com)
According to Defence Minister Bjrn Arild Gramme (Sp), the Norwegian government will begin the development of a supersonic missile system in partnership with Germany. The defense minister Arild said, “We must start work today to develop the weapons that will protect us against tomorrow’s threats. The new missile will...
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
Post-affirmative action, Asian American families are more stressed than ever about college admissions (www.latimes.com)
Elon’s Censorial Lawsuit Against Media Matters Inspiring Many More People To Find ExTwitter Ads On Awful Content (www.techdirt.com)
Moroccan Activists Arrested for Demanding End to Normalization of Ties with Israel (peoplesdispatch.org)
US Bases in Iraq, Syria 'Plagued by Weapons Thefts': Report (new.thecradle.co)
Media Holocaust Revisionism After Canada’s Standing Ovation for an SS Vet (fair.org)
China, IMF and investors can’t reach a deal on Zambia’s debt. What does it mean for other distressed African nations? (www.scmp.com)
South Korea jails 68-year-old man for poem praising North Korea: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
In Brazil’s Amazon, a clandestine road threatens a pristine reserve (news.mongabay.com)
The makeshift road tears through the emerald canopy, splintering one of the Amazon’s most pristine corridors of rainforest. Along the edges of the road, running through the heart of the Terra do Meio Ecological Station, swaths of jungle have been razed and turned into pasture....
Sri Lanka tech workers demand pay in dollars or euros after rupee crashes (restofworld.org)
Entrepreneurs say local talent is too expensive and are outsourcing to countries like Peru....
Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion (www.hrw.org)
The explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition, such as those commonly used by Palestinian armed groups, that hit the hospital grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. While misfires are frequent, further investigation...
Sunday's Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding (fair.org)
Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles (abcnews.go.com)
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden’s Transport Agency after striking postal workers in the Scandinavian country stopped delivering license plates for new vehicles manufactured by the Texas-based automaker
Ipsos Global Happiness 2023. China tops at 91%. (lemmy.ml)
ipsos.com/…/Ipsos Global Happiness 2023 Report_0.…
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border (apnews.com)
