Gaza is ‘running out of time’ UN experts warn, demanding a ceasefire to prevent genocide (www.ohchr.org)
Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies (myanmar-now.org)
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Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the 'hell' of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture (apnews.com)
Eighty-five year-old Yocheved Lifschitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip.
Gaza hospital: What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Al Ahli hospital blast (www.bbc.com)
A deadly blast at the crowded Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City is feared to have killed hundreds of people.
Biden considering $100 bln funding request that includes Israel, Ukraine aid -sources (www.reuters.com)
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Biden Reports Photos of 'Terrorists Beheading Children,' IDF Yet to Confirm (www.rollingstone.com)
Bodies of residents and militants lie in the grounds of ravaged Israeli kibbutz (www.reuters.com)
Bodies of Israeli residents and Hamas militants lay in the grounds of the Kfar Aza kibbutz among burned out houses, strewn furniture and torched cars, as Israeli soldiers went from house to house to take away the dead.
Italian Authorities Impound Boat that Rescued 176 Migrants in Last Week (peoplesdispatch.org)
Himalayan lake flooding in India kills 18, nearly 100 missing (www.reuters.com)
Slow-Boil Refugee Crisis Takes Its Toll Even in Germany (www.wsj.com)
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Ukraine’s economy in 'catastrophic state': Former PM (english.almayadeen.net)
English teacher to return to Nagasaki Univ. indefinitely after employment suit settlement (mainichi.jp)
NAGASAKI -- An English teacher whose employment contract with Nagasaki University was terminated just before he would have been eligible to claim an unfixed term is set to return to work indefinitely after a court settlement.
Palestinian minor shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem (peoplesdispatch.org)
[Finland's] government coalition revealed the contents of its anti-racism statement -- in the wake of a summer of racism and far-right scandals [from the cabinet] (yle.fi)
Post title from the lead paragraph for better context. I prefer original ones but felt it missed the beat somewhat. Hope I didn’t add much bias....
Hong Kong: Cantonese language group shuts down after targeting by national security police (www.theguardian.com)
UK ‘seeking to block ICJ ruling’ on Israeli occupation of Palestine (www.theguardian.com)
Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine (www.irrawaddy.com)
Imran Khan’s Ouster Is a Story of US Power and Propaganda (jacobin.com)
Ten French ambassadors to Muslim countries openly rebel against Macron's "pro-Israeli turn" by collectively writing and signing a note to the president. (www.lefigaro.fr)
Here’s what the note says according to the article:...
Japan-led navy exercise starts with Philippines observing for first time (www.reuters.com)
The Japan-led Annualex exercise started on Friday with operations conducted by the naval forces of the United States, Australia and Canada, with the Philippines attending as an observer, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Vice Admiral Akira Saito told reporters.
Cultural boycott of Israel grows amid siege of Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
Millions on the Streets of Jakarta, Indonesia for Palestine (peoplesdispatch.org)
Myanmar junta facing biggest challenge yet after new offensive by armed groups, analysts say (www.theguardian.com)
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