Africa Live: King faces mounting pressure over colonial abuse in Kenya (www.bbc.co.uk)
Several groups are demanding apologies on the eve of King Charles III's visit - and more stories.
Throwing stones and setting fires In recent days, the North Caucasus region has seen a wave of anti-Semitic incidents — Meduza (meduza.io)
A series of anti-Semitic incidents across the North Caucasus has drawn condemnation from the North Caucasus Coordinating Center for Muslims, while Dagestan Governor Sergey Melikov attributed the actions to “false information” spread by “outside provocateurs.”
Thousands protest in Israel calling for an end to the bombing of Gaza (www.wsws.org)
'Death to Arabs': Students evacuated from dorms after hundreds of rioters attempt break-in (www.haaretz.com)
Arab-Israeli students had to be rescued from their college dormitory in the central city of Netanya Saturday night after a crowd of hundreds of Jews gathered outside, claiming that they had disrupted Shabbat prayer in a nearby synagogue.
RSF video investigation into the death of Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon: the journalists' vehicle was explicitly targeted (rsf.org)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a video reconstruction of the tragedy that resulted in the death of one journalist and the injury of several others. The initial findings of the investigation show that the reporters were not collateral victims of the shooting. One of their vehicles, marked "press", was targeted, and...
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in the Holy Land (www.vaticannews.va)
Pope Francis prays for an end to the violence in the Holy Land, especially in Gaza where a humanitarian catastrophe has unfolded, as well as for the ...
In Benin, Voodoo's birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacred (apnews.com)
Australians Call to End Persecution of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange (popularresistance.org)
As WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange has nearly exhausted his appeals to British courts against a US extradition order, Australia has ramped up its advocacy on his behalf. Six Australian MPs held a press conference outside the US Department of Justice on September 20 to urge the Biden administration to halt...
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...
If You Didn’t Care About Antarctica’s Icy Belly, You Will Now (www.wired.com)
Hundreds of thousands march worldwide against Israeli bombardment of Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Netanyahu apologises for blaming security chiefs for Hamas attack failures (www.aljazeera.com)
While Israel’s military and intelligence chiefs have owned up to their shortcomings leading up to the attack, Netanyahu has dodged responsibility, creating a growing rift between him and the departments....
Britain is ‘omni-surveillance’ society, watchdog warns (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank (apnews.com)
A Jewish settler has shot dead a Palestinian man harvesting olives near the West Bank city of Nablus, the man’s uncle said.
Pakistan's UN envoy: This originated with Israel's occupation of Palestine (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Online Retailer Shein Halts Campaigns With Israeli Influencers After Only Selling Palestinian Flags (www.algemeiner.com)
Philippines Drops China Railway Deals, Seeks Other Funders (www.bloomberg.com)
100,000 join London march against strikes on Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Tehran, Moscow to boost tech ties (www.tehrantimes.com)
Matthew Perry has passed away at 54 (www.theguardian.com)
October 7 testimonies reveal Israel’s military ‘shelling’ Israeli citizens with tanks, missiles (thegrayzone.com)
Gaza 'disconnected from the planet' - but messages of fear trickle out (www.bbc.com)
A connectivity blackout means people cannot contact friends, family or even ambulances to help the injured.