China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans (www.theguardian.com)
NATO should be ready for ‘bad news’ from Ukraine, Stoltenberg warns (www.politico.eu)
What bad news? Why? Hasn’t UA been winning all along, for 1.5 years?
Israel's Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5476418...
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28 (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine's SBU killed fugitive Ukrainian lawmaker in Russia - source (www.reuters.com)
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by IDF in Gaza were holding makeshift white flag, official says (www.theguardian.com)
In dispute over Parthenon sculptures, Greece says Britain showing 'lack of respect' (www.reuters.com)
US Sends Hostage Rescue Experts to Israel and Puts Special Ops ‘Door Kickers’ on Alert (themessenger.com)
"It breaks my heart to see children around me strive for a cup of clean water and cannot find it:" Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children, Unicef says (www.unicef.org)
Unicef Spokesperson James Elder calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine war. “Gaza must be opened for the safe, sustained and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid, including water, food, medical supplies, and fuel,” he says.
Temperatures in Spain shatter records as October kicks off (www.reuters.com)
Bedbug infestation fears in Hong Kong spark panic buying of insecticides (www.scmp.com)
German politician held after Nazi slogan complaint (www.bbc.com)
American leftists are celebrating Hamas? (www.youtube.com)
Israel Closes Al Jazeera Facilities (www.telesurenglish.net)
The ban comes after Al Jazeera presented a well-documented report suggesting that Israel was responsible for the attack on Al-Ahli Hospital....
Separated From Their Families, Hidden From The World: China’s Colonial Boarding Schools In Tibet Come Under UN Scrutiny (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5674446
China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate (www.reuters.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11127623...
Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’
Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death (apnews.com)
India and Pakistan choked by heavy smog, leaving thousands sick (www.abc.net.au)
Palestine Children’s Relief Fund: Israel Is Threatening to Bomb Gaza’s Only Pediatric Cancer Unit --- [video, 33 min + transcript] (www.democracynow.org)
As the U.N. secretary-general repeats his call for an immediate ceasefire, the death toll in Gaza has topped 10,000, including 4,000 children. We speak to an American doctor who just left Gaza and the founder of the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which runs the only pediatric cancer unit in Gaza....
Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport (www.cnn.com)
A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it was in collision with another aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts....
Some wealthier Chinese say they can't afford marriage as economy slows (www.reuters.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11100201...
Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt (theworld.org)
Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 Celsius (www.reuters.com)
German prosecutors charge 27 over alleged far-right plot to topple government (www.theguardian.com)
