Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)
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’
"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.
"When an eight-year-old tells you that she doesn’t want to die, it’s hard not to feel helpless:" toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’, UN says (news.un.org)
"Threats go beyond the bombs and mortars”, UNICEF’s James Elder stressed. Infant deaths due to dehydration are “a growing threat” in the enclave as Gaza’s water production is at five per cent of the required volume due to non-functioning desalination plants which are either damaged or lack fuel....
Paris police shoot woman at station after threats (www.bbc.com)
French police detain Russian tycoon over alleged financial and sanctions violations (www.theguardian.com)
Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms (apnews.com)
Nearly 100 dead or missing in Mexico from hurricane, food and water worries persist (www.reuters.com)
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry (www.972mag.com)
A hurricane gutted a city of one million, leaving no food or water and the dead to rot. (www.dailykos.com)
Gaza: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children International says (web.archive.org)
Children make up more than 40% of the 7,703 people killed in Gaza, and more than a third of all fatalities across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. With a further 1,000 children reported missing in Gaza assumed buried under the rubble, the death toll is likely much higher....
Marathoners in Beijing go maskless, unfazed by smog (www.reuters.com)
Matthew Perry dead (www.tmz.com)
October 7 testimonies reveal Israel's military 'shelling' Israeli citizens with tanks, missiles - Max Blumenthal (thegrayzone.com)
2023 Guide to Uncontacted Tribes: Advocating for Indigenous land Rights (www.ultra-unlimited.com)
Key Takeaways...
Nations overwhelmingly vote for humanitarian truce at the UN, as Gazans say they have been ‘left in the dark’ (edition.cnn.com)
Israel intensifies ground and air strikes on nearly cut-off Gaza while UN denounces 'war crimes' in conflict for first time and warns many will soon starve to death (english.elpais.com)
“In the beginning, people could go to the market or to the stores. Now, no more. Stores have empty shelves. People are struggling to get food, but there are already people starving in Gaza,” warns Nebal Farsakh, spokesman for the Palestinian Red Crescent, speaking over the phone....
Biden expected to meet with China's Xi Jinping next month (www.nbcnews.com)
Why does China claim almost the entire South China Sea? (www.aljazeera.com)
Looting hits Mexico's Acapulco after devastating Hurricane Otis (www.reuters.com)
Spain's report on Catholic Church sex abuse estimates victims could number in hundreds of thousands (apnews.com)
As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
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Gaza, babies in incubators at risk as hospitals run out of fuel, UN says (news.un.org)
Two in three hospitals in the enclave are “partially functional” as the aid is a “drop in the ocean”, says Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, UN health agency (WHO) representative in the occupied Palestinian territory....
Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict (theintercept.com)
Argentina’s gig workers are rallying against regulation — and supporting the libertarian candidate (restofworld.org)
