Israeli death toll passes 600, another 2,048 injured (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israel strikes Gaza tower as death tolls jump after Hamas attack (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 198 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids; Hamas attack kills 70 Israelis, ‘big number’ also captured.
‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat (www.theguardian.com)
UK could rent space in foreign jails to ease shortage of cells (www.theguardian.com)
UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs (apnews.com)
Divided loyalties (africasacountry.com)
Somalia’s political landscape is increasingly fragmented due to regional and clan differences. Is this the end of the centralized state and a unified, national identity?
Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean (www.theguardian.com)
Edible Insects: In Europe, a Growing Push for Bug-Based Food (e360.yale.edu)
PSA: this community is now for "World News", and "US News" is now its own community
summary: we have !usnews for US news now. please use that going forward for most US news you’ve previously posted here...
please be measured in what you expect of us: a non-binding appeal from one of the people running the site
hello! this is just a thing i’d like to personally note. it speaks for myself, and where it does not expresses sentiments we’ve already placed somewhere else. this is not a moderator document or anything, and it will not be stickied....