Almost 40% think Australia should dump US alliance if Donald Trump returns as president, poll finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Norway says Israel response to Hamas attack disproportionate ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Norway’s prime minister says the Israeli army’s response to the deadly Hamas attack that killed 1,400 people and saw over 230 abducted by terrorists has been disproportionate, and denounces a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza.
It’s an Absolutely Terrifying Night in Gaza Right Now ( www.yahoo.com )
Some people, communicating via satellite phones, have described the attack as the “heaviest bombardment yet,” according to independent journalist Sharif Kouddous....
Hamas ready to release all Russian hostages as two are ''closest friends'' | Ukrainska Pravda ( www.pravda.com.ua )
Italian woman wins court case to evict her two sons, aged 40 and 42 ( www.theguardian.com )
Abortion restrictions in Russia spark outrage as the country takes a conservative turn ( apnews.com )
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Despite its last-minute scheduling, the meeting at a bookstore in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad still drew about 60 people, with many outraged by a lawmaker’s efforts to ban abortions in local private clinics....
Russia hikes interest rates to 15% as inflation soars ( www.bbc.com )
‘It will be slow, very hard’: can Israel achieve its aims in Gaza invasion? ( www.theguardian.com )
Billionaire politicians have become 'shockingly common' around the world, new study finds ( www.cnbc.com )
More than 11% of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires have run for election or become politicians, according to a study highlighting the growing power and influence of the super-wealthy....
Netanyahu: Defeating Hamas will make prophecy of Isaiah a reality ( www.christianpost.com )
Gaza hospitals ceasing to function as water and fuel run out ( www.theguardian.com )
Telegram has blocked Hamas channels on Android because Google forced it to ( www.theverge.com )
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Hamas is a ‘liberation’ not a ‘terrorist’ group ( english.alarabiya.net )
Russia spread bedbug panic in France, intelligence services suspect ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
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Obama criticizes Israel’s decision to cut off food and water to Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
Ex-president says decision threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis, undermine peace effort and erode global support for Israel...
The U.N. says the Israeli military told it that all of northern Gaza has 24 hours to move south. ( www.nytimes.com )
Israel’s military has informed the United Nations that the entire population of northern Gaza should relocate to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours, the U.N. spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, said late on Thursday night, adding that such a movement — involving over one million people — would lead to...
About 100,000 turn out in London for pro-Palestine rally ( www.theguardian.com )
US intelligence report alleging Russia election interference shared with 100 countries ( www.reuters.com )
The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide....
Russia has likely suffered up to 480,000 soldiers killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine, says UK Ministry of Defence ( www.yahoo.com )
US Vetoes Resolution Calling for ‘Humanitarian Pause’ ( www.truthdig.com )
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Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins ( www.bbc.com )
Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded ( theintercept.com )
TL;DR: There is a company called Bridge International Academies trying to improve education in 3rd world countries by bringing in completely untrained teachers. They are following the typical start-up path, trying to scale up rapidly....
Pentagon independently concluded Islamic Jihad responsible for hospital blast ( abcnews.go.com )
President Joe Biden was asked by a reporter in Israel on Wednesday what made him confident that the Israelis weren't behind the explosion that killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday....
Colleges announce support for isreal ( www.axios.com )
Source: President Mahmoud Abbas cancels planned meeting with President Biden after hospital strike ( apnews.com )
