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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...

Exit polls show Swiss anti-immigrant party on track for record election showing (www.politico.eu)

The Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which centered its campaign on anti-immigrant rhetoric, is projected to win 29 percent of the vote, up from 25.6 percent four years ago and higher than pre-election polls. It has been the country’s largest party since 2003.

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....

Thousands attend pro-Palestine protests across Australia (www.theguardian.com)

Protesters marched through the Sydney CBD on Saturday after police green-lit the event, with similar rallies held in Perth, Hobart and Brisbane

Dutch king and queen are confronted by angry protesters on visit to a slavery museum in South Africa (apnews.com)

Most Israelis think Netanyahu responsible for failing to prevent Hamas attack, poll shows (www.reuters.com)

Israel-Palestine war: Israel set to ban Al Jazeera after attorney general approval (www.middleeasteye.net)

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....

Israel Committing 'Textbook Case of Genocide,' Holocaust Historian Says (www.newsweek.com)

Newsweek

Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink (www.wired.com)

About 300 protesters pleading for a cease-fire were arrested on Capitol Hill, organizers say. (web.archive.org)

AI tldr;...

IDF says civilian deaths 'inevitable' - as six killed in strike on Gaza school (news.sky.com)

Russian Duma takes first step to revoke ratification of nuclear test ban treaty (www.reuters.com)

Russia’s parliament took the first step on Tuesday towards revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and its top lawmaker hinted it might go further by abandoning the pact altogether....

'I just find bombs, dead people... it's really scary' - British Palestinian girl in Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)

U.S. declares 21 endangered species extinct

axios.com/…/us-declares-21-endangered-species-ext…

A Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Government (www.vice.com)

Hamas steals UN fuel, medical equipment kept for humanitarian purposes in Gaza city (www.thestatesman.com)

Russia’s Avdiivka offensive is failing, says top Ukrainian officer (www.theguardian.com)

A top Ukrainian commander has claimed that Russia’s biggest offensive in months – involving tanks, thousands of soldiers and armoured vehicles in an attack on the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka – is failing, as he admitted Kyiv’s own attempts to advance in the south were proving “difficult”....

Israeli Settlers Take Advantage of Gaza Chaos to Attack Palestinians in West Bank (lemmy.world)

theintercept.com/…/israel-settlers-gaza-palestini…...

Not The Onion: a french group has been arrested 5 years ago and are currently being judged. A picture of macron with a dick drawn on it is cited as evidence of plotting a terrorism attack (www.laquadrature.net)

To be fair they were also using encrypted messaging to talk to each other like WhatsApp and Signal, they even show their mom how to use it which is extremely suspicious....

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