68 orphans were evacuated from Gaza to the West Bank, enraging Israel's far right (www.npr.org)
India’s Economic Surge Fuels Modi’s Bid for Re-election (www.riotimesonline.com)
Flooding inundates Semarang's Old Town, railway station - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post (www.thejakartapost.com)
Greta Thunberg dragged by police from climate protest blocking Swedish parliament (www.independent.co.uk)
Space One's Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight (www.reuters.com)
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Gaza war: Dozens wounded in Israeli attack on UNRWA hub (www.newarab.com)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday said a number of its staff members were killed in an Israeli strike struck a food distribution centre in war-hit Gaza....
Bird flu strain raises alarm as H5N1 virus kills South American wildlife (www.reuters.com)
The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread more aggressively than ever before in wild birds and marine mammals since arriving in South America in 2022, raising the risk of it evolving into a bigger threat to humans, according to interviews with eight scientists....
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Nigerian kidnappers demand $620,000 for release of school hostages (www.reuters.com)
House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App (www.nytimes.com)
The House on Wednesday passed a bill with broad bipartisan support that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to either sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in the United States....
European Parliament adopts Artificial Intelligence Act (www.europarl.europa.eu)
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China, Iran and Russia hold joint war games in Gulf of Oman in response to threats to coastal trade (www.aljazeera.com)
State media reported that a grouping of ships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, led by the Varyag cruiser, arrived at the Iranian port of Chabahar on Monday ahead of the drills that will see representatives from the navies of Azerbaijan, India, Kazakhstan, Oman, Pakistan and South Africa act as observers....
US pause on funding UN's main Palestinian relief agency may become permanent (www.reuters.com)
Russia ‘ready’ for nuclear war, Putin claims (www.politico.eu)
Florida braces for surge in Haitian migrants amid humanitarian crisis (www.politico.com)
As Ramadan begins, Israeli settlers increase attacks on Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank (www.newarab.com)
Methane emissions from energy sector remain at historic highs, fueling climate crisis (english.elpais.com)
China stone tool find suggests ancient humans in area not as cut off as thought (www.scmp.com)
Media coverage of UN report on 7 October challenged for ‘inaccurate’ portrayal of sexual violence (www.middleeasteye.net)
Africa: 'Historic Milestone' As Child Mortality Hits Record Low of 4.9 Million in 2022 (allafrica.com)
This year people in prison also elect president (article in Spanish) (elpais.com)
‘It’s crazy’: Desperate Gazans left in despair after Australian visas cancelled midair (www.smh.com.au)
Furious Hungary summons US envoy over Biden’s ‘dictatorship’ comment (www.theguardian.com)
US president said Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is ‘looking for a dictatorship’ after Orbán met with Trump in Florida...
Thailand election body seeks to dissolve progressive party that won 2023 vote (www.theguardian.com)
Move comes after court found that efforts to amend lese majeste laws by Move Forward party were unconstitutional...
Japan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff (www.independent.co.uk)
A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff...
