Australian Zoo Plays Matchmaker for Giant Birds, and Big Green Eggs Are Proof – The New York Times

  1. Australian Zoo Plays Matchmaker for Giant Birds, and Big Green Eggs Are Proof  The New York Times
  2. Adelaide Zoo celebrates 1st bright green cassowary eggs in decades  Yahoo
  3. Cassowary Lays Rare Bright Green Egg At Australian Zoo For First Time Since 1992  NDTV
  4. Australian zoo celebrates its first cassowary egg since 1992, featuring a bright green shell made for survival  Hindustan Times
  5. First cassowary egg in 34 years: Australian zoo welcomes rare, bright green egg  Moneycontrol.com
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Beatings, cyberattacks and threats darken Vucic’s Serbia ahead of elections – Reuters

  1. Beatings, cyberattacks and threats darken Vucic's Serbia ahead of elections  Reuters
  2. Serbian Election Underscores the Region’s Long Political Limbo  The New York Times
  3. Students march into Belgrade while populist Vucic holds rally in Serbia's south ahead of vote  AP News
  4. What are the key issues in Serbia’s election – and its potential consequences?  The Guardian
  5. Ranking Member Shaheen Leads Bipartisan Senators in Statement Ahead of Serbian Parliamentary Elections  Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (.gov)
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China’s Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy – Reuters

  1. China's Xi calls for qualitative improvement, measurable growth in economy  Reuters
  2. China wants to revive the spirit of the Long March  The Economist
  3. What does 'Half a Quilt' tell us about China's new Long March?  CGTN
  4. Ahead of party plenum, Xi Jinping warns that China faces a ‘new Long March’  South China Morning Post
  5. Xinhua Headlines: Xi Jinping's new Long March  Xinhua
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COMMENTARY: Don’t mistake Mideast oil rebound for normality – Reuters

  1. COMMENTARY: Don't mistake Mideast oil rebound for normality  Reuters
  2. Opinion | Oil’s great escape from the Middle East  The Washington Post
  3. More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War  WSJ
  4. Report: Despite Iran's Attacks, Gulf Oil Exports Exceed Prewar Levels  The Maritime Executive
  5. Oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf like before the Iran war. Why prices may still not come down anytime soon.  MarketWatch
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What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries – AP News

  1. What to know about the Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to 4 other countries  AP News
  2. Ebola patient in Nigeria believed to have contracted disease in Uganda, Switzerland says  Reuters
  3. Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand  CNN
  4. Nigeria Announces First Case of Ebola in Current Outbreak  The New York Times
  5. Africa CDC calls crisis meeting as Ebola spreads to Nigeria  DW.com
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U.S. pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia as it reportedly readies Iran strikes after midterms – CNBC

  1. U.S. pulls diplomats from Saudi Arabia as it reportedly readies Iran strikes after midterms  CNBC
  2. US pulls personnel from Saudi Arabia as kingdom comes under Houthi fire  Fox News
  3. US orders departure of embassy staff, families from Saudi Arabia  WOODTV.com
  4. US orders departure of some embassy staff and families from Saudi Arabia amid Houthi threat  CNN
  5. U.S. troops and diplomats evacuating Middle East posts, sources say  NBC News
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Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research – AP News

  1. Ukraine’s strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research  AP News
  2. Russians locked out of bank accounts and apartments as Ukraine hits data centers  NBC News
  3. Did Ukraine's data center strikes affect Russia's bot army? We now have better evidence.  Mashable
  4. Data centres need protection from drone warfare  Financial Times
  5. Data Centers in the Crosshairs  Foreign Policy
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North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South

Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensions

Propaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the entire border, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has said amid a worsening of ties between the two countries.

The statement, carried by the state news agency KCNA on Thursday, came a day after she said the loudspeakers would be in operation along the whole border from some time in October.

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Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel condemns Libya’s approval of maritime agreement with Turkey  The Times of Israel
  2. Greece, Egypt in talks to extend maritime zone further east  Reuters
  3. What is the Turkiye-Libya maritime deal, and why are the EU, Egypt opposed?  Al Jazeera
  4. Egypt and Israel make rare united stand against oil-rich Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey over Mediterranean oil and gas exploration rights  Business Insider Africa
  5. Why Libya’s embrace of Turkey’s maritime deal reshapes the Mediterranean alignment - analysis  The Jerusalem Post
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