- Hamas Is Monstrous. Most Gazans Agree. The Dispatch
- The year that shattered the Middle East The Economist
- Is the Israel-Hamas War Closer to Its Beginning or Its End? Foreign Policy
- One year of a war without rules has left Gaza shattered Doctors Without Borders (MSF-USA)
- After one year of genocide, why Israel's belligerence may be its undoing Middle East Eye
Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales rise to near-decade high
Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year
The number of customer complaints that were unable to be resolved by water companies in England and Wales has risen by almost a third to the highest level in nearly a decade.
There was a 29% increase in 2023-24 in cases escalated to the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) by households that failed to achieve a resolution from their supplier, the watchdog said.
Continue reading...Singapore’s ex-transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark ruling – Al Jazeera English
- Singapore’s ex-transport minister jailed for 12 months in landmark ruling Al Jazeera English
- Disgraced ex-minister gets jail time in rare corruption case for squeaky clean Singapore CNN
- Singapore's disgraced former minister S. Iswaran jailed in landmark case Reuters
- As it happened: Iswaran gets jail after pleading guilty to 5 offences CNA
- Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison in rare corruption case NPR
How might Israel respond to Iran’s missile attacks?
All options are on the table as Israel is expected to launch a retaliatory attack on strategic Iranian assets.
‘It kills everything’ – Amazon’s indigenous people hit by record forest fires in Brazil
More than 62,000 sq km of rainforest has burned in Brazil, this year alone.
October 7 music festival survivor, IDF reservist hailed as a ‘hero’ after confronting shooters in Tel Aviv attack – CNN
- October 7 music festival survivor, IDF reservist hailed as a ‘hero’ after confronting shooters in Tel Aviv attack CNN
- Hamas claims responsibility for deadly Israel shooting attack Al Jazeera English
- Six victims of Jaffa terror attack named, as more details about shooting emerge The Times of Israel
- Headlines for October 02, 2024 Democracy Now!
- Hamas claims responsibility for Tel Aviv shooting and stabbing attack The Washington Post
Dominican Republic ‘to deport up to 10,000 migrants a week’
Many Haitian migrants are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.
‘As if we don’t exist’: Under bombs in Lebanon, Americans feel abandoned
Critics say the US rushed to evacuate its citizens in Israel last year. For Lebanon, the response has been much slower.
A small town in central Thailand is mourning the 23 who died in a school bus fire – The Associated Press
- A small town in central Thailand is mourning the 23 who died in a school bus fire The Associated Press
- Thai police arrest driver and work to identify victims of the school bus fire that killed 23 CNN
- Memories and prayers are shared at small-town funeral for the victims of horrific Thai bus fire The Hill
- Thailand: More than 20 children dead in Thailand bus crash BBC.com
- Inferno bus owner ‘tried to hide illegal gas cylinders’ Bangkok Post
Iran Exposed to Israeli Counterattack After Blows Against Its Allies – The Wall Street Journal
- Iran Exposed to Israeli Counterattack After Blows Against Its Allies The Wall Street Journal
- A Wider War in the Middle East, From Hamas to Hezbollah and Now Iran The New York Times
- The bloodshed in the Middle East is fast expanding The Economist
- What’s Next in the Israel-Iran Conflict? The New Yorker
- Iran Pushed Into Missile Fire by Sustained Israel Escalation Bloomberg
Former EU environment chief hits out at plans to delay anti-deforestation law
Credibility ‘damaged’ by proposed 12-month delay, which followed lobbying from governments and firms around the world
A former top environment official has said the EU’s credibility on its climate commitments has been damaged by plans for a one-year delay to a law to combat deforestation that followed intense lobbying from companies and governments around the world.
Virginijus Sinkevičius, a Lithuanian MEP who was the environment commissioner until mid-July, said postponing the deforestation regulation would be “a step backward in the fight against climate change”.
Continue reading...Gulf leaders support Palestine – but many would not mind seeing Israel challenge Iran
The escalating Middle East conflict could create a dangerous vacuum – or an opportunity – for several states
The coincidental timing of an emergency meeting of Gulf foreign ministers in Doha with a visit to the same city by the Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, for talks with Qatar’s emir raises questions about how the Gulf states will react if Israel pushes ahead with its plan to use its recent military success not just to weaken Iran, but reorder the Middle East.
This Sunni coalition of six Gulf monarchs is not naturally well disposed to Iran or its Shia proxies, and only in 2016 labelled Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. But they also oppose further Israeli escalation, and believe it is ultimately only Washington that has the means to restrain the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Continue reading...Watch: ‘Ring of fire’ eclipse shines over South America
The solar eclipse was visible in Chile and Argentina on 2 October.
Singapore ex-minister gets prison in rare case
Subramaniam Iswaran, a former cabinet minister, had pleaded guilty to accepting gifts while in public service.
Six migrants die after Mexico soldiers open fire
Officials say the incident happened after a military patrol saw a vehicle carrying 33 migrants travelling at speed.
Six migrants killed after Mexico soldiers open fire – BBC.com
- Six migrants killed after Mexico soldiers open fire BBC.com
- 6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire ABC News
- Mexico: Soldiers open fire on migrant truck, killing 6 DW (English)
- Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants Al Jazeera English
- Six migrants die after Mexican soldiers fire on pick-up truck Reuters Canada
Terror royalty: Nasrallah’s son-in-law killed in airstrike on Damascus, days after brother – report – The Jerusalem Post
- Terror royalty: Nasrallah's son-in-law killed in airstrike on Damascus, days after brother - report The Jerusalem Post
- IRGC consultant dies from injuries in alleged Israel strike on Damascus this week -- Iranian media The Times of Israel
- Nasrallah's Son-in-law Killed In Israeli Raid In Damascus: NGO Barron's
- Nasrallah's son-in-law killed in Damascus airstrike, report says Ynetnews
- Israel strike on Syria capital kills three, war monitor says VOA Asia
Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to overturn 2020 election, prosecutors say
A new filing presents the clearest view yet of how prosecutors would present their case against the former president at trial.
Israeli strikes kill six in central Beirut as blasts heard across Lebanon’s capital
Strike on medical centre is the second attack on the centre of Lebanon’s capital this week and comes after the IDF suffered their deadliest day against Hezbollah since 8 October
Israeli strikes on a central Beirut medical centre have killed at least six people, after Israel’s military suffered its deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Residents in Beirut heard a missile flying above the city before hearing the sound of the explosion. Videos showed the floor of an apartment building burning. Residents living in nearby areas began to flee, driving away quickly in scooters and cars.
Continue reading...The long-feared Middle East war is here. This is how Israel could now hit back at Iran – The Conversation
- The long-feared Middle East war is here. This is how Israel could now hit back at Iran The Conversation
- Iran Exposed to Israeli Counterattack After Blows Against Its Allies The Wall Street Journal
- Do Israel and Iran really want to go to war? – podcast The Guardian
- A Wider War in the Middle East, From Hamas to Hezbollah and Now Iran The New York Times
- The bloodshed in the Middle East is fast expanding The Economist