Is it safe to travel to Dubai? UAE travel advice amid the conflict in Israel and Gaza As the Israel-Palestine conflict grows, many are questioning their trips to Middle Eastern locations like Dubai Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
At the Races: Vulnerable in GOP split on Jordan - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Oct 19, 2023
Tracy-Ann Oberman says Merchant of Venice production has increased security measures amid Israel-Gaza conflict Jewish actor has described recent circumstances as a ‘dystopian nightmare’ The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
US official resigns over Biden’s ‘destructive, unjust’ arms to Israel Josh Paul condemns administration’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ in providing weapons and for its support of ‘status quo of occupation’ The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2023
Rishi Sunak holds joint press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel THE Prime Minister has warned the war between Israel and Hamas must not “escalate” across the Middle East as he toured the region to meet with… The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2023
Biden’s Israel trip reflects a deeply flawed and hypocritical foreign policy The Biden administration also bears a wider responsibility for the deterioration in Gaza and the extinguishing of Palestinian political aspirations The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2023
Supriya Sule ticks off Himanta Biswa Sarma for his Israel-Hamas remark The verbal missives began after NCP veteran Sharad Pawar said India always “stood firmly with Palestine” The Hindu · Oct 19, 2023
[UPDATED] New York AG Tells Platforms to Disclose What They Are Doing About "Calls for Violence and Other Materials That May Incite Violence" The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression responds. Reason · Oct 19, 2023
China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Labor to speed up new anti-racism strategy amid voice and Israel-Hamas war tensions Exclusive: Multicultural affairs minister Andrew Giles ‘very concerned’ about social cohesion in Australia ‘given the events of recent weeks’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023
Lots of U.S. presidents have pushed for Middle East peace. Progress has been elusive President Biden is the latest in a long line of presidents to place himself in the middle of a Middle East conflict. U.S. efforts have seen failed starts, wrong turns and dead ends, but some progress. WEKU · Oct 19, 2023
Media Got the Hospital Story Wrong Plus: Jim Jordan has no friends, an "antisemitic Burning Man festival" at Penn, Staten Island secession, and more... Reason · Oct 19, 2023
Hamas-Israel conflict: Algeria offers to host Palestine's football matches – the bigger history Palestine was about to embark on its 2026 men’s Fifa World Cup qualifying campaign when the latest round of Hamas-Israeli conflict broke out, making Palestine’s national football stadium in the Israeli-occupied West Bank potentially unsafe for matches. As a result, the Asian Football Confederation asked the football-loving nation to stage… The Conversation · Oct 19, 2023
Biden visits war zone as GOP melts down There's a tiny, stupid war raging within the Republican Party. Joe Biden paid attention to the war that matters Salon · Oct 19, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Oct 19, 2023 BBC reporting is ‘distortion of the facts’, Israeli president tells Rishi Sunak Israel’s president has told the UK Prime Minister there should be a “correction” issued over BBC coverage.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak holds ‘productive’ talks with Saudi Arabia after Israel visit British PM flew to Saudi Arabia after Netanyahu stressed Israel’s need for ‘continuous’ UK support in war with Hamas
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023 Egypt’s Rafah crossing: when will aid begin to enter Gaza and why has it been closed? Israel, the US and Egypt have said vital aid for Gaza could begin to flow in the next few days
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023 OPINION - Israel-Hamas conflict: Ground invasion may set the region alight Israel risks making the same mistakes the US did after the 9/11 attacks, writes Sky News International Correspondent Alex Rossi
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war The European Union has ratcheted up its scrutiny of Big Tech companies with demands for Meta and TikTok to detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 Sunak thanks Netanyahu for hostages support as he backs Israel to win The Prime Minister is in Israel as part of a two-day trip to the Middle East.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023 Aid convoy set to enter Gaza a ‘drop in the ocean of need’ says WHO Twenty trucks preparing to enter Gaza through Rafah crossing, but Israel says aid will halt if seized by Hamas
The Guardian - AU · Oct 19, 2023 Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 13 Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza ‘from the inside’; UK PM stresses importance of allowing aid into Gaza
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 British-Israeli man among those murdered by Hamas during attack on Israel Yonatan Rapoport, known as Yoni, was killed in the attack on Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, the BBC has reported.
Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023 OPINION - Ground invasion may set the Middle East alight Israel risks making the same mistakes the US did after the 9/11 attacks, writes Sky News International Correspondent Alex Rossi
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023 ‘Do not use our pain to bring death’: plea to Israel from peace activists’ grieving families Relatives of campaigners killed by Hamas, such as Hayim Katsman, are among those arguing against revenge