Drivers in Argentina wait in long lines to fill up the tanks as presidential election looms ( apnews.com )
Looting hits Mexico's Acapulco after devastating Hurricane Otis ( www.reuters.com )
Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms ( abcnews.go.com )
Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion
Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources ( abcnews.go.com )
Former NSA employee pleads guilty to attempted selling classified documents to Russia ( securityaffairs.com )
Alaska Airlines flight diverted, off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson arrested for trying to cut engines midflight, officials say ( www.cbsnews.com )
China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea clash ( www.reuters.com )
U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency ( www.cbc.ca )
Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill ( www.theguardian.com )
Spain’s leader mulls granting amnesty to thousands of Catalan separatists in order to stay in power ( apnews.com )
Israel-Palestine megathread for the remainder of the weekend
the front page is now like half articles on this currently, so it’s probably time for a megathread because none of us want to keep track of 12 threads on this subject and all the resulting comments. only major subsequent developments (for example, boots on the ground; pronunciations by governments; that sort of stuff) will get...
‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers ( www.theguardian.com )
In a series of interviews conducted over several years, 14 women from east Africa and the Philippines recounted their experiences with recruitment agencies hiring for the United Arab Emirates, including alleging they were denied food, held captive and treated violently.
BBC witnesses Chinese ships blocking Philippines supply boats ( www.bbc.com )
‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat ( www.theguardian.com )
Five former Ubisoft executives arrested after sexual harassment investigation ( www.gamesindustry.biz )
'Our Company Does Not Steal People's Ideas': KyoAni President Denies Arsonist's Plagiarism Claims ( animehunch.com )
cross-posted from: bookwormstory.social/post/259705...
Vatican presses world leaders at UN to work on rules for lethal autonomous weapons ( apnews.com )
France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron ( www.aljazeera.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5666147...
The second time in three years Azerbaijani troops may have killed Russian peacekeepers, but Moscow is saving its ire for Armenia ( meduza.io ) Romanian
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