Arab states deepened military ties with Israel while denouncing Gaza war, leak reveals
Israeli and Arab military officials have come together for meetings and trainings, facilitated by U.S. Central Command, on regional threats, Iran and underground tunnels.
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There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37599080
David Hearst
15 October 2025 18:59 BST | Last update: ~14:00 EDT
He revealed how dependent Israel has become on American arms, recalling how Netanyahu pleaded for weapons that Trump did not even know the US had.He reminded Israel of how small it was and that it could not fight world opinion.
He confirmed how he had arm-twisted Netanyahu into stopping the offensive on Gaza: “And I said, ‘Bibi, you’re gonna be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”
There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
David Hearst
15 October 2025 18:59 BST | Last update: ~14:00 EDTHe revealed how dependent Israel has become on American arms, recalling how Netanyahu pleaded for weapons that Trump did not even know the US had.He reminded Israel of how small it was and that it could not fight world opinion.
He confirmed how he had arm-twisted Netanyahu into stopping the offensive on Gaza: “And I said, ‘Bibi, you’re gonna be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”
There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
The theatrics of the Gaza ceasefire deal, led by Trump and backed by complicit Arab nations, will not lay the groundwork for genuine liberationMiddle East Eye
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There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37599080
David Hearst
15 October 2025 18:59 BST | Last update: ~14:00 EDT
He revealed how dependent Israel has become on American arms, recalling how Netanyahu pleaded for weapons that Trump did not even know the US had.He reminded Israel of how small it was and that it could not fight world opinion.
He confirmed how he had arm-twisted Netanyahu into stopping the offensive on Gaza: “And I said, ‘Bibi, you’re gonna be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”
There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
David Hearst
15 October 2025 18:59 BST | Last update: ~14:00 EDTHe revealed how dependent Israel has become on American arms, recalling how Netanyahu pleaded for weapons that Trump did not even know the US had.He reminded Israel of how small it was and that it could not fight world opinion.
He confirmed how he had arm-twisted Netanyahu into stopping the offensive on Gaza: “And I said, ‘Bibi, you’re gonna be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”
There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
The theatrics of the Gaza ceasefire deal, led by Trump and backed by complicit Arab nations, will not lay the groundwork for genuine liberationMiddle East Eye
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There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
David Hearst
15 October 2025 18:59 BST | Last update: ~14:00 EDT
He revealed how dependent Israel has become on American arms, recalling how Netanyahu pleaded for weapons that Trump did not even know the US had.He reminded Israel of how small it was and that it could not fight world opinion.
He confirmed how he had arm-twisted Netanyahu into stopping the offensive on Gaza: “And I said, ‘Bibi, you’re gonna be remembered for this far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”
There's no white knight coming. Palestinians must seize this moment to reclaim their future
The theatrics of the Gaza ceasefire deal, led by Trump and backed by complicit Arab nations, will not lay the groundwork for genuine liberationMiddle East Eye
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Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598783
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDT
Israel’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDTIsrael’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
To deliver real and lasting solidarity with Palestinians, we must transform our own societies from top to bottomMiddle East Eye
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598783
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDT
Israel’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDTIsrael’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
To deliver real and lasting solidarity with Palestinians, we must transform our own societies from top to bottomMiddle East Eye
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598783
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDT
Israel’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDTIsrael’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
To deliver real and lasting solidarity with Palestinians, we must transform our own societies from top to bottomMiddle East Eye
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Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598783
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDT
Israel’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDTIsrael’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
To deliver real and lasting solidarity with Palestinians, we must transform our own societies from top to bottomMiddle East Eye
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Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
Sai Englert
15 October 2025 12:09 BST
Last update: ~ 07:00 EDT
Israel’s genocide in Gaza - supported directly by the ruling classes in the West, and indirectly by their counterparts in the Arab world - has shone a spotlight on many pre-existing political realities: the crumbling global liberal order, the crisis of #US hegemony, the extent of Israel's integration into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-centred Middle East, and the brittleness of civil liberties around the globe.It has also clarified much for previously less-informed people around the world: the genocidal character of Zionism, the cravenness of our own rulers, and the hypocrisy of international law - to name but a few.
Gaza protests show we need union power to hit the system where it hurts
To deliver real and lasting solidarity with Palestinians, we must transform our own societies from top to bottomMiddle East Eye
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The Perfect Private Messenger
What's the closest thing we have to a perfect private messanger?
In my mind the perfect private messanger is both completely secure, and also completely anonymous.
All the mainstream messengers can pretty much ensure the contents of the message will not be revealed....but that is not good enough. I want to be able to deploy and establish a completely anonymous AND private channel of communication on a dime without having to jump through extreme operational security hoops.
Does it really exist?
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Trump confirms he authorized CIA action in Venezuela
Trump confirms he authorized CIA action in Venezuela
The CIA's operations are usually shrouded in secrecy, but Trump said on Wednesday he had authorized the spy agency to take unspecified action in Venezuela.Dan De Luce (NBC News)
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598303
By MEE staff
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:32 BST
Last update: ~12:30 EDT
Video footage of AUC’s campus shows hundreds of young, diverse Egyptians swarming the campus’s grounds and halls in protest against Kurtzer's arrival. Many students are wearing Palestinian keffiyehs and waving the Palestinian flag."Who said '67? All the land is Palestine. We won't normalise," the students chanted, in an apparent rebuke of Arab states who call for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict based on pre-1967 borders.
In a statement, AUC’s Student Union said more than 40 student organisations had participated “in outrage, conscience, and solidarity with Palestine”.
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
By MEE staff
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:32 BST
Last update: ~12:30 EDTVideo footage of AUC’s campus shows hundreds of young, diverse Egyptians swarming the campus’s grounds and halls in protest against Kurtzer's arrival. Many students are wearing Palestinian keffiyehs and waving the Palestinian flag."Who said '67? All the land is Palestine. We won't normalise," the students chanted, in an apparent rebuke of Arab states who call for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict based on pre-1967 borders.
In a statement, AUC’s Student Union said more than 40 student organisations had participated “in outrage, conscience, and solidarity with Palestine”.
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
Students at the American University of Cairo staged rare protests against former US ambassador to Egypt Daniel Kurtzer on Tuesday, forcing him and a group of American graduate students to leave the campus.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598303
By MEE staff
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:32 BST
Last update: ~12:30 EDT
Video footage of AUC’s campus shows hundreds of young, diverse Egyptians swarming the campus’s grounds and halls in protest against Kurtzer's arrival. Many students are wearing Palestinian keffiyehs and waving the Palestinian flag."Who said '67? All the land is Palestine. We won't normalise," the students chanted, in an apparent rebuke of Arab states who call for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict based on pre-1967 borders.
In a statement, AUC’s Student Union said more than 40 student organisations had participated “in outrage, conscience, and solidarity with Palestine”.
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
By MEE staff
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:32 BST
Last update: ~12:30 EDTVideo footage of AUC’s campus shows hundreds of young, diverse Egyptians swarming the campus’s grounds and halls in protest against Kurtzer's arrival. Many students are wearing Palestinian keffiyehs and waving the Palestinian flag."Who said '67? All the land is Palestine. We won't normalise," the students chanted, in an apparent rebuke of Arab states who call for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict based on pre-1967 borders.
In a statement, AUC’s Student Union said more than 40 student organisations had participated “in outrage, conscience, and solidarity with Palestine”.
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
Students at the American University of Cairo staged rare protests against former US ambassador to Egypt Daniel Kurtzer on Tuesday, forcing him and a group of American graduate students to leave the campus.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
By MEE staff
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:32 BST
Last update: ~12:30 EDT
Video footage of AUC’s campus shows hundreds of young, diverse Egyptians swarming the campus’s grounds and halls in protest against Kurtzer's arrival. Many students are wearing Palestinian keffiyehs and waving the Palestinian flag."Who said '67? All the land is Palestine. We won't normalise," the students chanted, in an apparent rebuke of Arab states who call for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict based on pre-1967 borders.
In a statement, AUC’s Student Union said more than 40 student organisations had participated “in outrage, conscience, and solidarity with Palestine”.
Rare protests at American University of Cairo drive off former US ambassador
Students at the American University of Cairo staged rare protests against former US ambassador to Egypt Daniel Kurtzer on Tuesday, forcing him and a group of American graduate students to leave the campus.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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America Is Heavily Reliant on China for Raw Materials in Medicines
A new analysis found that nearly 700 drugs approved for use in the United States depend on chemicals solely produced in China.The analysis found that China was the sole supplier of at least one chemical in widely used antibiotics, like amoxicillin, and generic drugs for heart problems, seizures, cancer and H.I.V.
for example, amoxicillin, the widely used antibiotic that is sold by many different generic manufacturers. Factories in different parts of the world, including India, Jordan and Canada, handle the later stages of producing it. But two of the raw materials used to make amoxicillin are produced entirely in China, the analysis found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/health/us-drugs-china-production.html
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Israeli captives in Gaza: How many were there and what happened to them?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598002
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598001
By Nadav Rapaport
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:40 BST
Last update: ~13:00 EDT
On Monday, the last 20 living Israeli captives were released by Hamas in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.For Israel, it marked the end of a chapter of history where the fate of Israelis captured on 7 October 2023 had loomed over society.
For Palestine, meanwhile, more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners remain in Israeli jails – nearly double the number before Israel’s genocide in Gaza began.
Now, the bodies of the last dead captives are being recovered by Hamas and delivered to Israel.
Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israeli captives, how they were freed and how some of them were killed.
Israeli captives in Gaza: How many were there and what happened to them?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598001By Nadav Rapaport
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:40 BST
Last update: ~13:00 EDT
On Monday, the last 20 living Israeli captives were released by Hamas in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.For Israel, it marked the end of a chapter of history where the fate of Israelis captured on 7 October 2023 had loomed over society.
For Palestine, meanwhile, more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners remain in Israeli jails – nearly double the number before Israel’s genocide in Gaza began.
Now, the bodies of the last dead captives are being recovered by Hamas and delivered to Israel.
Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israeli captives, how they were freed and how some of them were killed.
Israeli captives in Gaza: How many were there and what happened to them?
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37598001
By Nadav Rapaport
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:40 BST
Last update: ~13:00 EDT
On Monday, the last 20 living Israeli captives were released by Hamas in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.For Israel, it marked the end of a chapter of history where the fate of Israelis captured on 7 October 2023 had loomed over society.
For Palestine, meanwhile, more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners remain in Israeli jails – nearly double the number before Israel’s genocide in Gaza began.
Now, the bodies of the last dead captives are being recovered by Hamas and delivered to Israel.
Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israeli captives, how they were freed and how some of them were killed.
Israeli captives in Gaza: How many were there and what happened to them?
By Nadav Rapaport
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:40 BST
Last update: ~13:00 EDTOn Monday, the last 20 living Israeli captives were released by Hamas in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.For Israel, it marked the end of a chapter of history where the fate of Israelis captured on 7 October 2023 had loomed over society.
For Palestine, meanwhile, more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners remain in Israeli jails – nearly double the number before Israel’s genocide in Gaza began.
Now, the bodies of the last dead captives are being recovered by Hamas and delivered to Israel.
Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israeli captives, how they were freed and how some of them were killed.
Israeli captives in Gaza: How many were there and what happened to them?
By Nadav Rapaport
Published date: 15 October 2025 17:40 BST
Last update: ~13:00 EDT
On Monday, the last 20 living Israeli captives were released by Hamas in exchange for 1,968 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.For Israel, it marked the end of a chapter of history where the fate of Israelis captured on 7 October 2023 had loomed over society.
For Palestine, meanwhile, more than 9,000 Palestinian prisoners remain in Israeli jails – nearly double the number before Israel’s genocide in Gaza began.
Now, the bodies of the last dead captives are being recovered by Hamas and delivered to Israel.
Middle East Eye breaks down what we know about the Israeli captives, how they were freed and how some of them were killed.
Crowds chant outlawed anti-Putin songs in rare St Petersburg protest
Crowds chant outlawed anti-Putin songs in rare St Petersburg protest
The crowd joined street musicians to sing “Cooperative Swan Lake,” which was outlawed in May 2025 when a St. Petersburg court labeled it “extremist.”Alex Nichol (LBC)
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In one viral social media video the crowd and street musicians can be seen dancing and singing the banned song “Cooperative Swan Lake.” The song, was originally written by exiled 40-year-old pro-Ukraine rapper Noize MC, a.k.a Ivan Alexeyev.
One thing that russia has over other countries is that you have that seal of approval. If artist is banned as a foreign agent by an arbitrary agency, - not as extremist, that is still done by guys in FSB for real cases, - you can tell they are at least potentially based. That is done to only lib, progressive, antiwar and lefty persons uncompatible with the regime, for some irl protests or content they posted, so you can be 90% sure they are sticking to the truth. There are some problematic or rather idiotic actors, but for artists - almost everyone repressed by that regime deserves praise for not confroming.
Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37597699
Published date: 15 October 2025 15:49 BST
Last updated: ~11:00 EDT
Bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel show signs of torture, execution and being run over by tanks, Middle East Eye has learned.Israel handed over the unidentified remains of around 45 individuals to Gaza on Tuesday as part of its prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas.
A source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross, told MEE that some of the deceased were recently killed, while others arrived in a decomposed state or as partial remains.
Several bodies bore signs of severe abuse, including strangulation marks, broken bones and mutilation.
Some were found with their hands and feet bound and their eyes blindfolded. Others were missing limbs.
Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37597699Published date: 15 October 2025 15:49 BST
Last updated: ~11:00 EDT
Bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel show signs of torture, execution and being run over by tanks, Middle East Eye has learned.Israel handed over the unidentified remains of around 45 individuals to Gaza on Tuesday as part of its prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas.
A source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross, told MEE that some of the deceased were recently killed, while others arrived in a decomposed state or as partial remains.
Several bodies bore signs of severe abuse, including strangulation marks, broken bones and mutilation.
Some were found with their hands and feet bound and their eyes blindfolded. Others were missing limbs.
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Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37597699
Published date: 15 October 2025 15:49 BST
Last updated: ~11:00 EDT
Bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel show signs of torture, execution and being run over by tanks, Middle East Eye has learned.Israel handed over the unidentified remains of around 45 individuals to Gaza on Tuesday as part of its prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas.
A source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross, told MEE that some of the deceased were recently killed, while others arrived in a decomposed state or as partial remains.
Several bodies bore signs of severe abuse, including strangulation marks, broken bones and mutilation.
Some were found with their hands and feet bound and their eyes blindfolded. Others were missing limbs.
Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution
Published date: 15 October 2025 15:49 BST
Last updated: ~11:00 EDTBodies of Palestinians returned by Israel show signs of torture, execution and being run over by tanks, Middle East Eye has learned.Israel handed over the unidentified remains of around 45 individuals to Gaza on Tuesday as part of its prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas.
A source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross, told MEE that some of the deceased were recently killed, while others arrived in a decomposed state or as partial remains.
Several bodies bore signs of severe abuse, including strangulation marks, broken bones and mutilation.
Some were found with their hands and feet bound and their eyes blindfolded. Others were missing limbs.
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Israel returns Palestinian bodies showing signs of torture and execution
Published date: 15 October 2025 15:49 BST
Last updated: ~11:00 EDT
Bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel show signs of torture, execution and being run over by tanks, Middle East Eye has learned.Israel handed over the unidentified remains of around 45 individuals to Gaza on Tuesday as part of its prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas.
A source at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which received the bodies via the International Committee of the Red Cross, told MEE that some of the deceased were recently killed, while others arrived in a decomposed state or as partial remains.
Several bodies bore signs of severe abuse, including strangulation marks, broken bones and mutilation.
Some were found with their hands and feet bound and their eyes blindfolded. Others were missing limbs.
US weight-loss biotech’s $600mn fund raise signals China’s role in drug trials
US weight-loss biotech Kailera Therapeutics has raised $600mn from investors buoyed by the company’s ability to accelerate drug development by relying on China for cheaper and faster clinical trials.Kailera acquired the global rights for its weight-loss drugs from Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals in Lianyungang, China.
Exclusive: Hamas says Israel’s ‘indiscriminate’ destruction of Gaza behind delay in locating captives' bodies
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/37589866
A senior Hamas source has told Middle East Eye that Israel bears responsibility for delays in locating and returning the bodies of captives still missing in Gaza.The source was speaking after Israeli officials said on Tuesday that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would remain closed through Wednesday and accused Hamas of holding onto the bodies of captives it had pledged to return as part of the US-brokered peace deal that halted the two-year war.
But the Hamas source told MEE that its negotiators clearly stated during talks that the presence of Israeli forces and the genocidal, indiscriminate Israeli attacks that caused widespread destruction would complicate the task of locating the bodies of killed captives, requiring greater time and effort.
Exclusive: Hamas says Israel’s ‘indiscriminate’ destruction of Gaza behind delay in locating captives' bodies
A senior Hamas source has told Middle East Eye that Israel bears responsibility for delays in locating and returning the bodies of captives still missing in Gaza.The source was speaking after Israeli officials said on Tuesday that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would remain closed through Wednesday and accused Hamas of holding onto the bodies of captives it had pledged to return as part of the US-brokered peace deal that halted the two-year war.
But the Hamas source told MEE that its negotiators clearly stated during talks that the presence of Israeli forces and the genocidal, indiscriminate Israeli attacks that caused widespread destruction would complicate the task of locating the bodies of killed captives, requiring greater time and effort.
Australia's tropical trees emit more carbon than they absorb: study
ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Peter de Kruijff (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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AFAIK (I'm not a botanist) it's true of many larger trees that they use more oxygen than they produce and emit more CO2 than they consume. It's the biosphere that the large trees support that does a lot of the carbon sinking - mosses, ferns, vines, etc.
As a rule of thumb, the greater the ratio of woody mass to leafy mass the more the ratio tilts away from being a carbon sink, as the whole lifeform has to undergo aerobic respiration but only the leaves participate in photosynthesis.
How First Wap's Surveillance Tool Called Altamides Tracks Phones Around the World
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
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Most countries have a legal mandate to carry out domestic phone network surveillance. The First Wap archive demonstrates, however, how phone network connections can be leveraged to allow tracking all over the world, without authorisation from the targeted networks.In recent years, a number of investigations have explored the ways in which surveillance companies gain access to phone networks to enable this type of tracking. Lighthouse and its partners have previously written about how SS7 abuses were linked to the murder of a reporter in Mexico and a crackdown on an activist in Congo, and how they were enabled via leasing of Global Titles.
How First Wap Tracks Phones Around the World - Lighthouse Reports
From telecom protocols to a 1.5 million row dataset, here’s how we uncovered the reach and tactics of a mercenary phone-tracking companyLighthouse Reports
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Greer, Bessent blast China's rare earths curbs, urge Beijing not to implement them
Top U.S. officials on Wednesday blasted China's major expansion of rare earth export controls as a threat to global supply chains, but said Beijing could still change course and avoid steps by Washington to decouple from the world's second-largest economy.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told a press conference that China's new export restrictions were a "global supply-chain power grab" and the U.S. and its allies would not accept the restrictions, but he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stressed that Washington did not want to escalate the conflict, which has roiled financial markets and sent U.S.-China relations into a tailspin.
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Ukraine Support Tracker: Military aid falls sharply despite new NATO initiative
The Kiel Institute shared data on the volumes of foreign aid to the Kyiv regime. The authors indignantly note that military aid decreased in July and August despite NATO introducing the "List of Priority Needs of Ukraine" initiative. At the same time, financial and humanitarian aid remained at the same level. It should be recalled that Ukraine's budget depends on direct cash injections from the Western overseers of the project. And, as can be seen, despite all the difficulties within the EU, they consistently transfer funds.
As for military aid, the article notes that the US has stopped reporting arms deliveries since the beginning of the year (note that this does not mean they have stopped). Meanwhile, the Europeans, who have taken on this burden, managed to deliver more equipment in the first half of 2025 than in 2022-2024. However, this momentum ran out after six months where deliveries fell by 57%, and the average monthly figure was 43% of the levels of the first six months.
The following factors should be taken into account here: stockpiles are empty, arms production is proceeding at an extremely slow pace despite all the "accelerations." As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive a "subsistence minimum" in terms of equipment and ammunition, but thanks to a significant numerical superiority, they hold the front from collapsing. And in Europe, it is well understood that there are still very, very many Ukrainians. Next year, the mobilization age will likely be lowered, which means there is little point in investing money in expanding production. European officials realize that the main asset is the boundless Ukrainian mobilization resource, which is obedient and undemanding in maintenance.
Ukraine Support Tracker: Military aid falls sharply despite new NATO initiative
Military aid to Ukraine saw a sharp decline in July and August 2025, despite the introduction of NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.Kiel Institut
Indonesia to buy 42 fighter jets from China marking its first non-Western aircraft purchase deal
Indonesia’s top defense official said Wednesday that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal.
Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told reporters in the capital, Jakarta, that Indonesia would soon buy fighter jets from China as part of a plan to modernize its military. Analysts said the deal could touch regional sensitivities and have geopolitical implications.
The plan to buy the J-10s was first disclosed last month by defense ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Frega Wenas. Local media had reported that the Indonesian Air Force was still reviewing the Chinese-made fighter jets to ensure their acquisition would effectively strengthen Indonesia’s air defense capabilities.
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Bank of America, Bank of New York sued for alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Bank of America, Bank of New York sued for alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein
A woman who claims she was abused by Epstein alleges the banks were used to send payments for sex-trafficking victims.Al Jazeera
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The Right Jumps to Defend Young Republicans' Racist Texts
J.D. Vance, Right-Wing Influencers Defend Young Republicans' Texts
J.D. Vance and other prominent conservative influencers downplayed racist messages sent by members of various Young Republicans chapters.Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
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Astronomers discover most powerful "odd radio circle" twins ever detected
Astronomers discover most powerful "odd radio circle" twins ever detected
"Odd radio circles" are enormous and unexplained phenomena that can only be detected using radio telescopes.Emily Mae Czachor (CBS News)
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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
The development comes as the U.S. military is drawing up options for President Trump to consider, including possible strikes inside the country.Julian E. Barnes (The New York Times)
Massive Piracy Empire Crumbles: 12 Stream-Ripping Sites Shut Down in Vietnam
Massive Piracy Empire Crumbles: 12 Stream-Ripping Sites Shut Down in Vietnam After 620M Annual Visits - Submersible Music
Vietnam's piracy empire collapses as authorities dismantle 12 stream-ripping sites with over 620 million annual visits. The digital underworld trembles as creators reclaim what's rightfully theirs.Editorial Team (Submersible Music)
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Thanks to all the fuckers paying their subscriptions so corporations have more resources to go after free media.
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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The nation’s leadership called the new rules “common sense” to help regulate a “very disruptive” press.
News outlets were nearly unanimous in rejecting new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that would leave journalists vulnerable to expulsion if they sought to report on information — classified or otherwise — that had not been approved by Hegseth for release.
Many of the reporters waited to leave together at a 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to get out of the building. As the hour approached, boxes of documents lined a Pentagon corridor and reporters carried chairs, a copying machine, books and old photos to the parking lot from suddenly abandoned workspaces. Shortly after 4, about 40 to 50 journalists left together after handing in badges.
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Why does Gaza keep falling for the "ceasefire"?
This is going to be the final false ceasefire.
The Israelis have plans to finish off all the returning citizens soon.
I am not pro Israel. I despise the false Jews and the Rothschild's, Rockefeller's, as well as similar groups, and families that fund them.
This is just a warning. They are about to finish those people off soon. Do not fall for the ceasefire it's not real. You are in a war and you must fight the enemy or you all will not survive.
If you don't like my post, delete it, but don't ban me because I'm actually trying to help
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I can't speak for others, but I was not mad. Just disagreeing on some of the particulars. I don't know if you are from the west yourself, but there's a tendency among westerners to assume people elsewhere don't understand their own struggle and that the westerners need to explain it to them. This is in part because westerners are socialized to think they are superior / have some kind of special knowledge or ability about the world, and also ties into the long-running colonial narrative of civil and savage, with the west being the "civil" and elsewhere being the "savage" who needs to be "civilized" by the west.
I think this tendency is more common in people who are newer to "left" ideology and practice. They've still got some lingering western superiority stuff going on embedded in them, but they're also more aware, and it can lead to this "I've got to save the foreigner by telling them what they're missing" kind of thing.
But the reality is they know their own struggle way better than we do. If a Palestinian who has spent their entire life in Gaza tried to weigh in on some issue you were having in your hometown, would you think they know better than you about it? Or would you be like "well, I grew up here, why should I listen to them?" It might make more sense that way if you flip it.
This is not meant as a scolding or lecture. I'm just telling you as plainly as I can what things can be like. Many people are very upset about what is happening to Palestine and for good reason. It's a good thing that you want to help. Just be wary of "I know better than the foreigner" thinking. Do you have personal experience, derived from a mixture of theory and practice, that can be applied to their situation and so you can lend advice in a parallel way? Or are you making an estimation based on limited observation and coming up with something they probably already know? The difference there is important in terms of organizing and solidarity, and what you can bring to the table.
It's easy to make guesses, predictions, and extrapolations. It's a day to day evolving process to go back and forth between theory and practice, and in doing so, refine what you're doing for a particular situation to work toward liberation outcomes. And a lot of the second one is not glamorous or startling, but more of an amalgamation of a lot of clerical stuff. But the second one is more so what successful liberation efforts, long-running socialist projects like China's do, in order to plan and organize and move forward in a cohesive and long-lasting way.
Hope that makes sense.
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