The Week in Stories Around the Globe

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of acts of genocide in Gaza over water access

TOPSHOT – A man carries a propane gas cylinder on his back while walking through debris and destruction littering a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City on October 11, 2023, on the fifth day of battles between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel. Israel declared war on Hamas on October 8 following a shock land, air and sea assault by the Gaza-based Islamists. The death toll from the shock cross-border assault by Hamas militants rose to 1,200, making it the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history, while Gaza officials reported more than 900 people killed as Israel pounded the territory with air strikes. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

“This isn’t just negligence,” said HRW executive director Tirana Hassan. “It is a calculated policy of deprivation that has led to the deaths of thousands from dehydration and disease that is nothing short of the crime against humanity of extermination, and an act of genocide.”

#GazaGenocide #FreePalestine #HumanRights

Italy grants Argentina’s Milei citizenship sparking outrage

Meloni met Milei during a state visit on Friday. The 54-year-old libertarian Argentinian leader also joined Meloni at the Atreju Festival, a right-wing youth event in Rome organised by her Brothers of Italy party.

#Meloni #MileiDestruyeArgentina #Libertarian #Fascism

‘Slap in the Face to Working-Class Families’: Senate Sends Biden $895 Billion Military Bill

“We’re talking about parents who are serving our country in uniform, having the right to consult their family’s doctor and get the healthcare they want and need for their transgender children,” she added. “Some folks poisoned this bill and turned their backs on those in service and the people that we represent.”

#MilitaryIndustrialComplex #DefenseBudget #wargames #USA

Coconut palms threaten Pacific island ecosystems

“These maps are part of a growing body of science exploring the numerous opportunities for conservation and resilience on atolls. We hope they will help atoll communities chart their own futures in an era of global change,” concluded Burnett.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #pacificislander #sciencenews

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