A Russian disinformation operation manipulated "German, French, Italian and U.K. politicians, businesspeople, journalists and other influencers...to sow division, discredit America and undermine support for Ukraine." Germany was seen as an easy target. politico.eu/article/fbi-do…

Israel's seizure of land in the name of security is even worse in Gaza (a much smaller territory) than the location of its "security barrier" deep inside the occupied West Bank rather than along the 1967 border. The ICJ already condemned that. x.com/amnesty/status…

An important message from Uganda's opposition leader after security forces shot him in the leg. x.com/HEBobiwine/sta…

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro wants an investigation into why his predecessor's administration paid $11 million for the Israeli-made Pegasus spy software, which "could have been used to spy on opposition politicians." reuters.com/technology/cyb…

As the U.S. government succumbs to Netanyahu's effort to starve UNRWA of funds (hoping to "solve" the Palestinian refugee problem), "people around the world are providing unprecedented" financial support, given UNRWA’s essential life-saving role in Gaza. trib.al/uUCO92r

Bad enough that Ugandan security forces shot opposition leader @HEBobiWine in the leg. They also harassed the medical workers who were treating him. x.com/hebobiwine/sta…

Protests are mounting against Ugandan security forces for outrageously shooting opposition leader @HEBobiWine in the leg -- part of President Museveni's increasingly autocratic and repressive rule. vanguardafrica.com/blog/2024/9/5/…

It's shameful and utterly counterproductive that it took until today for the first mpox vaccines to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is a major outbreak. Do Western nations really think that mpox will respect borders? france24.com/en/africa/2024…

How does the Israeli government get away with its deadly conduct toward Palestinian civilians? 59% of Israelis believe that social media posts should NOT be permitted to "express sympathy for civilians in Gaza." pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

No sooner does the polio vaccination pause end for central Gaza on Wednesday than “an Israeli airstrike hit the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, one of the largest in the area.” nytimes.com/live/2024/09/0…

The OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged El Salvador "to end the more than two-year state of emergency, which has suspended fundamental civil rights while the government pursued the country’s powerful street gangs." apnews.com/article/el-sal…

Even as the first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is only a fraction of what is needed. Western stinginess will come back to haunt Western people as the disease inevitably spreads. apnews.com/article/f9112f…

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado called in the international community to intensify pressure on Maduro to accept his electoral loss. She calls for nations to formally recognize the real (opposition) victor. trib.al/rjQqdDm

"As Nicaragua has come under the tightening grip of its authoritarian government, religious leaders have been among the biggest targets, harassed, arrested and forced into exile." trib.al/rxCclfT

"The Israeli army is refusing to coordinate the entry of medical teams affiliated with the emergency polio vaccination campaign into some areas of southern Gaza, the health ministry says." aje.io/7u2xai

To promote Trump and disparage Kamala Harris, @ElonMusk violates X’s policies by circulating a fabricated image without labeling it as such. trib.al/CdS9YaF

"the number of people experiencing catastrophic hunger has surged more than twofold in 2024, due largely to the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan" -- U.N. That's because of the starvation strategy of the Israeli government and Sudanese forces. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

“Hours before families in Gaza lined up on Thursday to start the second phase of an emergency polio vaccination campaign, a deadly Israeli airstrike hit near a hospital in an area where a previous round of inoculations had just concluded.” trib.al/AzqRwPQ

As Israeli forces bomb a hospital courtyard just after polio vaccinations, “Doctors Without Borders said it was the fifth time since March that the hospital or its surroundings had been hit.” trib.al/5AmgABY

“Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms [Facebook and Instagram] could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or awareness during crises, including Venezuela’s post-election situation, the company’s oversight panel.” trib.al/q0rARb1