The Hudak Report 11/12/24
News From the Weekend:
‘Looming catastrophe’: Experts warn of high risk of famine in northern Gaza (UN News)
At least 26 killed in Pakistan railway station blast (Gulf News)
South Sudan floods affect 1.4 million, displace 379,000: UN (Al Arabiya)
Bolivia’s Evo Morales barred from running for office (Buenos Aires Herald)
Over 100,000 people protest in Valencia over floods (BBC News)
On-the-Ground Reporting Dismantles Israeli Claim Bolstering Case for War With Iran (Drop Site News)
Army Officer Killed In Action, 3 Soldiers Injured During Encounter In J&K (NDTV)
Over 20 people killed in Israeli attack on north Lebanon (Middle East Eye)
Amsterdam police arrest pro-Palestine demonstrators for defying protest ban (Al Jazeera)
Haiti governing council to replace PM amid ongoing turmoil (France 24)
News Featured On Social Media (Monday)
CDC video downplays danger of H5N1 bird flu (World Socialist Web Site)
Multipolarity and Its Potentials for Peace (Antiwar.com)
NATO’s Imperialist March and Its Victims (CounterPunch)
It’s already official: You’re living through the hottest year on record (Grist)
Anti-Abortion Former Trump Official Signs Secretive Deal With Ugandan Government (Truthout)
Other News (Monday)
Ecuador: “Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has appointed Sariha Moya as the acting vice president after suspending Verónica Abad for 150 days.
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The administration accused Abad of failing to comply with a directive to relocate from Israel to Turkey amid security concerns related to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Abad contended that her relocation was not necessary for security reasons and was instead a tactic to undermine her role. Noboa’s administration justified Moya’s appointment based on constitutional provisions regarding temporary absence in the vice presidency.” (Read more at The Rio Times)
Haiti: “Haiti swore in a new prime minister on Monday after a Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire over the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to a diplomatic source in the country.
The incident resulted in what the airline described as “minor injuries” to one of its crew members. All flights to Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport have been suspended until Nov. 18, according to Haiti’s civil aviation authority.” (Read more at CNN)
India: “The trial in the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9 started in a Kolkata court on Monday with the victim’s father and neighbour recording their witness statements in camera (in the judge’s private room).
The main accused, Sanjay Roy, a Kolkata Police civic volunteer arrested in connection with the case, was produced before Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das. While coming out of the court, Roy told the reporters that he was framed by senior police officials, including the then Kolkata Police commissioner (Vineet Goyal).” (Read more at Indian Express)
Pakistan: “On the streets of Pakistan’s second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows.
Lahore — a city of 14 million people stuffed with factories on the border with India — regularly ranks among the world’s most polluted cities, but it has hit record levels this month.” (Read more at Arab News)
Southeast Asia: “Media and human rights groups across the Southeast Asian region marked the United Nation's International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2 by releasing statements and organizing events highlighting the challenges and continuing threats faced by reporters in fulfilling their work.” (Read more at Global Voices)
What I’m Reading
Creators of This Police Location Tracking Tool Aren't Vetting Buyers. Here's How To Protect Yourself
Meta's Threads is 'overrun' with liberal election fraud conspiracies
My family and I survived the war in Gaza. We know Trump’s America won’t save us.
