Promised pause in Gaza fighting brings relief, exhaustion, fear
“Of course we are happy to stop the bloodshed and mass destruction, even if this stop is temporary,” one man said, but added: “This joy is linked to anxiety.”
Day: November 23, 2023
A senior Canadian RCMP official is found guilty of breaching secrets law
A jury has found a senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force guilty of breaching the country’s secrets law.
Israel-Hamas hostage-for-prisoner swap ‘delayed’ – as truce set to start
A temporary truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, lasting at least four days, is set to begin on Thursday morning with the war now in its seventh week.
Where to find a free, hot meal on Thanksgiving around Seattle
Many organizations around the Seattle area are serving free meals on Thanksgiving and throughout the week. Here is a list of several places in King County.
Far-Right Party Predicted to Win Dutch Elections in Landslide
The party of Geert Wilders, a longtime political provocateur with a history of antipathy toward immigrants and Islam, held a wide lead, according to exit polls. The result could send shock waves through Europe.
New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days
Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two zero-day RCE flaws to compromise routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. Akamai discovered a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has been […]
France ministers to be shoved into smaller offices as Macron tries to save £10bn
Two French ministers are already looking into ways to slash the 2025 budget and save voters billions.
Homelessness: Mourning ‘a loving, forgiving, gentle soul’
Re: “After a homeless man’s death, a Seattle neighborhood confronts the limits of helping” [Nov. 22, Local News]: Danny Westneat’s column on Madrona’s beloved James Gaines was achingly tender and spot-on. James was a man who knew what he wanted, and ma…
Dozens from same family killed in Gaza as Israel continues bombardment
Israel continues to bombard the besieged Gaza Strip hours after a truce agreement was announced.
Two dead after vehicle explodes at checkpoint on US-Canada border
Both were found in the vehicle that exploded.