Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference | The move, which was first reported by the Italian news website Fanpage, came after he asked Paula Pinho, the European Commission’s chief spokesperson, about Gaza’s reconstruction on October 13.

Nunziati said that he received two “tense” phone calls from his superiors at Nova in the two weeks between his question and the notice that his contract would end, but declined to comment further. ● Francesco Civita, a spokesperson for Nova, confirmed that the news agency had ended its relationship with Nunziati over his Gaza question. Civita said that Nunziati had been let go for asking a question that was “technically incorrect” because Russia had invaded a sovereign country unprovoked, whereas Israel was responding to an attack. [sic]

⚡ J. Arnold | She’s no longer with us, but her insights and passion remain. | Joan Veon (May 17, 1949, to October 18, 2010) had two careers – first, as a financial planner and consultant, and second, as a business reporter on the world stage, beginning in 1994. She wrote two books, Prince Charles, the Sustainable Prince and U.N. Global Straitjacket, plus many informative essays, in addition to her extensive lecturing.

Nadezhda Romanenko | When Third Reich imagery is prominent in the social media of the country’s leader, you would think somebody would notice | Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s recent tour of several units fighting in the Donbass featured a flurry of Nazi and Nazi-adjacent symbolism, worn on the flags and shoulder patches of Ukrainian servicemen. None of it, of course, was picked up by Western media. ■ First off, we have the infamous Wolfsangel – a medieval Germanic symbol, widely adopted by Nazi Germany during the Second World War and used by multiple Nazi-linked groups then and since – including Ukraine’s now-defunct Azov Brigade and its still-intact successors, the 1st Azov Corps. ■ Their own explanation is that it’s not a Wolfsangel at all, but merely a monogram of their slogan, the words “National Idea.” ■ In that same X thread by Zelensky, seen in that same line of banners, are several red-and-black nationalist flags – clearly reminiscent of the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalist) and its military wing, the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army), widely-recognized as WW2-era Nazi collaborators. These days, Ukrainian nationalists are trying to rebrand them for the wider audience as unofficial symbols of the “struggle” against Russia.

✅ Kiev occupied again 82 years after being liberated from Nazis (Russian Foreign Ministry)