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Italian media report that households are saving again as a defence against the rising cost of living, but only by cutting back on purchases. Outlets including la Repubblica and La Nuova Sardegna describe how families are changing spending habits to protect their finances and supplement welfare, while in Naples the Potere al Popolo movement staged a flash-mob displaying Istat data on the cost of living.

A network user found that plain DNS queries, both to their router and to Quad9's 9.9.9.9 resolver, returned empty answers, while the same query over encrypted DNS-over-TLS resolved correctly. The culprit: the internet provider was silently intercepting port 53 traffic and stripping records pointing to private RFC1918 address space, effectively rebinding protection applied without disclosure. The case has renewed debate about how far ISPs go in manipulating customers' name resolution without telling them.

French Prime Minister's office has reportedly asked internet providers to prepare temporary DNS blocks targeting major social media platforms, possibly for October 24. The measure, described as a prepared shutdown of social networks, has drawn attention in France amid concerns about government power to cut online platforms and its implications for freedom of communication.

Israeli military operations are forcing Palestinians from their homes into progressively smaller areas, deepening an already severe displacement crisis. The report, issued in English and Arabic, documents how shrinking space for civilians is intensifying humanitarian strain. Observers warn that repeated displacement, overcrowding and limited access to shelter, water and aid are worsening conditions for displaced families across the territory.

The UN human rights office has warned that the displacement crisis in Gaza is worsening, describing the situation for displaced Palestinians as a deepening 'nightmare'. According to the warning, civilians continue to be forced from their homes with shrinking safe areas and worsening humanitarian conditions. The statement underscores growing international concern over the civilian toll of the conflict and the lack of protection for displaced populations.

The UN human rights office has warned that the displacement crisis in Gaza is worsening, saying Israeli forces are pushing Palestinians into ever-smaller areas of the strip while destroying civilian infrastructure and attacking sites where displaced people have sheltered. The office described the situation as a deepening 'nightmare' for Gaza's population, adding to international concern over the humanitarian toll of the military campaign.

The UN refugee agency says more than 280,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Yemen, and many vulnerable people cannot reach lifesaving relief because it is too dangerous to do so. Aid agencies warn the worsening conflict is cutting off civilians from humanitarian assistance as displacement numbers continue to climb.