Thai court dissolves reformist party that won election (www.bbc.com)
A Thai court has ordered the dissolution of the reformist party which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election - but was blocked from forming a government....
Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in U.S. of giving China intel on dissidents (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors said that at the behest of China’s main intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security, Shujun Wang lived a double life for over a decade....
BREAKING: A woman has reportedly fallen through the boards on Blackpool Central Pier onto the beach below. (x.com)
Chinese American man convicted in US of spying on dissidents for China (www.theguardian.com)
Shujun Wang helped found a pro-democracy group and used it to gain information on dissidents, prosecutors say...
US, China stage concurrent exercises in the South China Sea (www.dw.com)
The Philippines and three Western allies kicked off two days of operations in the South China Sea to uphold “the rules-based order.” China launched its own patrols around the Scarborough Shoal....
British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots (www.politico.eu)
*Musk has spent days beefing with politicians over the far-right unrest sweeping the UK. *...
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont risks arrest with bid to sneak back into Spain (www.politico.eu)
Carles Puigdemont plans to sneak back into Spain — and into the Catalan parliament — even though he risks almost certain arrest....
Vietnam is the latest battleground in BYD’s bid to dominate Southeast Asia’s EV market. (restofworld.org)
This Startup’s Carbon Tracking Project Fell Short. Nevada Kept Giving It Government Contracts Anyway. (www.propublica.org)
Social Media Bans Could Deny Teenagers Mental Health Help. (kffhealthnews.org)
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Stop Killing Games has opened a European Citizens' Initiative proposing new law that would make game publishers have to leave games in a playable state when they stop supporting them. (www.stopkillinggames.com) Akan
This comes after a sea of games have been lost due to the creators turning off the servers. While community remake projects like RELB for Lawbreakers, Loadout Reloaded and a server emulator for The Crew exist, they’re miles behind where we’d be if publishers just released a way to host our own servers before killing their...
Tim Walz calls Viktor Orbán a dictator. For JD Vance, he’s a role model. (www.politico.eu)
Why are US ‘pro-Israel’ groups boosting a far-right, anti-Muslim UK extremist? (www.timesofisrael.com)
WASHINGTON — Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, aka “Tommy Robinson,” is one of the most prominent anti-Muslim activists in the world. A political adviser to a right-wing British party, he is the founder and former chair of a far-right Islamophobic group....
Attack submarines stuck in port waiting for maintenance (www.thetimes.com)
Students scramble after security breach wipes 13,000 devices | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Singapore’s Ministry of Education said Monday that roughly 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools had their devices wiped remotely in the incident. The agency said it will remove the Mobile Guardian from all iPads and Chromebooks it issues....
Microsoft Encourages Employee Donations to Illegal West Bank Settlements, While Barring UNRWA (www.dropsitenews.com)
Microsoft includes a number organizations based in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including at least one that fundraises to support the Israeli military, in its employee charitable giving platform. Yet the company has delisted the UN agency providing relief in Gaza, according to Microsoft employees petitioning the...
Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits (www.engadget.com)
New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights. (stateline.org)
In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town (apnews.com)
Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project....
Muhammad Yunus to Lead Bangladesh's Interim Government After Hasina's Resignation (foreignpolicy.com)
The 84-year-old was the preferred choice of the student-led protest movement that spurred the prime minister’s resignation earlier this week.
NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing's troubled capsule (apnews.com)
NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing’s troubled new crew capsule....
Flush with federal funds, dam removal advocates seize opportunity to open up rivers, restore habitat (apnews.com)
On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries....
Essential supplies blockade threatens lives in North Darfur | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
The UN declared on Tuesday that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is a complete disaster, as the nation suffers from nearly 16 months of conflict between opposing factions....
Utility company's proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns (apnews.com)
Operators of illegal marijuana grow enterprises hidden inside rural homes in Maine don’t have to worry much about prying neighbors. But their staggering electric bills may give rise to a new snitch....
