Exclusive: Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content (www.reuters.com)
Security tight in Hong Kong and China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary (www.reuters.com)
UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday. The small city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip had been sheltering around 1 million Palestinians who fled Israeli assaults on other parts of the enclave, aid groups...
South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons [Reuters | June 2, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16123877...
South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons [Reuters | June 2, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday, after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying trash to the South.
US Treasury says US and EU must deliver a "message to China" that its firms can choose between doing business with US and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods (www.reuters.com)
Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Friday that Washington and the European Union must deliver a message to China that its firms face a choice between doing business with U.S. and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods....
South Africa heads for coalition as ANC support plunges (www.reuters.com)
South African parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy....
EU approves Italian aid for $5.4 bln STMicro energy chip plant (www.reuters.com)
CATANIA, Italy May 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Friday approved Italian state aid for chipmaker STMicroelectronics (STMPA.PA), to build a 5 billion euro ($5.4 billion) plant in Catania, Sicily, to make specialist microchips that boost energy efficiency in electric cars....
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 democrats found guilty in landmark subversion case (www.reuters.com)
- Fourteen of 16 convicted of subversion conspiracy***- Amnesty calls verdicts “near-total purge” of HK opposition******- Sentencing at a later date, life in prison possible******- Australia minister: ‘deep concern’ at verdict and jailed citizen***...
Life on Ukraine’s front line: ‘Worse than hell’ as Russia advances (www.reuters.com)
For weeks, Viktor has barely slept as Russian drones and artillery continually target his position. During the day, he watches for any attempts by Russian troops to cross a minefield that separates the two sides. At night, he picks up a shovel to dig and fortify his trench....
Israeli tanks hit evacuation zone west of Rafah (www.reuters.com)
EU sanctions 19 Russians -including judges, prosecutors and members of the judiciary- for human rights violations after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny (www.reuters.com)
European Union foreign ministers decided on Monday to impose sanctions on Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service and on 19 Russians for human rights violations after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a prison in February....
Poland to limit movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow's involvement in hybrid war against the EU (www.reuters.com)
Poland will introduce restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow’s involvement in what it deems a hybrid war against the European Union, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday....
Exclusive: Nvidia cuts China prices in Huawei chip fight, sources say (www.reuters.com)
China's food security dream faces land, soil and water woes (www.reuters.com)
- In 10 years, China aims to slash grains, soybean imports***- Outlook diverges sharply with US forecasts for China******- Lack of arable land, soil damage pose challenges******- China needs bigger farms to speed productivity growth***...
Colombia's Petro orders the opening of embassy in Palestinian territory (www.reuters.com)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo told journalists on Wednesday....
Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China starts 'punishment' drills (www.reuters.com)
Indigenous Brazil community stays on flooded land in dispute with developer (www.reuters.com)
Stranded for nearly three weeks by record flooding in southern Brazil, one tiny Indigenous community is determined not to evacuate what they consider sacred ancestral lands that are in dispute with real estate developers....
Anti-Putin Russian paramilitaries join Ukraine's fight in Kharkiv region (www.reuters.com)
Spain's far-right Vox holds mass rally with Argentina's Milei and foreign allies (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Musk pushes plan for China data to power Tesla's AI ambitions (www.reuters.com)
Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast (www.reuters.com)
Tunisia denies torturing detained lawyer who collapsed in court (www.reuters.com)
Tunisia’s interior ministry on Thursday dismissed accusations by lawyers and a rights group that police officers had tortured a detained attorney who collapsed in court....