Britain rejects Russia's accusation of UK's possible involvement in Crimean bridge attack (www.reuters.com)
Britain rejects Russia's accusation of UK's possible involvement in Crimean bridge attack (www.reuters.com)
Norway regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches (www.reuters.com)
Norway regulator to fine Meta over privacy breaches::Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms will be fined one million crowns ($100,000) per day over privacy breaches unless it takes remedial action, Norway’s data protection authority said on Monday, in a move that could have wider European implications.
Macron decides to keep French PM in role despite pension unrest, riots (www.reuters.com)
Macron decides to keep French PM in role despite pension unrest, riots (www.reuters.com)
EU seeks to revive Latin America, Caribbean ties as it turns away from China, Russia (www.reuters.com)
Wildfires rage near Greek capital, houses damaged (www.reuters.com)
Wildfires rage near Greek capital, houses damaged (www.reuters.com)
More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish beach (www.reuters.com)
More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish beach (www.reuters.com)
EU seeks to revive Latin America, Caribbean ties as it turns away from China, Russia (www.reuters.com)
Over 50 leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean will hold their first summit in eight years on Monday, adding momentum to an EU push for new political and economic allies prompted by the Ukraine war and suspicion of China.
China-US climate progress could hinge on new methane deal (www.reuters.com)
Kerry arrived in Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reviving efforts by China and the United States toward curbing climate-warming emissions. Experts have said any move to cooperate on methane - a greenhouse gas responsible for roughly 30% of global warming - could provide a way forward.
China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records (www.reuters.com)
Traffic stopped on Crimean Bridge, reports of blasts (www.reuters.com)
The Kerch Bridge connects Russia to the Crimean Peninsula. The Russian military is heavily dependent on the rail link that crosses it to supply the illegally occupied territory in southern Ukraine. It’s not currently clear how it was hit and to what extent it was damaged....
Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle La Palma wildfire (www.reuters.com)
Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle La Palma wildfire (www.reuters.com)
China economic data likely to show recovery is fading quickly (www.reuters.com)
A flurry of economic data from China on Monday is expected to show its post-pandemic bounce is quickly fizzling out, raising expectations that Beijing needs to unveil more stimulus measures soon to shore up activity and shaky consumer confidence.
Putin says Russia will use cluster bombs in Ukraine if it has to (www.reuters.com)
New Zealand prime minister says Pacific region more contested, less secure (www.reuters.com)
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday, “China’s rise and how it seeks to exert that influence is also a major driver of the increasing strategic competition, particularly in our wider home region, the Indo-Pacific,” Hipkins said in a speech to the China Business Summit....
China, Solomon Islands sign policing pact in upgrade of ties (www.reuters.com)
China and the Solomon Islands on Monday signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, four years after the Pacific nation switched ties from Taiwan to China....
Tunisia and EU sign pact to stem migration (www.reuters.com)
Mexico says Texan buoys in Rio Grande breach water treaty (www.reuters.com)
A floating barrier of orange buoys put in the Rio Grande by the Texan government to hinder migrants crossing into the U.S. violates a water treaty and may encroach on Mexican territory, incoming Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Friday.
Ukraine, Poland say Wagner fighters arrive in Belarus (www.reuters.com)
Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)
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