Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17423369
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
Most Americans have no idea how anti-worker the US supreme court has become (www.theguardian.com)
Colorado oil and gas wells can’t fund their own cleanup. Taxpayers may foot the bill | A Carbon Tracker report shows the cost to safely shut down low-producing wells is $3bn more than what they earn (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/10954294
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? (www.theguardian.com)
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right (www.theguardian.com)
Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory....
Uber and Lyft agree to minimum pay and benefits for Massachusetts drivers (www.theguardian.com)
ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK (www.theguardian.com)
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip (www.theguardian.com)
Ultra-processed foods need tobacco-style warnings, says scientist (www.theguardian.com)
UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term...
Reform UK activist filmed making racist comments about Rishi Sunak (www.theguardian.com)
Former heads of Bolivia’s army and navy arrested over failed coup (www.theguardian.com)
Ketanji Brown Jackson pens fiery dissent in abortion ruling: ‘Facilitating suffering of people’ (www.theguardian.com)
Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a US-backed security intervention aiming to rescue the Caribbean country from a criminal insurrection that toppled the prime minister and brought death and chaos to the streets....
Daily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Two US astronauts stuck in space as Boeing analyzes Starliner problems (www.theguardian.com)
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Biden pardons thousands of US veterans convicted under law banning gay sex (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden has moved to correct a “great injustice” by pardoning thousands of US veterans convicted over six decades under a military law that banned gay sex....
Belching livestock to incur green levy in Denmark from 2030 (www.theguardian.com)
New Jersey gamer flew to Florida and beat fellow player with hammer, say police (www.theguardian.com)
Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die (www.theguardian.com)
A dangerous strain of mpox that is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most transmissible yet and could spread internationally, scientists have warned....