Julian Assange Free on Bail, Departs UK for Australia! (twitter.com)
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Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism (www.nbcnews.com)
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Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures (apnews.com)
Inside the Chinese-funded and staffed marijuana farms springing up across the U.S. (www.npr.org)
Investigations by nonprofit news outlet ProPublica have found links between Chinese diplomats, Chinese Communist Party-affiliated organizations, local Chinese criminal syndicates and some marijuana operations in the United States....
School children in Hong Kong sang Chinese anthem "too softly" (www.bbc.com)
Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem “too softly”. Teachers at a third school have been asked to help students “cultivate habit and confidence” in singing it....
Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ (www.theguardian.com)
Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...
Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" (www.reuters.com)
Canada’s ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s War On Gaza Is the Deadliest Conflict On Record for Journalists (theintercept.com)
US, Europe Warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to Ease Strikes on Israel and Back off from Wider Mideast War (english.aawsat.com)
US, European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that the world has feared for months. Iran and Israel traded threats Saturday of what Iran said would be an "obliterating" war over...
China: New guidelines are an unacceptable escalation in attack on Taiwan’s freedom of expression, rights group says (www.article19.org)
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South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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China’s Spate of Violence Prompts Outburst of Economic Anxiety on Social Media (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
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Chinese Government Rejects Key Human Rights Recommendations in Latest UN Review (safeguarddefenders.com)
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Russian government accused of leaving citizens vulnerable to attacks like Sunday's gun rampages by turning the state's security apparatus on Kremlin critics instead of terrorist threats (www.reuters.com)
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Bank of China halts payments with sanctioned Russian lenders, Russian media reports (www.themoscowtimes.com)
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