Chinese military releases bold video simulation of Taiwan invasion (www.news.com.au)
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UK defence minister says intelligence has evidence of Chinese lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
British defence minister Grant Shapps accused China on Wednesday of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use by Moscow in its war against Ukraine....
Iran hangs at least seven people, including two women, as surge in executions intensifies, rights group says (www.al-monitor.com)
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"Peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored:" Italy’s president says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding Moscow’s aggression (apnews.com)
Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored....
A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine' (apnews.com)
Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food Program, became the most prominent international official so far to declare that trapped civilians in the most cut-off part of Gaza had gone over the brink into famine....
Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir’s car flips over after running red light, minister lightly injured (www.timesofisrael.com)
How China is trying to turn Xinjiang from concentration camp into tourist paradise: Checks at every step contradict the 'prosperous region' narrative (globalvoices.org)
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The flip side of influence: A word of warning to all foreigners “telling China’s story well”: be careful not to tell your own country’s story well — at least, not in China. (chinamediaproject.org)
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Nature officially becomes a musician, earning royalties for environmental causes (www.bbc.com)
European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction (www.bbc.com)
Banking bottleneck due to threat of sanctions causing six-month delays for Russia-China payments, sources say (www.reuters.com)
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Elderly Chinese rights lawyer who was tortured in detention is finally free after six years and six months behind bars (safeguarddefenders.com)
While she was incarcerated, the 74-year-old Chinese human rights lawyer Li Yuhan was subjected to inhumane abuse and mental torture. This included denying her essential medicines for serious diseases such as heart issues, forcing her to take ice baths and depriving her of food and water. Officers also humiliated her by urinating...
Georgia Judge Dismisses Certain Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
In a significant development in the election interference case against Donald Trump in Georgia, Judge Scott McAfee has made a ruling, dismissing some
Biden begins backing the resistance to Netanyahu and his war | Opinion (www.haaretz.com)
Russia publishes German army meeting on Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Israel faces mounting pressure to investigate Gaza food aid deaths (www.theguardian.com)
Poland starts process of exiting EU’s "Article 7" rule-of-law procedure (notesfrompoland.com)
Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
CIA Vault7 WikiLeaks source sentenced 40 years (convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material) (www.aljazeera.com)
Ex-CIA software engineer who leaked to WikiLeaks sentenced to 40 years...
China’s Censorship Dragnet Targets Critics of the Economy (www.nytimes.com)
*As Beijing struggles with a slumping stock market and a collapsing real estate sector, commentary and even financial analysis it deems negative are blocked. *...
"Generational Disillusionment:" What It Took Young People in China to Get Their Jobs (www.nytimes.com)
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EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low (www.theguardian.com)
The online hate campaign turning Indonesians against Rohingya refugees (www.theguardian.com)
‘I will pretend not to be me’: Russia cracks down on LGBTQ+ community (www.theguardian.com)
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CEOs fear climate change and AI threats could doom their companies in 10 years, survey shows (www.abc.net.au)
