Rupert Murdoch’s Family Battle Proves He’s Losing Control (www.vanityfair.com)
Illicit chip flows to Russia seen slowing, but China, Hong Kong remain a global sanctions evasion hotspots (www.reuters.com)
Transshipments through Hong Kong of Common High Priority Items (CHPL) — advanced components including microelectronics deemed by the U.S. and European Union as likely to be used for Russia’s war in Ukraine — fell 28% between January and May, according to data by the U.S. Commerce Department....
Mapped: Millionaire Migration in 2024 (www.visualcapitalist.com)
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...
Chiquita to Pay for Paramilitary Terror in Colombia (countervortex.org)
In the New Cold War, Europe’s Approach to China Is Already Outdated, Researchers Say (thediplomat.com)
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Ukraine war: Russian blogger Anna Bazhutova jailed for over 5 years for livestreaming alleged Russian atrocities in Bucha (www.spacewar.com)
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Mass graves and body bags: Gaza's al-Shifa hospital after Israel withdrew its forces (www.bbc.com)
- After Israeli forces pulled out of Gaza City’s vast al-Shifa hospital -once the biggest and best equipped medical facility in the Gaza Strip- on 1 April, following their second raid there, the claim that there had been no civilian casualties was immediately questioned....
Israeli journalist says he was threatened by senior intelligence officials if he reported on attempts by the country's spy chief to intimidate ex-prosecutor (www.theguardian.com)
- An investigative reporter with Israel’s leading leftwing newspaper, Haaretz, has said unnamed senior security officials threatened actions against him if he reported on attempts by the former head of the Mossad to intimidate the ex-prosecutor of the international criminal court....
Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control in China: An Army of Eyes and Ears (www.nytimes.com)
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Putin’s designs on a Baltic island are leading Sweden to prepare for war, researcher says (theconversation.com)
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Gaza: World court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah (news.un.org)
China: Mass Relocations of Tibetans Coerced by Extreme Pressure and Misleading Information, Rights Group says (www.hrw.org)
- The Chinese government is using extreme forms of pressure to coerce Tibetans to relocate their long-established villages.- Chinese officials misleadingly claim that relocation will lead to improved employment and higher incomes.- The Chinese government should suspend relocations in Tibet and conform with Chinese laws and...
Poland arrests nine on charges of Russian-ordered sabotage (www.euractiv.com)
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Ukrainian Christian groups face violent crackdown from Russian forces (www.pbs.org)
UK charges three with working for Hong Kong intelligence as cases against Chinese and Russian spies mount across Europe (www.aljazeera.com)
The British police have charged three men with assisting Hong Kong’s foreign intelligence service....
Latvia Starts Digging Ditches On Its Belarus Border Amid Concerns Of Attack (charter97.org)
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Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
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“The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns (redphoenixnews.com)
Married at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children: an Afghan woman on life under the Taliban (www.theguardian.com)
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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says genocide in Xinjiang is ongoing in report ahead of China visit (www.reuters.com)
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The west defends Israel’s skies, not doing the same for Ukraine is a deadly mistake: If Europe doesn’t share its air defence systems now, Putin’s threat will only spread. (www.theguardian.com)
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Germany arrests 3 suspected China spies (www.dw.com)
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After their PM Fico halts Ukraine aid, Slovaks dig deep to help (www.municiapreukrajinu.sk)
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