Latin America's anger at China's economic clout grows (www.dw.com)
China’s growing influence appears to have some drawbacks in Latin America. Beijing has targeted countries such as Guatemala and outraged retailers in Brazil....
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....
China, India interfered in races for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, report says (www.cbc.ca)
A report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) says there were two instance of alleged interference by China in Conservative Party of Canada leadership races....
Israel Is Trapping Tens of Thousands Who Need Medical Evacuation in Gaza (truthout.org)
"Saying Hong Kong Is Dead Does a Disservice to Its People": The gutting of the city’s civil society by Beijing has at times moved very slowly, and still meets with resistance (newlinesmag.com)
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Russian legal foundation Pravfond linked to Kremlin activities spent millions of euros to finance propaganda and legal campaigns in Europe and around the world, leaked documents reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Leaked internal documents have exposed the activities of a Russian state-backed legal defence foundation that European intelligence agencies and analysts say is in fact a Kremlin influence operation active in 48 countries across Europe and around the world....
China: After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive (apnews.com)
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German Chancellor Scholz to Putin: we will defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory (www.reuters.com)
NATO’s recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary....
Russia-China gas pipeline deal stalls over what Moscow says Beijing's unreasonable price demands in major blow for Putin (www.reuters.com)
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'Russia now is like 1984': Inside a Russian dystopian library (www.bbc.com)
If the billboards in Ivanovo are to be believed, Russia’s really going places....
'Mitigating factors’: Russian soldiers found guilty in domestic violence cases are getting off with just small fines (meduza.io)
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Nikki Haley writes ‘Finish Them!’ on Israeli bomb bound for Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
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75-hour weeks, obscure audits, and blatant “whataboutism”: Factory employees refute fast-fashion company Shein’s promises to make improvements (www.publiceye.ch)
Two years after our pioneering investigation into Shein’s southern Chinese manufacturing plants, a follow-up investigation highlights what the online fashion giant’s sustainability rhetoric is worth. Illegal working hours and piecework wages remain a typical feature of the everyday lives of the workers interviewed. Hence the...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia to disrupt upcoming peace summit (www.cnbc.com)
- The peace talks, which focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict which started in February 2022, are due to take place at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland on June 15-16....
