Inside MSNBC’s Middle East conflict (www.semafor.com)
'Historic' meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv (www.euronews.com)
The meeting wasn’t announced until the last moment for security reasons....
Australian federal police using AI to analyse data obtained under surveillance warrants (www.theguardian.com)
The AFP’s use of AI has been limited so far but the agency hopes the technology will help police identify money laundering and potential fraud
With wary eye on China, U.S. moves closer to former foe Vietnam (www.washingtonpost.com)
The United States and Vietnam are poised to significantly enhance their economic and technological ties, bringing the former foes closer at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in the region....
French government earmarks €4 bln for low-carbon hydrogen (www.euractiv.com)
The French government will release €4 billion in subsidies in the form of public-private contracts for the development of low-carbon hydrogen projects as part of the country's updated national hydrogen strategy.
US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns (apnews.com)
Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern....
US cities say they turn food waste into compost. Is it a problem when they don’t? (www.theguardian.com)
The scraps in your bin marked ‘compost’ may end up as methane. Here’s what that means...
Asylum-seekers are being set up for rejection at a New Mexico detention facility, rights groups say (apnews.com)
A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony....
In Maui, Biden sees 'long road' ahead in recovering from deadly wildfires (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday praised the “remarkable resiliency” of the people of Maui, after wildfires killed more than 114 people on the Hawaiian island two weeks ago, and said America would stand by them for as long as it takes....
Federal student loan pause ends next month, some borrowers expect budgets to take a major hit (wtop.com)
Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger (apnews.com)
Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger’s flailing democracy.
Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss’s Penn Station plans (gothamist.com)
Charles Ogletree, legal scholar who championed reparations, dies at 70 (www.washingtonpost.com)
The longtime Harvard Law professor also represented Anita Hill, rapper Tupac Shakur and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre....
Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change (apnews.com)
A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992.
As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops? (www.npr.org)
Ghana parliament votes to abolish death penalty (www.bbc.co.uk)
New York City limiting migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays to ease strain on city (apnews.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that he is limiting shelter stays for migrant families with children to 60 days, bidding to ease pressure on a city housing system overwhelmed by a large influx of asylum seekers over the past year....
Cornel West for President announces the hiring of political activist, author, and adviser Peter Daou as Campaign Manager (www.cornelwest24.org)
China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
FAA announces millions in airport funding to tackle near collisions (www.cnn.com)
Safety watchdogs call it a runaway problem on America’s runways that could end in tragedy – the near collisions of commercial aircraft. Now, the federal government is funding millions of dollars in airport construction projects to help address the issue....
Travis King: North Korea says US soldier fled because of racism in army (www.bbc.com)
North Korea has said US soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of “inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination” in the army.
US universities launch partnership to elevate free speech to counter threats to democracy (apnews.com)
The presidents of a wide-ranging group of 13 universities are elevating free speech on their campuses this academic year, as part of a new nonprofit initiative announced Tuesday to combat what organizers call dire threats to U.S. democracy.
Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says (www.bbc.com)
Niger’s military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining national security.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard runs drill on disputed islands as US military presence in region grows (abcnews.go.com)
The drill comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, a landing ship, are on their way to the Persian Gulf. Already, the U.S. has sent A-10 Thunderbolt II warplanes, F-16 and F-35 fighters, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, to the region.
Storm Doksuri: Two dead as Beijing is battered by widespread flooding (www.bbc.co.uk)
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