First US Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine (thehill.com)
The first U.S. Abrams tanks pledged to Ukraine have arrived in the country and are being prepared to send into battle, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday....
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights (apnews.com)
The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day....
Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping last week’s attack on Black Sea Fleet headquarters (www.pbs.org)
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula....
Man linked to Tupac Shakur's killing in 1996 drive-by shooting indicted for murder, AP sources say (www.cbsnews.com)
At least 52 killed after blast rips through religious procession in restive southwest Pakistan (www.cnn.com)
At least 52 people were killed and dozens more wounded in what authorities believe was a suicide attack at a religious procession in southwest Pakistan Friday....
World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials (globalnews.ca)
Swedish PM summons army, police chiefs as gang violence rocks nation (www.reuters.com)
Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat (www.bbc.com)
TikTok reportedly in talks with Kenyan government to remove LGBTQ+ content (www.thepinknews.com)
Over 2,500 migrants lost to Mediterranean in 2023: UN (www.dw.com)
Pakistan: At least 52 killed and dozens injured in suicide bomb attack (news.sky.com)
At least 52 people have been killed and dozens more have been injured in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan, officials have said....
Lachlan Murdoch backs Fox board role for former Australian PM who called climate change science 'absolute crap' (www.businessinsider.com)
Philippines defending territory, not seeking trouble in South China Sea, president says (www.reuters.com)
Rishi Sunak to sign UK-India trade deal without binding worker or environment pledges (www.politico.eu)
Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China (www.bbc.com)
Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack....
3 killed in shootings and an explosion as deadly violence continues in Sweden (apnews.com)
Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated....
Pro-India hackers claim responsibility for disruption of Canadian Forces website (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)
Muslim man lynched in India ‘for taking a banana’ at Hindu temple event (www.aljazeera.com)
Russian drones manufacturer keeps receiving satellite services from American company (trap.org.ua)
Spotted-tailed quoll thought extinct in South Australia caught at Beachport after 130 years (www.abc.net.au)
Extreme heat likely to kill all mammals in 250 million years, study suggests (www.independent.co.uk)
Mammals’ Time on Earth Is Half Over, Scientists Predict (www.nytimes.com)
Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak (www.bbc.co.uk)
The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing South African state (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
An interesting assesment of how a failing state almost makes privatisation inevitable. But at the cost of not servicing the majority of the country’s population, and only catering to those who can pay for all services. Pay to win in reality.
