The Encampments Spread to Mexico (crimethinc.com)
Conservatives crushed by ‘worst local election result’ in years (www.theguardian.com)
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say there’s ‘no such thing as a safe seat any more’...
Hundreds of thousands of fish die off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia (edition.cnn.com)
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia....
Cuba sentences 22-year-old mother to 15 years in prison for publishing videos of protests (english.elpais.com)
Mayelín Rodríguez Prado was arrested after uploading images to Facebook of a small demonstration in Nuevitas in August 2022...
Swiss public broadcasters withdraw from X/Twitter (www.swissinfo.ch)
Swiss public broadcasters RTS and SRF are drastically reducing their communications via the social network X (formerly Twitter)....
The world’s hunger for salmon is linked to an ecological disaster (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Russia leaves thousands of planes without GPS in northern Europe (english.elpais.com)
Several NATO members accuse Moscow of deliberately jamming positioning signals...
China’s Xi is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle (www.cnn.com)
When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative....
North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger (www.bbc.com)
On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Khrystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv. She began calling her contacts in the Ukrainian military, desperate to get her hands on it. Within a week, she had the mangled debris splayed out in front of her at a...
‘Huge win’: Brown University protesters reach an agreement to dismantle encampment (forward.com)
This article describes the little-reported on success that Brown University had in disbanding student protest… by conceding to let activists present a case for divestment at an upcoming hearing before the university’s investment board....
Treating Wounds, Removing Bullets: This Student Is Saving Lives in Gaza (www.rollingstone.com)
Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise as Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo (www.theguardian.com)
Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days and Egyptian state news channel Al-Qahera said on Saturday that a consensus had been reached in the indirect talks over many of the disputed points but gave no further details. However, many analysts remain pessimistic after five months of stop-start...
Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list (www.reuters.com)
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow’s “desperation”....
Turkey halts trade with Israel until permanent Gaza ceasefire (www.reuters.com)
Turkey has halted trade with Israel, valued at $7 billion annually, until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza, citing Israel’s “uncompromising attitude” and worsening conditions in Gaza’s Rafah region....
German schools see rise in violence (www.dw.com)
Dilapidated buildings, frustrated students and teachers witnessing a rise in attacks: The German education system is seen to be struggling....
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France (www.theguardian.com)
A London surgeon who has provided testimony over the current war in Gaza after operating during the conflict has been denied entry to France, where he was due to speak in the French senate later on Saturday....
Cubans lured to Russian army by high pay and passports (www.bbc.com)
Russia has likely been recruiting Cuban nationals to fight in its army in Ukraine, research by the BBC has shown....
David Cameron backed Israel arms sales two days after death of UK aid workers (www.theguardian.com)
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution (www.theguardian.com)
Situation 'dire' for Ukraine despite delayed US aid package (www.euronews.com)
Ukraine has been rationing ammunition and bullets; meanwhile the Russian army has been using ‘human wave’ tactics by sending poorly trained recruits to the frontline in a bid to force Ukraine use up all of its ammunition....
Migrant workers in Singapore left in limbo after paying large sums to agency promising jobs in Poland; Ministry of Manpower investigating (www.todayonline.com)
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France (www.theguardian.com)
French police said the German authorities, who had previously refused Abu-Sitta entry to Germany in April, had put a visa ban on him for a year, meaning he was banned from entering any Schengen country....
Israel-Gaza war: Tens of thousands rally for hostage deal as Gaza ceasefire talks continue (www.bbc.com)
Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied late into the night calling for a deal to bring hostages home, ahead of further ceasefire talks....
Germany denounces spate of attacks on politicians recalling 'darkest era' of its history (www.reuters.com)
Hours After Aussie Gov’t Greenlights Online Age Verification Pilot, Breach Of Mandated Verification Database For Bars Is Revealed (www.techdirt.com)
It’s almost laughable that these two stories happened so close to one another. The Australian government has just announced a pilot program to test an online age verification system...
