After 9 Months of War, Israelis Call for a Cease-Fire Deal and Elections (www.nytimes.com)
Argentine President Milei heads to CPAC in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating a political feud (apnews.com)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Given the choice between a far-right convention to bash his enemies and a presidential summit to discuss regional trade policy, Argentine President Javier Milei preferred the stadium packed with cheering fans....
Scammed by the fake Chinese police (www.bbc.com)
Zelenskyy: If Trump Has Plan to End the Ukraine War 'He Should Tell Us Today' (www.commondreams.org)
Hungary's Orban unexpectedly visits China, backs Xi's peace plan (www.reuters.com)
China sat out the Swiss meeting – “The international community should create conditions for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiations between the two sides and provide assistance,” Xi told Orban, according to Chinese state media.
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17752927
Maharashtra: How fetching water is holding back India's women (www.bbc.com)
Fetching drinking water is a gruelling daily routine for millions of women in India....
Ukraine war: Russian air strike leaves 100,000 with no power (www.bbc.com)
A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-eastern region of Sumy....
Japan real wages down 1.4% in May, 26th monthly fall despite hikes (japantoday.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17754785
Le Pen’s National Rally to take control of far-right Patriots in EU Parliament (www.politico.eu)
Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil (apnews.com)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday....
French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met (www.reuters.com)
Iranian in UK flees to Israel after pulling off headscarves (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
An Iranian monarchist who filmed herself pulling the headscarves off Iranians in London fled to Israel after UK police announced they were investigating her....
'More Unhinged by the Minute': Senior Israeli Lawmaker Suggests Nuclear Attack on Iran (www.commondreams.org)
Russian Wrestlers Refuse Olympic Invite to Participate Under Neutral Flag (www.thedailybeast.com)
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit (www.nytimes.com)
2024 France election live updates: Prime Minister Attal plans to resign as projections show leftists lead (apnews.com)
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law...
NATO chief says alliance will set up new command, establish financial pledges to support Ukraine (thehill.com)
Israeli Newspaper Confirms IDF Employed 'Hannibal Directive' on October 7 (www.commondreams.org)
With Argentina’s president skipping Mercosur, the future of the trade alliance looks doubtful (apnews.com)
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The most notable thing about the Mercosur trade bloc’s meetings on Sunday in Paraguay was an absence — that of Argentine President Javier Milei....
Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections (apnews.com)
PARIS (AP) — Photos of blood-red hands on a Holocaust memorial. Caskets at the Eiffel Tower. A fake French military recruitment drive calling for soldiers in Ukraine, and major French news sites improbably registered in an obscure Pacific territory, population 15,000....
US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, sparking anger from China (apnews.com)
A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist....
Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse (www.theguardian.com)
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received....
