Blocked by Polish Truckers, Ukraine Turns to the Black Sea to Boost Trade (www.nytimes.com)
The blockade at the border with Poland has crippled Ukraine’s land trade. But a new Black Sea route is providing an economic lifeline....
‘I feared for my life’: three women in mental distress say they were further traumatised by NSW police (www.theguardian.com)
A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks (www.politico.com)
As American warships rack up kills against Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea, Pentagon officials are increasingly alarmed not just at the threat to U.S. naval forces and international shipping — but at the growing cost of keeping them safe....
Philippines rebukes China over South China Sea claims (www.reuters.com)
The Philippine defence minister rebuked China on Wednesday for accusing his country of provoking tension and stirring trouble in the South China Sea, saying only Beijing believed what it was saying....
Running short on Ukraine air defenses, U.S. looks to Japan (www.washingtonpost.com)
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US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal (www.theguardian.com)
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Game-changing gun arouses interest in Belgium and beyond (www.brusselstimes.com)
Asylum Hostel Torched As Anti-Immigrant Unrest Spirals in Ireland (www.vice.com)
Israeli military says its troops shot and killed three hostages by mistake (www.theguardian.com)
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Venezuela expected to release up to 36 people, including Americans, in prisoner swap (www.reuters.com)
The US has released an ally of Venezuela's president in a swap for jailed Americans (apnews.com)
Polish government dismisses public media chiefs in reform start (www.saltwire.com)
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s new government dismissed executives from state media to restore “impartiality”, the Culture Ministry said on Wednesday, while a public news channel went off the air as Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s reform drive faced its first big test....
Ukraine military seeks extra 500,000 soldiers - President Zelensky (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s military wants to mobilise up to 500,000 extra people, President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed, as the war with Russia nears a two-year mark....
North Korea's Kim threatens 'more offensive actions' against US after watching powerful missile test (apnews.com)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to repel what he called increasing United States-led military threats after he supervised the third test of his country’s most advanced missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Tuesday....
Modi's opposition furious as India suspends 141 parliamentary members (www.nbcnews.com)
The suspended lawmakers were protesting a security breach in the parliament earlier this month which saw a man storm the lower house and released a gas canister....
Israel offers Hamas one-week pause in fighting as part of a new hostage deal (www.axios.com)
EU reaches ‘landmark’ agreement on asylum reform but deal still faces challenge of ratification (www.cnn.com)
The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to “thoroughly overhaul” its laws on asylum and migration, a move being hailed as a landmark but which could face challenges when each member state comes to approve it....
Japan hands over air radar system to Philippines (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Japan formally handed over an air surveillance radar system to the Philippines on Wednesday, the first export of a complete defense product since its long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014....
Like Putin, Viktor Orbán is learning he can act with impunity: the cash keeps flowing | Katalin Cseh (www.theguardian.com)
The EU’s capitulation to the Hungarian PM’s blackmail is a grave mistake. He seeks to reshape the bloc in his image...
Greece to legalise papers for thousands of migrants to counter labour shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers (apnews.com)
Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose trees have been hacked away to make room for cocoa bound for places like Europe and the U.S....