Taiwanese pilot planned to defect to mainland China with US-made army helicopter, court told (www.scmp.com)
Storm Fergus hits Ireland bringing tornado, high winds and heavy rain (www.irishnews.com)
Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)
Denmark parliament adopts bill prohibiting Quran burnings (www.dw.com)
Saudi Arabia Is Trying to Block a Global Deal to End Fossil Fuels, Negotiators Say (www.nytimes.com)
The Saudi delegation has flatly opposed any language in a deal that would even mention fossil fuels — the oil, gas and coal that, when burned, create emissions that are dangerously heating the planet. Saudi negotiators have also objected to a provision, endorsed by at least 118 countries, aimed at tripling global renewable...
Secret Indian Memo Ordered “Concrete Measures” Against Hardeep Singh Nijjar Two Months Before His Assassination in Canada (theintercept.com)
Doctor and self-exiled activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS epidemic in rural China dies at 95 (apnews.com)
Renowned Chinese doctor and activist Gao Yaojie who exposed the AIDS virus epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died Sunday at the age of 95 at her home in the United States....
Republicans to meet allies of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid (www.theguardian.com)
Allies of Hungary’s far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán will hold a closed-door meeting with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to US military support for Ukraine, the Guardian has learned....
A Ukrainian soldier says he stopped shelling small Russian units because he is running out of US-made artillery ammo (www.businessinsider.com)
Israeli security officials estimate 10-15% of detained Palestinians in published footage are affiliated with Hamas (www.haaretz.com)
Northern Irish leaders offered £2.5bn package in bid to revive Stormont (www.theguardian.com)
France to end contract with biggest Muslim high school amid fears of wider crackdown (www.reuters.com)
Kensington Palace releases video showing Princess of Wales and her kids packing gift bags for needy (apnews.com)
Australia's new migration strategy unlikely to have adverse impact on flow of Indians (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
China brokers talks in Myanmar between military junta and rebel groups that yield ‘positive results’ (www.scmp.com)
Turkey's Erdogan accuses the West of 'barbarism' and Islamophobia in the war in Gaza (apnews.com)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a speech on human rights Saturday to accuse the West of “barbarism” for its stance on the Israel-Hamas war and what he alleged was its toleration of Islamophobia....
Ukraine's Artillery Forced to Stop Shelling Russians, US Ammo Famine: Report (www.businessinsider.com)
Israel thanks US for 'bold leadership' following veto in UNSC (breakingthenews.net)
Bird flu: Hong Kong suspends imports of poultry meat and products from parts of US, Britain and Poland following H5N1 outbreaks (www.scmp.com)
China poised to break 5nm barrier — Huawei lists 5nm processor presumably built with SMIC tech, defying U.S. sanctions (www.tomshardware.com)
Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months (apnews.com)
‘Double standards’: World reacts to US veto on Gaza truce resolution at UN (www.aljazeera.com)
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Canadian federal dental insurance program to be phased in starting May 2024, government officials say (www.cbc.ca)
India's Vikrant Will Soon Be Deployed Operationally but Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Dilemma To Continue (m.thewire.in)
