New Caledonia riots: France declares state of emergency, bans TikTok (www.france24.com)
France deployed troops to New Caledonia’s ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.
‘You could be looking at the last surviving works by Gaza’s artists’ (www.972mag.com)
An exhibition in the West Bank attempts both to capture and counteract the erasure of Palestinian life and culture in Gaza, even as its artists are killed....
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Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Biden driving China, Russia into 'shocking' partnership, expert warns: 'Blunder of the highest order' (www.foxnews.com)
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US bars imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor (www.arabnews.com)
China is a ‘critical' global supplier, full decoupling may be impossible, survey shows (www.nbcmiami.com)
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Putin to push growing Moscow-Beijing trade in China's northeast (www.reuters.com)
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Top 10 Countries Most in Debt to the IMF (www.visualcapitalist.com)
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Israel kills more than 500 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7 (www.aljazeera.com)
That toll is more than three times the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2022....
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South Africa Warns ICJ Israel’s Genocide Has “Reached a New and Horrific Stage” (truthout.org)
South Africa’s legal team is seeking provisional measures from the ICJ for Israel to immediately withdraw from Rafah and take every action possible to surge humanitarian aid into Gaza, on top of orders for Israel to comply with provisional orders the court issued in January and March....
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Germans fear migration more than climate change, study finds (www.dw.com)
Europeans — especially Germans — are increasingly keen on curbing immigration and are less focused on climate change, according to a study by a Danish-based think tank....
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Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians (www.nytimes.com)
The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times....
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A British Nurse Was Found Guilty of Killing Seven Babies. Did She Do It? (www.newyorker.com)
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How China is helping keep the Russian economy afloat (www.dw.com)
China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....
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U.S. announces new sanctions against Nicaragua over migration, human rights abuses, ties to Russia (www.cbsnews.com)
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US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on (apnews.com)
The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war....
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Canada sanctions 'extremist' Israeli settlers (www.cbc.ca)
About 4,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land and homes in 2023, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. It’s the highest number recorded in the past 20 years....
The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel (www.nytimes.com)
This story is told in three parts. The first documents the unequal system of justice that grew around Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. The second shows how extremists targeted not only Palestinians but also Israeli officials trying to make peace. The third explores how this movement gained control of the state...
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Sri Lanka to send delegation to Russia to help repatriate men duped into Ukraine fighting (www.reuters.com)
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Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters (www.reuters.com)
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Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations (www.hrw.org)
(Jerusalem, May 14, 2024) – Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli authorities did not issue...
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New Defense Minister Belousov to put Russia's economy on war footing (kyivindependent.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s appointment of a new defense minister, Andrey Belousov, is seen as an attempt to streamline Russia’s economy and mobilize it for the war effort....
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US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete (apnews.com)
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US completes installation of floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
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