Swedish Parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their gender, lowers age limit to 16 (abcnews.go.com)
Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field | Sierra Solter (www.theguardian.com)
Does the West only care about Syria when Israel strikes it? (today.lorientlejour.com)
“What little wealth the country does have, including in gas and phosphate, was offered to the Syrian regime’s Russian and Iranian sponsors for their exploitation. If Syrians survive in regime-controlled areas, it’s largely thanks to remittances.”...
Sydney mall attack: Confronting pro-Kremlin troll on false claims Jewish student was killer (www.bbc.com)
Under the alter ego “Aussie Cossack”, he posted untrue speculation that a 20-year-old Jewish university student was the attacker who had stabbed and killed five women and one man at a Westfield shopping centre in Sydney....
AI chatbots spread falsehoods about the EU election, report finds (www.politico.eu)
The tools tended to return incorrect election dates and information about how to cast a ballot, said Democracy Reporting International....
‘I was told I’d be killed if I didn’t leave’: Himalayan state is a testing ground for Modi’s nationalism (www.theguardian.com)
A region known as ‘God’s land’ offers a glimpse of the future if Indian prime minister’s BJP party retains its power...
Ghassan Abu Sittah accuses Germany of 'genocide complicity' after being refused entry (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Turkey cable car accident: 174 people stranded in air rescued (www.euronews.com)
One cable car hit a pole on Friday afternoon, sending its passengers plummeting to the mountainside below....
Hong Kong: First European citizen jailed under National Security Law (www.bbc.com)
A Portuguese man has become the first European citizen jailed under the China-imposed National Security Law in Hong Kong, a law widely criticised by rights groups....
Ukraine war: The Indian men traumatised by fighting for Russia (www.bbc.com)
In October last year, David Moothappan saw a Facebook advertisement offering jobs as security guards in Russia....
Saudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project Neom (www.bloomberg.com)
Marcos says he’s ‘horrified’ by Duterte sea deal with China (www.bloomberg.com)
Former leader agreed not to repair outpost, ex-spokesman says...
1 in 50 Children in Gaza Have Been Killed or Injured by Israel in Just 6 Months (truthout.org)
Karen Ethnic Army Launches Final Push to Capture Myawaddy on Thai Border (www.irrawaddy.com)
Myawaddy is economically vital to Myanmar and the military regime as it is the main conduit for trade between Myanmar and its second largest trade partner Thailand....
Israel says ‘date set’ for Rafah invasion amid ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a date has been set to invade Rafah in southern Gaza as truce talks with Hamas in Cairo are ongoing but do not appear close to the finish line....
Russians stage a rare protest after a dam bursts and homes flood near the Kazakh border (apnews.com)
Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday, calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan....
Germany: Suspect charged with planning 'coup' attempt (www.dw.com)
Prosecutors in Hamburg have said affiliates of the radical “Reichsbürger” movement planned to elicit Russian help in an attempt to overthrow the German state....
Cape Town's digital nomads: Where idyllic lifestyle clashes with local needs (www.bbc.com)
Digital nomads - the laptop-wielding new generation of remote workers - have found themselves at the sharp end of a debate in the South African city of Cape Town about whether or not they are good for the more permanent residents....
Australia supermarkets should face hefty fines for code of conduct breach, says report (www.reuters.com)
Australia’s major supermarkets should face hefty fines if they do not comply with an industry code of conduct when dealing with suppliers, a government-commissioned report said while rejecting calls to give regulators the power to break up the big chains....
Leaked photos: Hunter Biden smokes crack while driving at high speed, says report (www.google.com)
WCK: ‘IDF cannot credibly investigate own failure in Gaza’ (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
The World Central Kitchen organisation announced on Friday that: “The IDF cannot credibly investigate its own failure in Gaza.”...
Gaza: Israeli Strike Killing 106 Civilians an Apparent War Crime (www.hrw.org)
Between January and March 2024, Human Rights Watch spoke by phone with 16 people about the October 31 attack on the residential Engineers’ Building, and the death of their relatives and others. Human Rights Watch analyzed satellite imagery, 35 photographs, and 45 videos of the attack’s aftermath, as well as other relevant...
Earthquake showed Taiwan was well prepared for a big one — more so than parts of U.S. (www.nbcnews.com)
Following a devastating earthquake in 1999, Taiwan upgraded its seismic infrastructure. Experts said it offers lessons for the U.S. West Coast....
Taiwan quake to hit some chip output, disrupt Asia supply chain, analysts say (www.yahoo.com)
BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan’s biggest earthquake since 1999 is likely to cause some disruption across Asia’s semiconductor supply chain, analysts said, after chipmakers from TSMC to UMC halted some operations to inspect facilities and relocate employees....
Luis Rubiales arrested in corruption investigation (www.bbc.com)
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), was arrested on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation....
