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Kenya Protests: Police Abduct Activists as Pres. Ruto Rejects Tax Bill Linked to Foreign Debt Crisis (www.democracynow.org)

Houthis claim attack on ship that docked in Israel (www.aljazeera.com)

The Houthis in Yemen say they launched attacks on a commercial vessel after it used an Israeli port, and on a US aircraft carrier ordered home after months of responding to sea attacks launched because of the war on Gaza....

How China’s Overcapacity Holds Back Emerging Economies (rhg.com)

Unless Beijing implements serious demand reforms, developing nations will be crowded out of manufacturing by Chinese overcapacity, leaving them dependent and without export opportunities, an analyses finds....

Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire (www.politico.com)

Breaking news! Flying squid's daughter resulted to be a trans man who likes it in the ass with vegan carrots🥕 (suckmydick.com)

Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots (www.nature.com)

Germany: Annual discrimination report logs 22% rise in cases (www.dw.com)

A government agency combating discrimination in Germany logged a record number of complaints in 2023. Around 40% of them pertained to racism, while roughly a quarter targeted the disabled or chronically ill....

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US and be freed from prison (apnews.com)

Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers (apnews.com)

A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said....

Gaza's missing children: Over 20,000 children estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves (www.savethechildren.org.uk)

GAZA, 24 June 2024 – Up to 21,000 children are estimated to be missing in the chaos of the war in Gaza, many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked graves, or lost from their families, said Save the Children. The agency’s child protection teams are reporting that the latest displacements caused by the offensive...

Kazakh government critic in hospital after being shot in Kyiv (www.cnn.com)

'Incomprehensible censorship': French journalist forced to leave India as MHA refuses to renew his work permit (www.telegraphindia.com)

Why bias against pro-Palestinian protesters matters for everyone (www.motherjones.com)

Lawmakers in Philippines push for probe into Pentagon's anti-vax propaganda operation (www.reuters.com)

Myanmar groups: Junta broke China-brokered ceasefire (www.manilatimes.net)

China’s LNG boom threatened by growing menu of alternative fuels (www.straitstimes.com)

South Korean and US air forces hold joint drills, as tensions on Korean Peninsula highest in years (apnews.com)

Faced with Nasrallah's threats, Cyprus moderates, Lebanon's political class takes offense (today.lorientlejour.com)

For journalist Tony Boulos, “Hezbollah now threatens international security.” “Does Nasrallah know that Cyprus is home to thousands of Lebanese he himself pushed to emigrate? Does he know that hundreds of Lebanese businessmen have set up offices on the island after he caused the [economic] downfall of Lebanon?” wrote the...

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