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China: death penalty for advocating ‘Taiwan independence’ (countervortex.org)

Members of Britain’s richest family get jail terms for exploiting Indian staff at Swiss mansion | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why. (foreignpolicy.com)

In the past several weeks, I have watched dozens of sleek U.S. military planes descend over Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where I live. They were the first flights to land since gangs blockaded and halted commercial air traffic in March. U.S. news reports suggest that the aircraft contained...

‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city (www.theguardian.com)

Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east...

Gay adult content creator USSRboy has been arrested in Russia (www.advocate.com)

Kremlin bots spam internet with fake celebrity quotes against Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)

Russian bots with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15....

The climate crisis is solvable, but human rights must trump profits (www.nature.com)

‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17423369

Iran to designate Canadian army as a terrorist entity (islamabadpost.com.pk)

Ultra-processed foods need tobacco-style warnings, says scientist (www.theguardian.com)

UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term...

Greece introduces the six-day work week (www.dw.com)

From the construction industry to the tourism sector, Greek employers cannot find the staff they need. The government’s solution: longer working hours. A new law enables employers to implement a six-day work week...

Chinese Brands Will Sell A Third Of The World's Cars By 2030: Study (insideevs.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489670

How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed scores of Palestinians in Gaza (apnews.com)

Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip (www.theguardian.com)

'A Full-Fledged War Crime': Israel Condemned Over New Human Shield Footage (www.commondreams.org)

French parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) projected to win first round, beating the leftist NPF alliance and Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble (www.dw.com)

Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes (apnews.com)

Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia....

‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history (www.theguardian.com)

Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.

Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (www.reuters.com)

Hamas fighting force reduced by half - US officials...

Chinese military harassed Dutch warship enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, Netherlands says (www.cnn.com)

A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters....

The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)

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What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)

On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...

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