China's respiratory illness rise due to known pathogens, official says (www.reuters.com)
World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies...
Israeli assault on southern Gaza could lead to 1m refugees, UNRWA chief warns (www.theguardian.com)
Number of Palestinians killed is ‘truly unbearable’, says Spanish PM (www.theguardian.com)
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Revealed: King Charles secretly profiting from the assets of dead citizens (www.theguardian.com)
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Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say (apnews.com)
Hamas command centre, weapons found at Gaza hospital, Israeli military says (www.reuters.com)
David Cameron makes shock comeback as Rishi Sunak’s foreign secretary in UK reshuffle (www.politico.eu)
Massive protests in Spain against the amnesty proposed by the socialist government. (www.elmundo.es)
The socialist party, which secured the second-largest number of votes in the recent elections, has finalized an accord with separatist groups to ensure their support in the upcoming investiture vote. This agreement includes a disputed amnesty law that has been criticized by legal experts as unconstitutional....
Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in daytime raid in West Bank (www.theguardian.com)
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South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation (abcnews.go.com)
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
China says humanoid robots are new engine of growth, pushes for mass production by 2025 and world leadership by 2027 (www.scmp.com)
The Chinese Navy's presence in the Middle East involves 6 'highly capable vessels' stationed in the theater, military expert says (www.businessinsider.com)
Police ‘stopped pro-Israel rally in Golders Green due to safety fears’ (www.standard.co.uk)
Israel police boss threatens to send anti-war protesters to Gaza ‘on buses’ (www.aljazeera.com)
US Embassy in Beirut telling Americans to leave Lebanon "as soon as possible while commercial options are still available." (lb.usembassy.gov)
About 300 protesters pleading for a cease-fire were arrested on Capitol Hill, organizers say. (web.archive.org)
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US accuses China of pattern of ‘dangerous’ air force manoeuvres against military planes (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon cites more than 180 incidents of aggression against US aircraft over the East and South China seas...
Ukraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time (apnews.com)
The United States has quietly delivered the long-range ballistic missiles that Ukraine said it urgently needed and that President Joe Biden promised last month, U.S. officials said Tuesday, and Ukraine has already begun using them on the battlefield against Russia for the first time....
France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
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Experts warn of risk of civil unrest in UK due to food shortages | ScienceDaily (www.sciencedaily.com)
Israel Bombs Egypt Border Crossing It Had Touted as an Escape Route for Besieged Palestinians (www.msn.com)
Israeli planes bombed the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, even as an Israeli military spokesman encouraged Palestinians to use the border post to flee to safety....
‘Plastic air pollution’: Microplastics in clouds could be exacerbating climate change, study says (www.euronews.com)
The presence of tiny plastics in clouds risks the contamination of ‘everything we eat and drink’, researchers say....
New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative (apnews.com)
The new head of the U.N.'s migration agency said Monday that the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West — endeavoring to steer a narrative away from reticence and suspicion about migrants in many parts of the world....