Putin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Russia expands into the Sahel with its new brand: Africa Corps (english.elpais.com)
After consolidating in Mali, Moscow is strengthening its collaboration with Burkina Faso and Niger through an armed structure intended to replace the Wagner Group...
US threatens sanctions to tear New Delhi from Moscow (www.indiatoday.in)
'Cliff-Like' Collapse of Critical Current System More Likely Than Thought: Study (www.commondreams.org)
Hungary President Novak quits under pressure over sex-abuse pardon case (www.politico.eu)
Judit Varga, who was expected to lead the ruling Fidesz party’s slate in the European Parliament election, also resigned....
Ghana artifacts that were looted 150 years ago by British forces have been returned by a US museum (apnews.com)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen treasured items being repatriated to several African countries....
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has found....
Spain suspends arms exports to Israel; reiterates need for Palestine statehood (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Brazil starts mass vaccination amid upsurge in dengue fever (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency measures taken as 364,855 cases of mosquito-borne infection reported this year, a fourfold increase on year before...
‘They Come in Waves’: Ukraine Goes on Defense Against a Relentless Foe (www.nytimes.com)
His unit decimated by Ukrainian fire, the last surviving soldier in a Russian assault took cover in a shallow crater while Ukrainians shouted at him to surrender. As he lifted two grenades in the air, a Ukrainian drone swept in from above and exploded....
Ugandan judge Sebutinde takes over as ICJ vice-president for three years (www.timeslive.co.za)
China can now monitor government-funded projects 24/7 (www.bbc.com)
Israeli Army Admits Running Unauthorized Graphic Gaza Influence Op (www.haaretz.com)
Reversing an earlier denial, Israeli military officials have admitted that the Telegram channel 72 Virgins – Uncensored was operated by members of a department of the Israel Defense Forces' Operations Directorate....
Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies. He pushed for Africa on world stage (apnews.com)
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob died Sunday at age 82 while receiving treatment for cancer, and the southern African nation quickly swore in his deputy to complete the term in office....
Dozens detained as Russian soldiers' wives call for their return from Ukraine (apnews.com)
More than two dozen people, mostly journalists, were detained Saturday at a protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian servicemen mobilized to fight in Ukraine called for their return, according to independent Russian news reports....
India Sends Newly Assembled MALE UAVs To Israel (www.indiandefensenews.in)
Fresh strikes in southern Gaza as talks on two-month pause in fighting continue (www.theguardian.com)
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US moves to seize more than 500,000 barrels of Iranian oil it says was illegally trafficked (apnews.com)
The Justice Department announced Friday that it was seizing more than 500,000 barrels of internationally sanctioned Iranian fuel that officials said was illegally trafficked to provide funding for the country’s paramilitary force....
Belgium summons Israeli ambassador after its building in Gaza is bombed (www.reuters.com)
‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies (www.theguardian.com)
Elderly Uyghur women imprisoned in China for decades-old religious ‘crimes’, leaked files reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Israel's road to recovery starts with relinquishing Netanyahu's lies (www.haaretz.com)
As fate would have it, in order to halt the discussion over the justification for Israel's right to exist, Israel has to approach the dustbin of history and pull out the "occupation," the "two-state solution," "peace in exchange for territories" – all those terms his royal genius threw away in his megalomaniac hubris. We need...
How a Game of Good Cop-Bad Cop Sealed the E.U. Ukraine Fund Deal (www.nytimes.com)
Some European leaders jested they’d send Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary their hotel bills for the extra nights they had to spend in Brussels to convince him to support funding for Ukraine....
Rock band critical of Putin is detained in Thailand, fearful of deportation to Russia (apnews.com)
Swedish police foil attack on Israeli Embassy in Stockholm (www.politico.eu)
An attempted attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm was thwarted on Wednesday....
