Vietnam"s most powerful leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies (www.bangkokpost.com)
World Court says Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories is illegal (www.aljazeera.com)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal and that it should come to an end “as rapidly as possible”....
Russia prosecutor seeks 18-year sentence for US journalist Evan Gershkovich (www.aljazeera.com)
The 32-year-old correspondent for The Wall Street Journal newspaper is the first Western journalist in Russia to be arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia....
China, Philippines set up hotline to prevent South China Sea clashes (www.defensenews.com)
Oil tankers on fire off Singapore, crew members rescued (www.reuters.com)
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Yemen's Houthis claim deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, say they have declared Tel Aviv an “unsafe area” following the strike...
NATO Report Outlines Growing Climate Risks to Global Security (insideclimatenews.org)
Macron ally wins surprise re-election as national assembly speaker (www.theguardian.com)
Gay couple in South Korea receives state benefits, marking huge step towards LGBTQ+ equality (www.advocate.com)
AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare (theconversation.com)
ByteDance must keep gatekeeper label, EU court says in boost for regulators (www.reuters.com)
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday lost its court challenge against its designation as a gatekeeper under landmark European Union rules, in a boost for antitrust regulators seeking to curb the power of Big Tech....
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#He lost 1 gram while sleeping because he sweated like a pig...
Survivors Describe Horror as Israel Massacres 90 Palestinians in “Safe Zone” (truthout.org)
George Town Festival organiser removes promotional videos amid inclusivity concerns, says sorry for Malay omission (www.malaymail.com)
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Italian police free 33 Indian farm labourers from 'slavery' (www.bbc.com)
Dozens of Indian farm labourers have been freed from slave-like working conditions in northern Italy, police have said....
Ukrainian Men Desperate to Escape War Are Drowning as They Flee (www.wsj.com)
Trump Announce JD Vance Senator from Ohio as his VP (www.yahoo.com)
MNDAA Announces Four-Day Halt in Fighting in Myanmar’s N. Shan (www.irrawaddy.com)
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US, Canada and Finland form ‘Ice Pact’ to project influence into Arctic region (www.theguardian.com)
Kagame seeks fourth term as Rwandan president (www.bbc.com)
Philippine Senate orders arrest of mayor probed for alleged Chinese crime ties (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Japan builds gas markets in Asia to boost LNG trading, energy security (www.reuters.com)
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