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New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' (www.bbc.com)

A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread....

UK: Government lost £1.4bn on PPE contract with Full Support Healthcare (www.bbc.com)

About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic....

Israeli Government Has Spent $8.6M on Campaign to Influence US, European Policy (truthout.org)

A report by The Guardian released Monday reveals that the same group behind a covert Israeli social media campaign to influence U.S. politicians has also spent months coordinating with dark money groups, Israel advocacy organizations and lawmakers to spread pro-Israel sentiment between 80 different ongoing programs. The campaign...

Israeli defence minister flies to US for ‘critical’ talks on Gaza and Lebanon (www.theguardian.com)

Social care: The crisis Britain’s politicians are too scared to discuss (www.politico.eu)

Voters may want social care to be on the ballot at the UK general election, but no one seems to be listening....

China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’ (www.theguardian.com)

Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidated...

China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists (www.reuters.com)

Landmark UK Supreme Court Ruling 'Slams Brakes' on New Fossil Fuel Projects (www.commondreams.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16748053...

IDF transfers powers in occupied West Bank to pro-settler civil servants (www.theguardian.com)

US temporarily halts avocado and mango inspections in Mexico due to security concerns (www.salon.com)

Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters (www.theguardian.com)

GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger...

German interior minister warns of destabilization (www.dw.com)

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has warned of dangers to democracy in Germany amid rising domestic and external threats....

The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family’s Dark Secret (www.wsj.com)

To the outside world, they were a physician, a journalist. No one suspected their apartment had become a prison....

Indian national charged with plotting the murder for hire of a Sikh activist is extradited to the US (apnews.com)

n Indian national was extradited from the Czech Republic to the United States to face charges of murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire, Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek said on Monday.

Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)

The Dutchman who gets Nike and Lego into wartime Russia’s stores (www.reuters.com)

No, Yevgeny Prigozhin Didn’t Suddenly Come Back From the Dead: Why Russian Twitter Thinks Prigozhin Just Came Back From the Dead (www.thedailybeast.com)

UN Adds Israel to List of Child Killers and Maimers Due to “Unprecedented” Child-Killing Campaign in Palestine (truthout.org)

Record 120 million people displaced globally — UN report (www.dw.com)

A UN report reveals that 120 million people were forcibly displaced globally in 2024 due to conflict and violence. This marks a record high, affecting 1.5% of the world’s population....

Tobacco, alcohol, processed foods and fossil fuels ‘kill 2.7m a year in Europe’ (www.theguardian.com)

Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products....

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