Myanmar’s Scam City Empties Out as War Approaches (www.irrawaddy.com)
China’s ties with America are warming, a bit (www.economist.com)
Has China Lost Control of Ethnic Armies in Myanmar’s War-Torn Borderland? (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9470319...
Over 90 protesters injured by Capitol police, organizers say, as activists condemn Democrats’ lack of support for ceasefire - live (www.theguardian.com)
Some of the 40 workers trapped in India tunnel collapse get sick as glitches delay rescue (www.pbs.org)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical glitches delayed work to free them, officials said....
Israel-Gaza live news: Biden 'mildly hopeful' about hostage release - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
U.S. Relied on Intercepts in Assessing Hamas’s Operations at Gaza Hospital (www.wsj.com)
Signals intelligence gathered independently of Israel was among information behind assessment that Hamas and other militants were using Al-Shifa Hospital complex
U.S. Relied on Intercepts in Assessing Hamas’s Operations at Gaza Hospital (www.wsj.com)
Signals intelligence gathered independently of Israel was among information behind assessment that Hamas and other militants were using Al-Shifa Hospital complex
First day on job, Yoon-appointed head of KBS drops programming critical of administration (www.hani.co.kr)
The New Cold War in the Arctic (inthesetimes.com)
InTheseTimes.com
South Korea court grants ex-Samsung exec bail in industrial espionage case - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Ukrainian lawmaker with ties to Giuliani arrested on treason charges (webcache.googleusercontent.com)
India's Sahara conglomerate chief Subrata Roy dies (www.reuters.com)
One injured after hailstorm pummels Joburg and other areas | The Citizen (www.citizen.co.za)
Happy Children's Day 2023 (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Amid blowback over Clarence Thomas travel, Supreme Court says it will honor a code of conduct for the first time (www.usatoday.com)
It is the first time in its 234-year history the Supreme Court will honor a code of conduct....
Poland's newly elected parliament meets for the first time (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Pakistan's top election body tribunal adjourns contempt case hearing against Imran Khan, 2 others (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Leftwing faction splits from Greece’s main opposition party, Syriza (www.theguardian.com)
More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, have marched peacefully to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.
Battle looms over renewed plastic treaty negotiations (phys.org)
West Bank Palestinians face increasing restrictions and settler violence as Gaza war escalates (edition.cnn.com)
‘Corpses on streets’: Sudan’s RSF kills 1,300 in Darfur, monitors say (www.aljazeera.com)
Israeli Media 'Watchdog' Says It Was Just 'Raising Questions' With Insinuations About Photographers, Hamas (www.haaretz.com)
The executive director of an Israeli media watchdog organization, HonestReporting, says it was simply “raising questions” by publicly wondering whether Palestinian photojournalists who documented the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel — and sent some of the first images of its aftermath to a watching world — had been tipped...
El Niño is getting stronger and that's already making Earth hotter (www.axios.com)
Axioms.com