China's exports grow 7.6% in May, beating expectations despite trade tensions (apnews.com)
Israel Carrying Out “Unprecedented Bloodshed” in West Bank Amid Gaza Genocide (truthout.org)
Children Among Dozens Killed in 'Appalling' Israeli Attack on UNRWA School (www.commondreams.org)
“This is not war, it is destruction that words are unable to express,” said the father of two children killed in the Israeli strike.
Chinese nationals ran cybercrime syndicate from Zambia (www.bbc.com)
Twenty-two Chinese nationals have pleaded guilty to committing cyber-related crimes in Zambia....
A New Chinese Exclusion Act (www.thenation.com)
Russia Destroys Over Half of Ukraine’s Power Generation – FT Reports (www.kyivpost.com)
The prospect of Ukraine suffering severe power cuts this winter is looming over the whole country in the wake of a Russian campaign to target thermal and hydroelectric plants....
The Far Right’s Political Power Is Expected to Grow in EU Elections (truthout.org)
Nagasaki holds off inviting Israel to peace ceremony (japantoday.com)
El Salvador's Bukele sworn-in for second term as Milei watches on | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon scam (www.theguardian.com)
Daphne and other scammers’ pillaging of Europe’s carbon market constitutes what the media have called “the fraud of the century” – billions of euros were stolen in a matter of months. The shadowy scheme attracted established crime rings and amateur hucksters alike, many of whom knew one another. Its web reached the...
Continued Israeli Assault Forces 1 Million Palestinians From Rafah (truthout.org)
The assault on Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, has left the displaced in “unspeakable” conditions, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on social media. Approximately 1.7 million displaced people are now in Khan Younis and “Gaza Middle Areas,” according...
Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake (apnews.com)
‘My whole life is in that house’: survivors fleeing domestic violence can lose much more than their home (www.theguardian.com)
In Australia, victim-survivors can only take out property recovery orders before an apprehended domestic violence order (ADVO) is finalised....
China surpasses US to become top export market for Korea (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16404113...
Nearly 1,000 people honor a young Ukrainian journalist and volunteer combat medic killed in action (apnews.com)
Nearly 1,000 people attended a ceremony Sunday honoring the memory of Ukrainian journalist Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed in action while serving as a volunteer combat medic a few days before her 26th birthday....
Historic criminal trial of Hunter Biden to probe drug addiction (www.reuters.com)
Updated: Russia launches large-scale missile attack on Ukraine, damaging energy infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight on June 1, launching drones and cruise missiles, while damaging energy infrastructure across various regions across the country....
Germany pledges €500 million in arms support for Ukraine (www.dw.com)
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new arms package for Ukraine focusing on air defense and including 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition....
China takes aim at EU’s planes and farmers as trade war brews (www.politico.eu)
China’s Commerce Ministry has sent a letter to the EU trade chief to express annoyance at recent trade probes and calling for a reset....
Abandoned by Israeli state, Palestinian citizens face crime wave (www.972mag.com)
Some may say this is an exaggeration, and insist that Palestinian citizens of Israel lead normal lives, better than most Palestinians and Arabs. But in addition to widespread discrimination against and increasing political persecution of Palestinian citizens by the Israeli government, the number of Palestinian victims of...
Univ. of Toronto Protesters Vow to Continue Gaza Encampment (www.democracynow.org)
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes (www.reuters.com)
Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama’s coast that is fast disappearing....
Driver allegedly jumps curb, targets people outside New York City Jewish school (www.nbcnews.com)
Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors (www.theguardian.com)
Spain and France are among the most opaque when it comes to declaring who party funders are, analysis shows...