New Argentinian President Says Adios to Argentina’s Ministry of Culture (www.artnews.com)
Oil CEO says blaming the energy industry for the climate crisis ‘like blaming farmers for obesity’ (www.cnbc.com)
Paris mayor quits X, calling social media site a ‘gigantic global sewer’ (www.theguardian.com)
Anne Hidalgo, whose opponents have used the platform to criticise her, citied disinformation and antisemitism as reasons for leaving...
U.S., Israel and Hamas reach tentative deal to pause conflict and free dozens of hostages (www.washingtonpost.com)
BBC goes inside Al-Shifa hospital with the Israeli army (www.bbc.com)
White House Requests “Unprecedented” Loophole That Would Obscure Arms Sales to Israel (inthesetimes.com)
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Who is eating all the fish? (www.smh.com.au)
Gaza’s largest hospital being bombarded, WHO says (www.theguardian.com)
Palestinians are asking, 'Are you with us?' American Jews are showing we are (www.972mag.com)
U.S. military bulk buys Japanese seafood to counter China ban (www.nbcnews.com)
The United States has started bulk buying Japanese seafood to supply its military there in response to China’s ban on such products imposed after Tokyo released treated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea....
Israel says it will ban UN staff after secretary general’s comments (www.theguardian.com)
How China’s EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel (www.wired.com)
Auto execs in the US, Europe, and Japan never thought Chinese EVs were a threat. Now they’re coming to wipe the floor with their Western counterparts....
Sydney police plan to use ‘extraordinary’ powers to search pro-Palestinian protesters and demand ID (www.theguardian.com)
Russian troops raped women as old as 83 while their families were forced to listen (www.businessinsider.nl)
China Is Cracking Down on Cantonese Language Advocacy in Hong Kong (time.com)
The world feeds the climate crisis with public money: Fossil fuel subsidies amounted to $7 trillion in 2022 (english.elpais.com)
Sinéad O’Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56 (www.irishtimes.com)
Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline (www.aljazeera.com)
Iraq has expelled Sweden’s ambassador shortly after protesters had stormed its embassy in Baghdad and set parts of the building on fire....
The sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet' revealed by AI (www.bbc.com)
Sperm whales communicate with each other using rhythmic sequences of clicks, called codas. It was previously thought that sperm whales had just 21 coda types. However, after studying almost 9,000 recordings, the Ceti researchers identified 156 distinct codas. They also noticed the basic building blocks of these codas which they...
As War Drags On, Gazans More Willing to Speak Out Against Hamas (www.nytimes.com)
BREAKING NEWS: EU Commission announces preliminary tariffs up to 38% on Chinese EVs (www.euractiv.com)
The EU will impose additional tariffs of 17.4% to 38.1% on electric cars produced in China, the European Commission announced on Wednesday (12 June), as preliminary results from its anti-subsidy investigation confirmed prices are being distorted by Chinese state support....
Netanyahu to address Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson says (www.nbcnews.com)
Kabosu, the Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Meme, Has Died (www.ign.com)
Not sure if this counts as “world news”, but RIP Doge :(...