MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009 (www.bbc.com)
Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are being debated and will be voted on later....
Israel cancels diplomatic visit to U.S. after U.N. vote demanding cease-fire (www.washingtonpost.com)
China wants to rid itself of Western tech by 2027 -- outlines domestic alternatives in 'Document 79' (www.tomshardware.com)
The WSJ reports that China is on an extensive push to drive out Western tech companies from the country and replace them with domestic alternatives. China reportedly started its domestic expansion in 2022 with a highly secretive “Document 79,” an initiative focused on deleting Western tech companies from the country. Since...
A man opened an emergency exit and walked on a plane's wing. Passengers are supporting his action (apnews.com)
At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes....
Top UN court stops short of ordering cease-fire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths (apnews.com)
More than 100,000 protest across Germany over far-right AfD’s mass deportation meetings (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100,000 people turned out across Germany on Saturday in protest against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, which sparked an outcry after it emerged that the party’s members discussed mass deportation plans at a meeting of extremists....
‘I would not have pulled Lush out of Russia if it weren’t for public pressure’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Report: Truce fell apart after Hamas refused to release more Israeli female hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
Israeli official says Hamas doesn’t want to release remaining women because it doesn’t want them speaking publicly about what they endured on Oct. 7 and in their time in captivity...
Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago (www.nytimes.com)
Xi denies 2027 Taiwan invasion plans, but analysts say island should remain vigilant (www.straitstimes.com)
Pro-Palestinian Activists Take Over Amsterdam Central Station (unicornriot.ninja)
How young Argentines might put a far-right libertarian into power (www.vox.com)
Identifying Possible Crater from Gaza Hospital Blast - bellingcat (www.bellingcat.com)
‘Disturbing Surge’ in Afghan Female Suicides, Attempted Suicides (www.voanews.com)
U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why. (foreignpolicy.com)
In the past several weeks, I have watched dozens of sleek U.S. military planes descend over Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where I live. They were the first flights to land since gangs blockaded and halted commercial air traffic in March. U.S. news reports suggest that the aircraft contained...
‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city (www.theguardian.com)
Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east...
Iran’s supreme leader writes letter to US students, says they stand 'on right side of history' (www.aa.com.tr)
Climate protesters try to break into Tesla's Germany factory, multiple people arrested (www.cnbc.com)
Report finds Nestlé adds sugars to baby food in low-income countries (www.nbcnews.com)
Experts say there can be long-term health consequences for babies and infants who consume too much sugar at a young age....
Bernie Sanders issues scathing statement directed at Netanyahu (www.independent.co.uk)
EU wants to undo Brexit, a little bit, for people 18 to 30 (www.dw.com)
The European Commission argues it was Europe’s students and young graduates who were most affected by Brexit’s mobility restrictions. The UK has reportedly responded cooly to the proposal....
Russia-Ukraine war latest: Putin 'may launch all-out bid to seize second city' - as Western officials fear major Russian advance (news.sky.com)
Russia and China Veto U.S.-Led Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. (www.nytimes.com)
Edit: It looks like the argument here is that the US is not calling for an instant ceasefire, but instead saying that one is very important to have. China and Russia say it should be immediate. The US also tied it to hostage talks....
9 dead, 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar’s Pemba Island (www.nbcnews.com)
European leaders call for stronger defence ties after Trump’s Nato remarks (www.theguardian.com)
European leaders have called for greater unity and military cooperation across the continent in response to comments from Donald Trump that threatened to undermine the basis of Nato....
