Latin America: Hotbed of diplomatic strife (english.elpais.com)
The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration...
Over 500 people targeted with Pegasus spyware under former Polish government (notesfrompoland.com)
Amid catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity in Gaza, Israel still preventing access to life-saving supplies (euromedmonitor.org)
Palestinian Territory - Israel continues to obstruct the entry and distribution of basic humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip, especially the Gaza City and North Gaza governorates, threatening to exacerbate and deepen the widespread famine there. These two governorates house at least 300,000 people, according to United...
Georgia: Thousands protest Russian-style 'foreign agent' law (www.dw.com)
The ruling Georgian Dream party is once again trying to pass a bill that has been compared to Russia’s “foreign agent” law. Georgia’s president has vowed to veto the bill if it passes parliament....
Sydney church stabbing declared a 'terrorist attack' (www.bbc.com)
Australian police have declared Monday’s stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated “terrorist act”....
Terrorists Don't Play By Rules, So Response Can't Have Rules: S Jaishankar (www.ndtv.com)
Poland's abortion law bickering plagues Tusk coalition (www.dw.com)
The liberalization of abortion rights was a major election promise made by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. But the issue is controversial and there are major hurdles to a new law....
Chiapas, captive territory (english.elpais.com)
EL PAÍS travels along the border of the poorest state in Mexico, a region dominated by criminal groups. From the city of Tapachula to the Lacandon Jungle, passing through the towns of Frontera Comalapa and Chisomuselo, this story illustrates the fight between cartels, the abandonment of the state, the murders, forced...
Thai foreign minister urges Myanmar's military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost (apnews.com)
Gaza famine warnings worsen as Erez crossing remains closed to aid (inews.co.uk)
A border crossing from Israel into northern Gaza remains closed a week after Israel promised to open it for deliveries of aid, as a top US official warned that famine has begun....
The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore (www.bbc.com)
A Singaporean court has begun handing out sentences in a sensational case, which saw 10 Chinese nationals charged for laundering $2.2bn (£1.8bn) earned from criminal activities abroad....
Biden vows to defend Philippines in the South China Sea (www.bbc.com)
President Joe Biden has vowed that the US will defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, calling its support for Manila “ironclad”....
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit (www.cnn.com)
Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the collective history of the United States, Japan and the Philippines....
France talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas (www.politico.eu)
France has paid Russia over €600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year....
South Korean opposition wins landslide victory in parliamentary vote (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Bollywood is playing a large supporting role in India’s elections (theconversation.com)
Blow for Myanmar’s military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border town (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19142552
Netanyahu isn't the only one interested in prolonging the war (www.972mag.com)
A broad coalition of political forces, from Israel’s far right to the Zionist left, have differing motivations for turning the war into the new normal....
The desperate scrabble for food in northern Gaza (electronicintifada.net)
As flour ran out, they started grinding animal fodder and barley to make bread to eat along with the khubeza or with broth made from animal bones....
Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate (www.bbc.com)
A “sophisticated internet fraud syndicate” has been uncovered in Zambia, leading to the arrest of 77 people, including 22 Chinese nationals....
EU: Racist policing widely under-reported, FRA says (www.bbc.com)
The EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency, FRA, says racist policing is widely under-reported in the European Union....
U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine (apnews.com)
The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems....
China trying to gain space through force, US admiral says (www.reuters.com)
Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said in an address to the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney that China’s actions against the Philippines, particularly in Second Thomas Shoal, were “dangerous, illegal and they are destabilising the region”.
Israel/OPT: Death in custody of Walid Daqqah is cruel reminder of Israel’s disregard for Palestinians’ right to life (www.amnesty.org)
Responding to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah, a 62-year-old Palestinian writer who was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails after having spent 38 years imprisoned, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns said:...
EU pushes to curb China’s green tech market lead (www.politico.eu)
Brussels’ new probe into Chinese wind turbines comes as Beijing grabs dominance over global market for solar panels....
