Flagrant rule-breaking by governments and corporate actors | Amnesty International’s Annual Report 2023/24 (www.amnesty.org)
The report: www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol10/7200/2024/en/...
EU launches probe into Chinese procurement of medical devices (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has launched a probe to examine how China favours its domestic companies in tenders for medical devices and weigh possible tit-for-tat measures....
Cavalry horses run amok in central London and injure four people (www.reuters.com)
Thousands of European flights reportedly affected by suspected Russian jamming (kyivindependent.com)
Asthma: Action needed on needless deaths, says charity (www.bbc.com)
Urgent government action is needed to stop preventable asthma deaths, a leading charity has said....
Germany sees spike in Chinese and Russian espionage (www.dw.com)
Six suspected spies have been arrested in quick succession. Security services see links to the war against Ukraine, economic interests and a war on democracy....
Israeli forces kill three Palestinian boys during military incursion into Nour Shams refugee camp (www.dci-palestine.org)
Israeli forces killed three Palestinian children during a military incursion into Nour Shams refugee camp that lasted more than two days....
Children run risk of preventable deaths from declining vaccinations (www.politico.eu)
Preventable deaths are on the rise in the European Union amid low vaccine uptake, putting young children most at risk, Europe’s disease agency has warned....
‘Not like other Passovers’: hundreds of Jewish demonstrators arrested after New York protest seder (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14830625...
The Effects of Immigration in Denmark (inquisitivebird.substack.com)
People on this website seem to be confused about views in Europe and why people are turning away from immigration. Here is a very data driven article about immigration. If we ignore data we are lost....
Who’s the boss when it comes to defense: NATO or the EU? (www.politico.eu)
Both NATO and the EU want to spend a €100 billion on defense — and that’s leading to clashes between the two Brussels-based institutions....
Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt (www.reuters.com)
An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to retaliate if nearly $300 billion of Russian assets were seized by the West and used to help Ukraine....
Australian PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' in row over attack footage (www.bbc.com)
Australia’s leader has called Elon Musk an “arrogant billionaire” in an escalating feud over X’s reluctance to remove footage of a church stabbing....
Israel settlers shoot Palestinians, torch barn near Ramallah (www.newarab.com)
Six Palestinians were injured in the West Bank town of Burqa, near Ramallah, following a raid on the weekend by hundreds of armed Israeli settlers, the Palestinian health ministry has said, who attacked residents and destroyed property....
Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after yearslong court fight (www.nbcnews.com)
Ana Estrada fought successfully in court to obtain the right to decide when to end her life with the help of medical professionals....
France: Man suspected of abducting, raping Jewish woman 'to avenge Palestine' - I24NEWS (www.i24news.tv)
UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda (www.theguardian.com)
Lawyers prepare for legal battles on behalf of individual asylum seekers challenging removal to east Africa...
UK announces £75B defense boost — and challenges Europe to follow suit (www.politico.eu)
Move will see Britain spend 2.5 percent of GDP on defense by end of the decade as Downing Street urges ‘other major European NATO economies to follow.’...
IDF says Netzah Yehuda Battalion carrying out new pinpoint operation in north Gaza’s Beit Hanoun (www.timesofisrael.com)
The IDF launched a new pinpoint operation in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun just before Passover began yesterday. The raid is being carried out by the Kfir Brigade’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion, alongside other forces under the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade....
Brits face biggest obstacles in 70 years to buying a first home (www.cnn.com)
Britons hoping to buy their first home face the most difficult conditions in 70 years, according to a new report released Monday....
Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at an Indian election rally (abcnews.go.com)
Iraq delays vote on “kill the gays” bill as prime minister meets with Joe Biden (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested (www.theguardian.com)
A huge crowd of faculty members who teach at Columbia University in New York held a mass walk-out on Monday afternoon to protest the institution having called police to arrest students at a pro-Palestinian encampment protest last week....
Gaza doctors save baby from womb of mother killed in Israeli airstrike (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors in Gaza have saved a baby from the womb of her mother as she lay dying from head injuries sustained in an in Israeli airstrike. The girl was delivered via an emergency caesarean section at a hospital in Rafah....
