Japan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices (apnews.com)
Far right party Alternative for Germany says membership has grown by 60% to 46,881 since January 2023 (www.reuters.com)
China’s online ultranationalists feel the heat over Japanese school bus attack (www.scmp.com)
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Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)
A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says (www.independent.co.uk)
This Sudanese refugee asks: Why is the world ignoring her country's crisis? (www.npr.org)
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer (www.rawstory.com)
Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity (www.theguardian.com)
Expert: UK's Tories committing "electoral suicide" — but the far right will be back (www.salon.com)
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed (www.politico.com)
France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections (www.nbcnews.com)
Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. (www.usatoday.com)
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
Bolivia: coup attempt collapses, top general arrested (countervortex.org)
France Is Headed Towards Its Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the Nazis (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
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