The transgender community is facing a silent genocide in the U.K. (www.advocate.com)
Chinese companies must prevent their arms, drones from being used in Israeli international crimes (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor emphasises that companies, including Autel Robotics—a Chinese electronics and drone manufacturer—must comply with international law. They should take immediate action if they know or reasonably should know that their products are being used for serious violations. Euro-Med specifically urges...
Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17634274
'More Unhinged by the Minute': Senior Israeli Lawmaker Suggests Nuclear Attack on Iran (www.commondreams.org)
Paris Olympics organizers unveil backup plans for triathlon and marathon swimming in Seine (apnews.com)
The organizing committee for the Paris Olympics has unveiled backup plans for open-water events if the Seine River is deemed unsuitable for swimming....
Chinese Ship Suspected of Raiding World War II Wrecks Detained (news.usni.org)
TIL that a Chinese barge spent much of 2022-2023 illegally pillaging scrap metal from WW2 war graves in Malaysian waters....
Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Hurricane Beryl regains strength as it approaches Mexico (www.nbcnews.com)
Russia: Putin critic Kara-Murza taken to hospital, says wife (www.dw.com)
A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years (apnews.com)
Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group. It is the latest step by Israel’s hard-line government meant to cement Israel’s control over the territory and prevent the establishment of an independent...
US calls new Hamas ceasefire proposal for Gaza a ‘breakthrough’ (www.theguardian.com)
The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro (apnews.com)
Time running out for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's advance (www.reuters.com)
In the devastated eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, time is running out for anyone wanting to leave....
Europe is Quietly Debating a Nuclear Future Without the US (www.politico.com)
Ever since the advent of nuclear arms, Europe has been protected by an American nuclear umbrella. It was the United States that promised NATO allies that any nuclear aggression by the Soviet Union, and later, by Russia, would be answered with a barrage of U.S. missiles....
Netanyahu tried to derail the hostage deal even before Hamas responded (www.haaretz.com)
The main points were reported by the media on Wednesday: Even before Hamas responded to the Netanyahu-Biden proposal, the Prime Minister’s Office already knew what it would contain. Hamas’ flexibility came as a surprise to the man who said he supported the plan (which had been unanimously approved by the war cabinet) but who...
A Norwegian citizen has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to spy for China (apnews.com)
Visa, Mastercard to extend non-EU card fee caps to 2029, EU says | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
World swimming federation confirms U.S. federal probe into Chinese athletes' doping tests (www.cbc.ca)
The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet could continue competing....
Germany summons Turkish ambassador as row erupts over alleged right-wing salute goal celebration at Euro 2024 (edition.cnn.com)
Britain will not rejoin EU in my lifetime, says Starmer (www.theguardian.com)
Labour set for UK election landslide, exit poll predicts (www.cnn.com)
LW World News coverage of a similar article by The Guardian
At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support (www.bbc.com)
Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail (www.theguardian.com)
A compound crime: Israeli army hits Gaza family, uses them as human shields, and runs over their mother (euromedmonitor.org)
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor field team documented a compound and comprehensive crime against a civilian family comprising an elderly woman and her four children, including three young women and a one-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter....
