US Media Suppressed Their Government’s Role in Ousting Brazil’s Government (fair.org)
Gas, drones and convict recruits: Ukrainian soldiers describe Russia’s deadly surge on the frontlines (www.cnn.com)
The front lines where Ukraine and its allies had hoped for a summer breakthrough now epitomize the bleak, dark winter ahead — of Russian resurgence and Kyiv’s mounting losses....
China using Myanmar conflict to destroy scam networks (www.bangkokpost.com)
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Czech police say people have been killed in a shooting in downtown Prague (apnews.com)
Israel Gaza: What Gaza's death toll says about the war - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Venezuela Welcomes Release of Diplomat Alex Saab from US Detention (www.telesurenglish.net)
China digital currency: Bank of China completes cross-border settlement for precious metals trading using e-CNY (www.scmp.com)
Trudeau says he's sensed a 'tonal shift' from India since U.S. reported alleged murder plot (www.cbc.ca)
PM says India may realize now that ‘they can’t bluster their way through this’...
Russia Claims Google Hosts ‘Extremist’ LGBTQ Content—Levies $50 Million Fine (www.forbes.com)
To build a better world, stop chasing economic growth (www.nature.com)
Pornhub among porn sites to be policed by strict EU digital rules (www.euronews.com)
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will need to abide by the European Union’s strictest digital regulations after they were designated “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) by the EU executive on Wednesday....
More than 100 container ships rerouted from Suez canal to avoid Houthi attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Cape of Good Hope diversion adds 6,000 nautical miles and three or four weeks to delivery times and has driven up oil prices...
US engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing UN resolution on critical aid (www.scmp.com)
Shanghai’s finance, tech sectors focus of major corporate crime probes (www.scmp.com)
China’s manufacturers, exporters urged to speed up low-carbon transition as EU wields ‘trade weapon’ with import tax (www.scmp.com)
Top US general speaks to Chinese counterpart, ending freeze on military talks (www.politico.com)
Gen. C.Q. Brown, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to his Chinese counterpart Gen. Liu Zhenli on Thursday morning, ending a nearly year-and-a-half impasse between the two militaries, the Pentagon announced....
5 million barrels of Russian oil on the way to India never arrived (markets.businessinsider.com)
Roughly five million barrels of Russian oil that was on the way to India never reached their destination, according to a Bloomberg report....
Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China (www.nbcnews.com)
Israel exploring construction of humanitarian compound in northern Gaza after fighting subsides (edition.cnn.com)
Myanmar’s ragtag rebels fire dynamite from catapults – and they’re winning (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Killings of Palestinian children are soaring in the West Bank. Advocates say it happens with impunity (www.cbc.ca)
Iran-backed Houthis threaten to 'sink' the US and allied warships that keep shooting their stuff out of the sky (www.businessinsider.com)
A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks (www.politico.com)
As American warships rack up kills against Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea, Pentagon officials are increasingly alarmed not just at the threat to U.S. naval forces and international shipping — but at the growing cost of keeping them safe....