Space drugs factory denied reentry to Earth (gizmodo.com)
the company’s request was not granted at this time “due to the overall safety, risk and impact analysis.”...
Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender (www.bbc.com)
Azerbaijan has said its military measures in Nagorno-Karabakh are continuing for a second day, having launched what it calls “anti-terror” operations in the enclave....
Ten years after tragedy, tiny Lampedusa at centre of migration crisis again (www.theguardian.com)
More than 11,000 people have landed on the island in recent days – a decade on from when hundreds were killed in a shipwreck...
Zelenskyy implores world leaders to stick with fight against Russia (www.nbcnews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared somber and, at times, angry in a blistering address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, as he sought to shore up support for his country’s war effort and demand that Russia be punished for the invasion....
Another country has called Xi a ‘dictator’ and China is not happy with that description (www.cnn.com)
China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas....
U.S. likely to tighten tech curbs as China advances chip production (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Beijing’s success in making advanced 7-nanometer (nm) semiconductors will likely result in Washington further tightening its tech export restrictions on China, experts say, as the current curbs have failed to prevent Chinese firms from finding loopholes....
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cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5456354...
Southeast Asia nations hold first joint navy drills near disputed South China Sea (apnews.com)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations began its first joint naval exercise on Tuesday at a time when several member countries are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area....
Archaeologists find 500-year-old board game carved in ruins of Polish castle (arstechnica.com)
In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ (english.elpais.com)
Russian soldiers say they dream of conquering Ukrainian cities and moving their families there in haunting recruitment ad (www.yahoo.com)
Biden Champions Ukraine, Warns of Appeasing Russian 'Aggressor' at U.N (www.usnews.com)
Azerbaijan Unilaterally Closed Armenian Airspace as Ground War Begins (www.ainonline.com)
Germany bans neo-Nazi group with links to US, conducts raids in 10 German states (apnews.com)
Saudi energy minister says oil supply cuts are not about 'jacking up prices,' as Brent hovers at $95 a barrel (www.cnbc.com)
Australia 'deeply concerned' by alleged Indian involvement in Canada murder (www.hindustantimes.com)
World inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chief (www.theguardian.com)
Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct (apnews.com)
In tit-for-tat, India expels Canadian diplomat (www.livemint.com)
Extreme plankton bloom creates marine 'dead zone' off eastern Thailand (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Exercise ‘high degree of caution’ while traveling to India, Canada tells its citizens amid diplomatic chill (indianexpress.com)
Spain hailstorm destroys nearly $43 million worth of crops as it hits nearly 100% of some farmers' harvests (www.cbsnews.com)
Foreign firms in China say vague rules and tensions with Washington hurting business, surveys show (apnews.com)
Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business environment and causing some to reassess their plans for investing in the giant market....
Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy. What happened? (apnews.com)
For most of this century, Germany racked up one economic success after another, dominating global markets for high-end products like luxury cars and industrial machinery, selling so much to the rest of the world that half the economy ran on exports....
The Global Economy Enters an Era of Upheaval (www.bloomberg.com)
US-China tensions and the war in Ukraine are already swinging investments to like-minded countries — a sign that companies are making geopolitical bets.