Young Ukrainian developing app to help evacuees learn Japanese (www.asahi.com)
Living outside China has become more like living inside China (www.economist.com)
The Communist Party is trying to tighten its grip on the Chinese diaspora...
More people getting kidney failure in Singapore (www.straitstimes.com)
Brazil military leaders told police Bolsonaro plotted to remain in power despite election defeat (apnews.com)
SAO PAULO (AP) — Two top Brazilian military leaders declared to police that former President Jair Bolsonaro presented them a plan for him to remain in power after the 2022 election he lost, but both refused and warned him they would arrest him if he tried it, according to judicial documents released Friday....
12 months of record ocean heat has scientists puzzled and concerned (www.nbcnews.com)
Finland suspends reception of berry pickers’ visa applications (www.bangkokpost.com)
No evidence from Israel to back UNRWA accusations, says EU humanitarian chief (www.reuters.com)
The European Union’s top humanitarian aid official said on Thursday he had seen no evidence from Israel to back its accusations against staff from the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), which should continue playing a “critical” role in Gaza.
Iceland volcano erupts again, spewing fountains of lava (www.reuters.com)
A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December, the country’s meteorological office said, spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air in sharp contrast against the dark night sky....
BREAKING: Another Ukrainian bombardments killed two and Destroy A Big oil facility in Russia, Disrupt Putin Guaranteed Election Win.. (bit.ly)
US Intel: ISIS, al Qaeda, Hamas, & Hezbollah (www.wilsoncenter.org)
Global eradication of polio ‘tantalisingly close’ with UK urged to keep up funding (www.theguardian.com)
After no reported cases of wild polio for 19 weeks, vaccination efforts boosted at last endemic spots in Pakistan and Afghanistan...
‘I saw many people suffer’: former Del Monte Kenya guards speak of violence on pineapple farm (www.theguardian.com)
Fresh Del Monte, the Florida-based headquarters of the tropical fruit empire, is arguing that it should not be liable for a case in Kenya because it is domiciled in the Cayman Islands.
The trade route from China to Mexico soars by 60% in January and establishes itself as one of the largest in the world (english.elpais.com)
'Others also affected by religiophobia': India abstains on vote in UNGA on Islamophobia (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Netanyahu approves Rafah attack plans as aid ship reaches Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Germany’s foreign affairs minister, Annalena Baerbock, tweeted: “A large-scale offensive in #Rafah cannot be justified. Over a million refugees have sought protection there and have nowhere to go. A humanitarian truce is needed immediately so that more people don’t die and the hostages are finally released.”
Russians cast ballots on Day 2 of an election preordained to extend Putin's rule (apnews.com)
Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly 25 years of rule....
Nearly half of the planet suffers from a neurological disease (english.elpais.com)
Food Airdrops Are Falling Short in Gaza (time.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/17490070...
Biden backs Schumer after senator calls for new elections in Israel (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza....
Russia forces Ukrainians in occupied territories to take its passports – and fight in its army (apnews.com)
He and his parents were among the last in their village to take a Russian passport, but the pressure was becoming unbearable....
Europe to use frozen Russian profits to arm Ukraine, Scholz says (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine’s backers will use windfall profits on frozen Russian assets to finance arms purchases for Kyiv, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said following a meeting with his French and Polish counterparts aimed at showing unity after weeks of friction....
China Nobel prize winner tarred as one of ‘three new evils’ amid rise in nationalist fervour (www.theguardian.com)
Mo Yan is widely celebrated in China but now faces a lawsuit accusing him of smearing the Communist party amid an increasingly febrile atmosphere online...
Indonesia braces for potential largest Idul Fitri 'mudik' in history - Society - The Jakarta Post (www.thejakartapost.com)
Korea needs almost 900,000 more workers by 2032 to tackle slowing economy: vice minister (koreatimes.co.kr)
Israeli forces kill 20 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza health ministry says (www.theguardian.com)
The latest incident came hours after eight people were killed in an airstrike on an aid distribution centre at al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, health officials said.
