The US will send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects (theconversation.com)
Russian oligarch refuses to sign deal on £2.3 bn Ukraine due to receive from sale of Chelsea FC (www.pravda.com.ua)
UN experts raise 'widespread' torture concerns with Russia (www.reuters.com)
*While torture allegations have previously been levelled against both sides in the 15-month conflict, the team of U.N. independent experts said Russian forces’ methods may be “state-endorsed”. * The consistency and methods of alleged torture suggested “a level of coordination, planning and organisation, as well as the...
Vienna Pride parade attack foiled, Austrian police say (www.bbc.com)
Kremlin decides that goal to ''demilitarise'' Ukraine has largely been achieved (www.pravda.com.ua)
News and Blog Website Owners Say Traffic Is Plunging After Facebook Algorithm Change (gizmodo.com)
TL:DR; Facebook’s algorithm seems to be promoting more short form video and less news. Blogs and news sites are feeling the pinch because Facebook is one of their largest traffic channels.
Filipino fishermen in the UK live lives of peril and loneliness (ig.ft.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/128174...
Pentagon’s Secret Service Trawls Social Media for Mean Tweets About Generals (theintercept.com)
“The document cites access to Twitter’s “firehose,” which would grant the Army the ability to search public tweets and Twitter users without restriction, as well as analysis of 4Chan, Reddit, YouTube, and Vkontakte, a Facebook knockoff popular in Russia. Internet chat platforms like Discord and Telegram will also be...
Reddit claimed to have been hacked by BlackCat, and it has threatened to leak the data (www.neowin.net)
cross-posted from: chat.maiion.com/post/3401...
Japan raises age of consent for sex from 13 to 16, redefines rape in milestone law change (www.straitstimes.com)
Why are the US and Iran holding talks and why does it matter? (www.aljazeera.com)
Over 600 war-wounded Sudanese arrive in Adré hospital in eastern Chad in the space of just three days - Chad (reliefweb.int)
Israel/OPT: Civilian deaths and extensive destruction in latest Gaza offensive highlight human toll of apartheid | Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)
“Israel’s impunity for the war crimes it repeatedly commits against Palestinians, and for its cruel ongoing 16-year illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip, emboldens further violations and makes injustice chronic.”
Drought conditions in Spain displace flamingos and reveal ruins (edition.cnn.com)
Israel Could Accept US-Iran Nuclear Understanding, Lawmaker Says (www.voanews.com)
BBC drops Panorama inquiry into claims of sexual harassment by MPs (www.theguardian.com)
Egypt Spars With Dutch Museum Over Ancient History (web.archive.org)
Criminal investigations launched over burning of Erdogan effigy, Swiss ambassador confirms (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot (theintercept.com)
Mali’s military rulers hold constitutional referendum vote (www.aljazeera.com)
Google Is Making Millions of Dollars From Ads for Fake Abortion Clinics: Report (www.vice.com)
How Israeli Spyware Endangers Activists Across the Globe (inthesetimes.com)
Evidence suggests Russia blew Kakhovka dam in Ukraine - New York Times (www.reuters.com)
Cited NYT article here for those who have access and would like more details: An Inside Job nytimes.com/…/ukraine-kakhovka-dam-collapse.html?…