What Changes Would a Far-Right Government Bring to France? (www.nytimes.com)
China can end Russia’s war in Ukraine with a phone call, Finland says (www.japantimes.co.jp)
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Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit (arstechnica.com)
Australian political, media establishment buries alleged far-right plan to behead Labor MP (www.wsws.org)
116 people are killed in one of India's deadliest stampedes (www.npr.org)
Lula Visits Chomsky Recovering from Stroke: “You Are One of the Most Influential People in My Life” (www.democracynow.org)
Congo Still Fights to Control Its Own Resources 64 Years After Its Independence (truthout.org)
Discord servers and their problem
The Discord app is the most popular chatting app....
Judge dismisses all charges in Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash cases (www.upi.com)
Panama Papers and List of People Named in the Panama Papers on Wikipedia
At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down (abcnews.go.com)
What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling (www.bbc.com)
Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....
How a Gaza 'stunt' divided Australia's parliament (www.bbc.com)
When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her government she knew it would come with consequences....
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law...
Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Israel’s top generals want to begin a cease-fire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power for the time being, widening a rift between the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has opposed a truce that would allow Hamas to survive the war....
Nine killed in Seoul after car hits pedestrians (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17525307
Philippines' dependency on coal-fired power surpasses China, Indonesia (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17525040