‘How Was Your Weekend?’ the Ukrainian Air Force Asked After Its Bombers Blew Up Another Russian Warship (www.forbes.com)
Russian warships aren’t safe anywhere near Ukraine. Not even at their piers and in their drydocks....
US plans to build a $553 million terminal at Sri Lanka's Colombo port in rivalry with China (apnews.com)
The U.S. announced a $553 million project Wednesday to build a deep-water shipping container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing....
Governments plan more fossil fuel production despite climate pledges, report says (apnews.com)
Despite frequent and devastating heat waves, droughts, floods and fire, major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with the Paris climate accord’s goal for limiting global temperature rise, according to a United Nations-backed study...
South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation (abcnews.go.com)
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
India bars protests that support the Palestinians. Analysts say a pro-Israel shift helps at home (apnews.com)
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the Israel-Hamas war have made headlines. But one place known for its vocal pro-Palestinian stance has been conspicuously quiet: Indian-controlled Kashmir.
As price of olive oil soars, chainsaw-wielding thieves target Mediterranean’s century-old trees (apnews.com)
SPATA, Greece (AP) — In an olive grove on the outskirts of Athens, grower Konstantinos Markou pushes aside the shoots of new growth to reveal the stump of a tree — a roughly 150-year-old specimen, he said, that was among 15 cut down on his neighbor’s land by thieves eager to turn it into money.
‘Insanity’: petrostates planning huge expansion of fossil fuels, says UN report (www.theguardian.com)
'I’m calling from Israeli intelligence. We have the order to bomb. You have two hours' (www.bbc.com)
By Alice Cuddy BBC News, Jerusalem...
German Journalists Detained by Israeli Soldiers: 'Held Us at Gunpoint and Asked if We Were Jewish' (www.haaretz.com)
Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says (apnews.com)
Hospital director in China's Hubei under investigation for selling birth certificates (www.reuters.com)
Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
Israel-Hamas war in numbers: Scale of destruction in Gaza is unprecedented (english.elpais.com)
Physicists Warn Earth Could Feasibly Descend Into Chaos (www.sciencealert.com)
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Greenland’s northern glaciers are in trouble, threatening ‘dramatic’ sea level rise, study shows (www.cnn.com)
At the top of the world, northern Greenland’s huge glaciers — long thought to be relatively stable — are in trouble, a new study shows....
Global wine production falls to 62-year low in 2023 (www.bbc.com)
Poor weather around the world is likely to cause global wine production to drop to a six-decade low this year....
Zelensky says safety rules ‘violated’ in Ukrainian military ceremony hit by deadly Russian strike (www.cnn.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said safety rules had been “violated,” leaving soldiers and civilians exposed to a deadly Russian missile strike on a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, which he described as “a tragedy that could have been avoided.”...
Israel arrests Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in occupied West Bank raids (www.aljazeera.com)
The 22-year-old Palestinian icon is arrested on another night of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.
Meet 'the mad Canadian' who ran the length of Italy — in 85 days (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8860868...
Myanmar junta facing biggest challenge yet after new offensive by armed groups, analysts say (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8860613...
Portugal PM Antonio Costa resigns amid corruption allegations. (www.theguardian.com)
Portugal’s socialist prime minister, António Costa, has resigned hours after prosecutors examining alleged corruption involving lithium and “green” hydrogen deals announced that he was under investigation and police searched dozens of addresses, including his official residence and the environment and infrastructure...
Britain's "loneliest sheep" rescued by group of farmers after being stuck on foot of cliff for at least 2 years (www.cbsnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8860357...
Portuguese PM António Costa resigns over lithium deal probe (www.bbc.com)
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he has handed his resignation to the president, after investigators searched his official residence in an inquiry into alleged corruption....
U.N. Says Israel-Gaza War Is Deadliest Ever for Its Personnel (www.nytimes.com)
Civilians fleeing northern Gaza's combat zone report a terrifying journey on foot past Israeli tanks (apnews.com)
