Despite False Claims, an Equitable Pandemic Treaty Would Make Us All Safer (www.commondreams.org)
Never quite understood if rule 4 prohibited opinion articles or not. It says they “may” be removed.
Univ. of Toronto Protesters Vow to Continue Gaza Encampment (www.democracynow.org)
US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official (www.theguardian.com)
How Israeli Security Nixed Haaretz's Report Into Alleged Mossad Extortion of International Court Prosecutor (www.haaretz.com)
The investigation this week by Britain's The Guardian newspaper revealed an alleged extortion operation led by then-Mossad head Yossi Cohen against then-International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. About two years ago, Haaretz was about to reveal the affair, but an Israeli security official blocked publication. Now...
Trump Found Guilty in Hush-Money Case (www.nytimes.com)
Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons (www.cnn.com)
In the 'gay capital' of Asia, Chinese LGBTQ+ emigres look to build a new life (www.latimes.com)
BANGKOK, Thailand — In 2019, business was booming for Owen Zhu. He was one year into his new career in real estate, showing Bangkok properties to Chinese investors....
No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers say world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet demand forecasts to 2050 if net zero is reached...
Israel War Cabinet member Benny Gantz files motion to dissolve parliament (www.semafor.com)
Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz announced Wednesday his centrist National Unity party has introduced a bill to dissolve the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, which would trigger an early election....
South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority in early projections (www.semafor.com)
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress looks set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since coming to power after the end of apartheid 30 years ago, according to projections based on early election results....
Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor (apnews.com)
Rising seas force Panama Indigenous families to leave island homes (www.reuters.com)
Rising sea levels due to climate change have forced an Indigenous Guna community to leave their homes on an island off Panama’s coast that is fast disappearing....
Myanmar"s ethnic armies consolidate strongholds as junta weakens (www.bangkokpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22255500...
Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Wealthy white men from rural areas are the UK’s biggest emitters of climate-heating gases from transport, according to a study....
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU (www.theguardian.com)
At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers....
Driver allegedly jumps curb, targets people outside New York City Jewish school (www.nbcnews.com)
Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors (www.theguardian.com)
Spain and France are among the most opaque when it comes to declaring who party funders are, analysis shows...
Quarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Figures from 200 parties in 25 countries suggest hardline groups have had rise in donations in recent years, increasing war chests before European parliament elections...
Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’. Not everyone is so sure (www.bbc.com)
They line up in military-like formation: a thousand strong, most dressed in black, some with tattoos on shaved scalps....
Saudi textbooks remove Palestine from most maps, says Israeli study (www.middleeasteye.net)
References to Israel as an ‘enemy’ have also been altered in new editions of school curricula, in an apparent toning down of hostile language...
AfD fears losing voters over latest Russia and China spy scandals (www.euronews.com)
Recent investigations linking top AfD members to Beijing and Moscow have rattled the far-right party voting base in the run-up to the European elections in June, causing doubts about their dedication to the patriotic cause — one of their main talking points....
Four arrested in world’s largest malware network operation - Europol (www.euronews.com)
Police arrested four people and took down 100 servers across Europe and North America in what Europol said was the biggest sweep against malware ever conducted....
Refugees and migration: Criticism of Europe's asylum policy (www.dw.com)
Migration policy is at the center of election campaigning in the European Union. Migration researchers warn of an erosion of international asylum standards and say refugee children are particularly at risk....
Mexico: Second mayoral candidate killed days before election (www.dw.com)
Videos published by local media show a person approaching Alfredo Cabrera before shooting him several times. Two other candidates were shot the day before the latest attack....
Locals-only hotels in China fret over rule change to accept foreigners | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
