US, Canada, Japan and Philippines conduct exercises in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
China and Philippines quarrel over South China Sea collision (www.reuters.com)
'The Abyss Is Beckoning': Global Nuke Spending Surged to $2,898 a Second in 2023 (www.commondreams.org)
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Netanyahu disbands his war Cabinet (www.nbcnews.com)
US tourist found dead on Greek island (www.bbc.com)
A Dutchman was also found dead on Samos over the weekend, following the recent death of British TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the island of Symi....
Takeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza (apnews.com)
Carbon majors,122 main responsible for CO2 emissions (www.kaggle.com)
US aircraft carrier counters false Houthi claims with 'Taco Tuesdays' as deployment stretches on - AP (apnews.com)
“I think it’s been about two or three times in the past six months we’ve allegedly been sunk, which we have not been,” Hill told The Associated Press during a recent visit to the carrier. “It is almost comical at this point. They’re attempting to maybe inspire themselves through misinformation, but it doesn’t work...
Trying And Failing To Cross A River In Vovchansk, 400 Russian Troops Got Cut Off. Now They’re Surrendering. (www.forbes.com)
Russia’s northern offensive isn’t going well....
A Rare Win for Free Speech? The Stanford Internet Observatory Closes (www.racket.news)
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
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Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
INTEL Roundtable w/ Johnson & McGovern : Weekly Wrap - Lemmy (lemmy.ml)
Jordanian reporter gets one year in prison under draconian new cybercrime law (rsf.org)
US soldier detained in Russia pleads partially guilty in court, local media reports - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
He did not admit to the charges of assault or threat to kill, reports said.
For Campus Protesters in Brussels, Familiar Methods, but Different Outcomes (www.nytimes.com)
Scotland’s independence warriors could be the UK election’s biggest losers (www.politico.eu)
‘Ultimatums don’t work with Ukraine’ — Zelenskyy’s chief of staff responds to Putin’s peace proposal (www.politico.eu)
Israeli military announces daily ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza to allow in aid (www.npr.org)
At least 14 pilgrims die during hajj pilgrimage amid soaring temperatures (www.theguardian.com)
'Unconscionable': Prosecution of Arundhati Roy Sanctioned Under Indian Anti-Terror Law | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan, kills in 48 hours (www.japantimes.co.jp)
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Kotak’s CEO says Indians should work 84 hours a week (hellobanker.in)
Brazil brings 112 athletes to BRICS Games in Kazan, Russia (www.gov.br)
For Ukrainians in Canada, new conscription rules increase pressure to fight (www.cbc.ca)
Ukraine has recently dropped the conscription age from 27 to 25, increased fines for draft dodgers to half the average monthly wage and ordered embassies to stop renewing passports for Ukrainian men living abroad. All of this is part of an effort to get them to return home — and bolster the military’s ranks as the war enters...