Russia is demanding Norway pay up to $4.4 million in compensation after 42 Norwegian reindeer wandered across the border (www.businessinsider.com)
Iraq bans the media from using the term ‘homosexuality’. (www.livemint.com)
Iraq’s official media regulator has directed all media and social media companies operating not to use the term “homosexuality". The Arab stated told to replace the word ‘homosexuality’ with ‘sexual deviance’, Reuters’ report mentioned.
If China fails to intervene in North Korea, US will take action, says Antony Blinken (www.scmp.com)
America’s top diplomat on Friday said the US would take action if China declined to intervene in the military deployment of North Korea, a hermit state and Beijing ally the US has long accused of playing a destabilising role in East Asia....
Palestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza, Tareq Hamoud and his wife Manal are in disbelief over the loss of three generations of their family.
Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals (apnews.com)
Malaysia rejects new China map claiming entire South China Sea (www.aljazeera.com)
Malaysia has rejected the latest edition of the ‘standard map of China’ that lays claim to almost the entire South China Sea, including areas lying off the coast of Malaysian Borneo....
Refugees overqualified and underpaid in Germany (www.dw.com)
Obada Hijjo has not had an easy time since he arrived in Germany four years ago. Trained as a policeman in Turkey, the 30-year-old Palestinian initially worked for the police in the West Bank. But, when a case he was involved resulted in a threat to his life, he and his wife were forced to leave the country. Now he is stranded...
Grandma refused bus ride suffered horror injuries (www.bbc.co.uk)
This is a staggering story. This jobsworth closed the doors on her because she forgot her bus pass the week before. Despite knowing that she definitely has a bus pass because all pensioners in the UK get one. Just a total loss of humanity.
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
Certificate to own car in Singapore rockets to $106,000 (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia punishes critical tweets with the death penalty or 45 years in prison (english.elpais.com)
Ukrainian volunteers develop inexpensive missiles to 'overwhelm' Russian air defences (www.france24.com)
The “trembita”, a traditional Ukrainian mountain horn, is also the name of a cruise missile developed by volunteers in Ukraine, who say it will be hundreds of times cheaper than Western equivalents....
Aspartame is safe in limited amounts, say experts after cancer warning (www.theguardian.com)
So maybe the huge worry people had after the news that WHO would classify it as cancerous was a little too much. I think the media could have reported on it in a bit more responsible way.
Homelessness in England is up 6.8% on the previous year - with thousands in temporary housing (www.euronews.com)
Corporations are paying for worker abuse audits that are ‘designed to fail’, say insiders (www.theguardian.com)
Africa's white rhino population rebounds for 1st time in a decade, new figures show (abcnews.go.com)
Brazil's president calls U.S. economic embargo on Cuba 'illegal,' condemns terrorist list label (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine says it has identified a Russian commander accused of Bucha atrocities (www.cnn.com)
Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on (apnews.com)
Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change....
US caver who became trapped 1,000 metres deep in Turkey is moved halfway to surface (www.reuters.com)
Tech firms fail to tackle Russian propaganda - EU (www.bbc.com)
I was attacked by someone posing as queer on Tinder. In Nigeria, this is reality for too many. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US Vetoes Resolution Calling for ‘Humanitarian Pause’ (www.truthdig.com)
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China says US military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island (apnews.com)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores....
Hundreds of flights across Italy are canceled amid air transport strike at peak of tourism season (abcnews.go.com)
ROME – Hundreds of flights across Italy were canceled Saturday, forcing travelers at the peak of tourist season to make alternate plans, after air transport unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage two days following a train strike that paralyzed rail service....
