China’s Solar Dominance Faces New Rival: An Ultrathin Film (www.wsj.com)
As renewable energy becomes a geopolitical tool, Japan looks to recover its technological edge...
Chinese ‘monster’ ship patrols near Vietnam’s oil fields (www.rfa.org)
World’s largest coast guard vessel has been patrolling near the contentious Vanguard Bank in the South China Sea.
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’ (www.theguardian.com)
No trace of man who fell into a crevasse in Grindavík, the Icelandic town recently plagued by earthquakes and possible volcanic eruption (www.ruv.is)
The search has been going on all night for a man who fell into a crevasse in Grindavík yesterday morning. A drone was sent into the water in the fissure to investigate the situation.
Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally (www.nytimes.com)
Scholz urges unity against far right after mass deportation ‘masterplan’ revealed (www.theguardian.com)
Learning from history is about more than just lip service,” he added, in what appeared to be a reference to the Nazi dictatorship, which made race ideology, ostracism and the deportation of Jews, Roma and Sinti, gay people and many others the cornerstone of its politics. Scholz continued: “Democrats must stand together.”
UK-US air strikes launched against Houthis in Yemen (www.bbc.com)
UK, US expected to launch strikes against Houthis 'within hours' (www.reuters.com)
Chinese firm launches world’s most powerful solid-fuel rocket in coup for private aerospace sector (www.scmp.com)
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Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocide (apnews.com)
Televisions typically filled with images of bloodshed and destruction in Gaza instead broadcast foreign lawyers and judges holding forth in lofty halls. In at least one cafe in the West Bank city of Ramallah, some cheered as they watched South Africa’s justice minister expound on the decades-long “systematic oppression and...
Day one of the ICJ genocide hearing against Israel: Key takeaways (www.aljazeera.com)
China urges U.S. to stop intervening in Taiwan regional election in any form (news.cgtn.com)
China urges the United States to stop intervening in the Taiwan regional leadership election of 2024 in any form and stop sending wrong signals to separatist forces advocating “Taiwan independence,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday....
Election of the Day: Bhutan (www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
Hamas terrorists disguised as civilians hide RPGs in blankets before blasting tanks as sick guerrilla method is revealed (www.thesun.co.uk)
The IDF claimed the uncovered footage provides further evidence of Hamas using the civilian population as human shields. Dressed in jeans and a casual grey shirt to look like a civilian, the man is seen later walking through the bomb-blitzed streets of Gaza with the missile hidden underneath a blanket....
Israeli Group Claims It’s Using Big Tech Back Channels to Censor “Inflammatory” Wartime Content (theintercept.com)
Iranian navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman (abcnews.go.com)
An oil tanker was seized by the Iranian navy in the waters between Iran and Oman on Thursday, according to state media....
Hamas' Indoctrination Of Children To Jihad, Martyrdom, Hatred Of Jews (www.memri.org)
Hamas operates a vast and diversified apparatus to indoctrinate children from a very young age to love jihad and devote their lives to fighting the Jews, and to seek martyrdom as the ultimate glory that is highly rewarded in Paradise....
ICJ hears South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza war (www.aljazeera.com)
South Africa accuses Israel of violating the UN’s 1948 Genocide Convention, established in the wake of the Holocaust.
Ship hijacked off Oman appears to change course toward Iran waters (www.cnbc.com)
An oil tanker was boarded by armed individuals near the Gulf of Oman on Thursday and appeared to change course toward Iranian waters, according to the U.K. Marine Trade Operations....
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says (apnews.com)
The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month....
Russia’s fabled war ally ‘General Frost’ turns on Moscow (www.politico.eu)
A favorite Russian military myth is that winter is always on their side but thousands are freezing at home....
Brexit Erased £140 Billion From UK Economy, London Mayor to Say (www.bloomberg.com)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday will blame Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline....
The US plans an unofficial delegation to Taiwan to meet its new leader amid tensions with China (apnews.com)
The Biden administration will send an unofficial delegation comprised of former senior officials to Taiwan shortly after the self-governed island holds an election for a new president this weekend, a move that could upset Beijing in an already-fragile bilateral relationship....
Oil tanker in Gulf of Oman boarded by 'unauthorised' men in military uniforms (news.sky.com)
The situation remains unclear but suspicion fell on Iran due to the vessel’s history of being seized in a dispute between Tehran and the US, with one million barrels of crude oil seized....
