Kosovo celebrates its long-awaited joining of the Schengen zone (www.euronews.com)
A restless Gen Z is reshaping the Chinese Dream (www.bbc.com)
“I’ve had one, two, three, four… five jobs in the last few months,” says Joy Zhang, a 23-year-old graduate....
US Says No Recognition For Breakaway Somaliland After Ethiopia Deal (www.barrons.com)
The United States on Wednesday rejected international recognition for breakaway Somaliland and called for calm after the region’s leaders signed a deal with Ethiopia....
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 13 civilians, including baby (apnews.com)
It's Clear to Everyone Gazans Must Be Destroyed, Israeli Lawmaker Says (www.haaretz.com)
US Pedestrian deaths rose a troubling 77% between 2010 and 2021. (www.ghsa.org)
GHSA previously issued a report finding that 3,434 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roadways in the first half of 2022, based on preliminary data reported by State Highway Safety Offices. A second report analyzing state-reported data for all of 2022 found that roadways continue to be incredibly deadly for pedestrians. There were...
Russia Lost 413 Tanks, Nearly 30,000 Troops in One Month: Ukraine (www.thedefensepost.com)
Topics Suppressed in China Are Underrepresented on TikTok, Study Says (www.nytimes.com)
The report, from the Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers University, could raise new concerns about whether Beijing influences the content on the popular video app. Representative Josh Gottheimer, Democrat of New Jersey, said the report showed that TikTok was “a tool to brazenly spread disinformation and suppress...
Navalny's penal colony in the Arctic is direct heir to the Russian Gulag (www.france24.com)
NATO to Buy 1,000 Patriot Missiles in Face of Russia Threat (www.thedefensepost.com)
Landlocked Ethiopia gets access to Red Sea after deal with ‘unrecognised’ country (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Italian hospitals collapse: Over 1,000 patients unattended in Rome (www.euronews.com)
Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria (www.theguardian.com)
Florida State Surgeon General Calls for Halt in the Use of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines | Florida Department of Health (www.floridahealth.gov)
Eating in a war zone: Pickles, soups and sausages support the morale of Ukrainians (english.elpais.com)
The correspondent for EL PAÍS unveils (and tastes) the food preferred by soldiers and civilians in combat zones
Taiwan reports China sent 4 suspected spy balloons over the island, some near key air force base (www.independent.co.uk)
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force base....
Russia announced it had deployed, to Ukraine, its best new artillery-detecting radar. Hours later, the Ukrainians blew it up—with artillery. (www.forbes.com)
Ukraine plinking a Russian GPS-jammer with a GPS-guided bomb. Ukrainian drones blowing up Russian drone-jammers. Ukraine’s cruise missiles striking Russian air-defense sites whose missions include, you guessed it, shooting down cruise missiles....
Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander (www.theguardian.com)
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...
The Nigerian teens clueless on computers but aiming to reboot (www.bbc.com)
Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan (www.timesofisrael.com)
Senior Hamas leader killed in Beirut was a key figure who patched up ties with Iran (www.nbcnews.com)
The killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in a reported drone strike in Beirut will be perceived as a warning to Iran, which has armed and financed Hamas, and other Hamas leaders, experts said....
Russia, China ahead in race for Bolivia's lithium (www.dw.com)
Ukraine’s Air Defense Repels World’s Largest Combined Missile Attack Using Hypersonic Weapons (www.kyivpost.com)
Somali president rejects land deal granting Ethiopia coastal access (www.foxnews.com)
Britain’s got some of Europe’s toughest surveillance laws. Now it wants more (www.politico.eu)
