Far right party Alternative for Germany says membership has grown by 60% to 46,881 since January 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)
A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....
Bolivia: coup attempt collapses, top general arrested (countervortex.org)
Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity (www.theguardian.com)
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed (www.politico.com)
Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War (www.nytimes.com)
NYTimes gift article, no paywall
Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. (www.usatoday.com)
What Kenya’s deadly protests are really about (www.vox.com)
North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win (apnews.com)
In a world of globalized trade, an industry of piratical lawyers has arisen to help transnational corporations seize the assets of supposedly sovereign states. (daily.jstor.org)
For centuries, there was little real distinction between trade and piracy....
Korea to add 243 more items to export control list for Russia, Belarus (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race (www.nytimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23130161...
France Is Headed Towards Its Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the Nazis (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17423369
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them (www.lgbtqnation.com)
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17414080
Japan firm says probing 76 more deaths in supplement scare (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17418031
‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon removes Gaza pier again, no clear date on reinstallation (thehill.com)
Peru Invites Chinese EV Maker BYD to Establish Assembly Plant (latinamericanpost.com)
Mongolia’s ruling party won only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show (apnews.com)
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The ruling party has won Mongolia’s parliamentary election but by only a slim margin as the opposition made major gains, according to tallies by the party and news media based on near-complete results....
Mexico’s incoming president appoints expert in sustainable development as head of energy (apnews.com)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday announced five additional members of her future cabinet, presenting a group of scientists and former colleagues including Luz Elena González, an expert in sustainable development, as the next secretary of energy....
