The US says it is going to put its new long-range strike missiles, including hypersonic weapons, in Germany (www.businessinsider.com)
The US announced deployments of new long-range fires weapons to Germany will start in 2026....
For First Time, NATO Accuses China of Supplying Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
More than 40 sentenced to life in UAE for 'terror' offences (www.bbc.com)
Food safety scandal rocks China as report claims cooking oil carried in same trucks as fuel (www.cnn.com)
Public outrage is mounting in China over allegations that a major state-owned food company has been cutting costs by using the same tankers to carry fuel and cooking oil – without cleaning them in between....
Iran’s new president can only change the country so much (www.vox.com)
Russia bans Moscow Times newspaper (www.dw.com)
Russia has declared the English-language newspaper The Moscow Times an “undesirable organization.” Cooperating with the outlet can entail sentences of up to five years in prison...
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? (www.theguardian.com)
Widow of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi given death sentence by Iraqi court (www.theguardian.com)
Biden backs Starmer’s bid to renegotiate Brexit and bring UK closer to EU (www.independent.co.uk)
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of Alexei Navalny's widow, who lives abroad (www.npr.org)
A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school (www.theguardian.com)
The scene shows a moment of respite and relative calm in Gaza: a crowd of people watching a football match in a school playground. A player fails to control a long pass from a teammate. The opposing goalkeeper gathers the ball and looks to launch it back up the pitch....
First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch and Danish leaders say Ukraine will be ‘flying operational F-16s this summer’ as Kyiv seeks battlefield wins...
China: Man tries to smuggle 100 live snakes in his pants (www.dw.com)
Chinese customs said they had seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species....
UK arrest suspect after crossbow triple homicide (www.dw.com)
Police said the 26-year-old male killed three women Tuesday night. The women were the wife and daughters of a well-known BBC sports commentator....
The Netherlands is releasing an additional €300 million to arm F-16s destined for Ukraine (www.defensie.nl)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/14669386...
Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign killed (www.reuters.com)
The World War on Asylum (theintercept.com)
Road to redemption: Israel seized 26 percent of Gaza. Now, Jewish settlers see their chance (www.haaretz.com)
The Israeli army’s occupation of parts of the Gaza Strip, for an undefined period of time, is one of the most dramatic developments in the war that began with Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7....
Dhaka, Beijing sign 21 instruments, announce 7 projects (www.dhakatribune.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17827520
Chinese auto exports surge, partly offsetting a sales slump at home (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17827050
Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike (apnews.com)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike Wednesday to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits....
Japan adds ‘most severe’ category to its heatstroke index amid deadly summer (www.theguardian.com)
Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’...
Trial begins for religious sect accused of killing child (www.bbc.com)
Members of an Australian religious group have gone on trial accused of killing an eight-year-old diabetic girl by denying her medical care and offering prayer instead....
South Korean politician links rising male suicides to women (www.bbc.com)
A politician in South Korea is being criticised for making dangerous and unsubstantiated comments after linking a rise in male suicides to the increasingly “dominant” role of women in society....