BRICS to launch independent financial system (vovworld.vn)
Australia's cybersecurity agency says China-backed hackers behind online crimes (www.nbcnews.com)
Australia’s Cyber Security Centre said the hackers, named APT40, had conducted malicious cyber operations for China’s Ministry of State Security....
Greece defends new six-day working week legislation, says it's an 'exceptional measure' (www.cnbc.com)
The Greek government has defended its new six-day working week policy, saying it is an “exceptional measure” that would only be applied in “specific circumstances.”...
Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate...
Tensions in Nahr al-Bared camp as Lebanese Army conducts raids (today.lorientlejour.com)
Kremlin mopes over French election results (www.politico.eu)
“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said....
Barcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors (edition.cnn.com)
Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism....
Modi and Putin talk trade as Ukraine mourns airstrike (www.dw.com)
The Russian and Indian leaders met on the heels of a deadly attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The US urged Modi to press Putin to respect international law....
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe (www.politico.eu)
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels....
Russian court finds playwright and director duo guilty over Isis wives play (www.independent.co.uk)
A military court in Moscow convicted a Russian playwright and a theatre director for “justifying terrorism” in a play about Isis brides and sentenced them to six years in prison each....
South Sudan hosts Sudan Armed Forces units after fall of Meram (sudantribune.com)
China and Belarus conduct joint military exercises right next to NATO and EU’s border (www.cnn.com)
China and Belarus announced they were holding joint military training exercises just miles from the border of Poland – a NATO and European Union member....
“Wide But Thin Mandate”: Why U.K. Labour Party’s Landslide Is on Shaky Ground (www.democracynow.org)
Russia's war-driven economy is so hot that the World Bank upgraded it to a 'high-income country' (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia’s economy, boosted by military activity, is now classified as high-income by the World Bank....
Zelenskyy rubbishes Orbán’s global ‘peace mission’ (www.politico.eu)
Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play (www.bbc.com)
Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City (www.theguardian.com)
Taliban: Female athletes do not represent Afghanistan at the Paris Olympics this month. (feminist.org)
France’s elections showed a polarized country (www.vox.com)
Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia (apnews.com)
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia....
Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17363648...
Hamas accuses Netanyahu of placing ‘obstacles’ to truce-hostage negotiations (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting hurdles in front of ceasefire negotiations, with talks aimed at reaching a truce-hostage release deal set to renew this week....
Columbia University suspends three deans for 'antisemitism' in private text messages (www.middleeasteye.net)
The three deans include Cristen Kromm, the former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, the former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, the former vice dean and chief administrative officer....
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
Gaza toll could exceed 186,000, Lancet study says (www.aljazeera.com)
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