Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion; at least 3 dead in separate flooding (apnews.com)
China warns against ‘undermining’ Belt and Road plan after Italy withdraws (www.aljazeera.com)
Italy, the only major Western power to have joined China’s global infrastructure initiative, is exiting in 2024....
China’s Xi goes full Stalin with purge (www.politico.eu)
Do not let Putin win, Biden pleads with Republicans on Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
President Joe Biden pleaded with Republicans on Wednesday for a fresh infusion of military aid for Ukraine, warning that a victory for Russia over Ukraine would leave Moscow in position to attack NATO allies and could draw U.S. troops into a war....
Pro-Russia Ukrainian MP Illia Kyva shot dead in Moscow suburb (www.theguardian.com)
Newborn triplets were ready to go home to Gaza, but war trapped them in Israel without their parents (www.nbcnews.com)
Protesters criticise police for excessive use of force during Helsinki demonstration (yle.fi)
The police broke an antifascist counter protest on Finland’s independence day with force to clear a route for fascist marchers....
600 North Koreans deported from China have ‘vanished,’ rights group says (www.nbcnews.com)
US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft after fatal crash off coast of Japan (apnews.com)
No Sign Of Forced Labour At Xinjiang Site, Says VW (www.barrons.com)
McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores (english.elpais.com)
Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border (www.bbc.co.uk)
US announces visa bans for Israeli ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank (thehill.com)
The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last mont…
Kishida to Offer Free University Tuition for Families with 3+ children Starting 2025 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
America’s Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong (foreignpolicy.com)
A widespread criticism of the Trump administration’s foreign policy is that it wrecked—or at least severely undermined—the United States’ power and standing in the world, particularly by alienating long-standing allies and partners. Besides his public disdain for NATO, then-U.S. President Donald Trump questioned aloud...
Biden says Hamas raped, mutilated women during Israel assault (www.reuters.com)
Tesla Whistleblower Wins Free-Speech Award | Silicon UK Tech (www.silicon.co.uk)
China says its fighters shadowed US Navy patrol plane over Taiwan Strait (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Sunak’s bill aims to block UK human rights law to save Rwanda scheme (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency legislation stops short of leaving European convention on human rights and will infuriate Tory hard right...
Gaza's Palace of Justice courthouse demolished 'by IDF' as new footage leaked (news.sky.com)
A main courthouse in Gaza has been destroyed by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), according to several Israel media outlets....
Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory (www.theguardian.com)
Request for help came after Venezuelan president announced series of measures to formalize a referendum Sunday evening...
US warship shoots down drone launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen (www.cnn.com)
A US warship shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said....
A Reuters article about an Indian hack for hire operation has been removed worldwide following a New Delhi court ruling (www.reuters.com)
Archived article viewable here: web.archive.org/web/…/usa-hackers-appin/
Benefits of Accelerating the Climate Transition Outweigh the Costs | Climate Change Indicators Dashboard shows that avoiding physical damage from climate change can have sizable benefits (www.imf.org)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/4665447...
‘Apocalyptic’ conditions in southern Gaza blocking aid, top UN official says (www.theguardian.com)
