Kazakh government critic in hospital after being shot in Kyiv (www.cnn.com)
India's May oil imports: Russia at record high, Saudi lowest in 10-mth (www.reuters.com)
NASA has again delayed Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth (edition.cnn.com)
'Incomprehensible censorship': French journalist forced to leave India as MHA refuses to renew his work permit (www.telegraphindia.com)
Tajikistan government passes bill banning hijab, other ‘alien garments’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
Canada reportedly preparing to evacuate 45,000 citizens from Lebanon amid war fears (nationalpost.com)
Armenia recognises Palestinian statehood, says Armenian foreign ministry (www.reuters.com)
Haiti’s Largest Investor Navigates Gangs to Keep Phones Working (www.wsj.com)
Gangs in Haiti have destroyed schools, pharmacies and factories. But they have largely spared one infrastructure network: the country’s telecommunications grid....
Why bias against pro-Palestinian protesters matters for everyone (www.motherjones.com)
Soldier has ceremonial badge restored after being jailed and discharged for gay kiss in 1983 (www.advocate.com)
UK's richest family get jail terms for exploiting staff at Swiss villa (www.rawstory.com)
Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs (www.theguardian.com)
Gruesome hypocrisy of US foreign policy being exposed in Gaza, Ukraine (www.salon.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign (apnews.com)
U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why. (foreignpolicy.com)
In the past several weeks, I have watched dozens of sleek U.S. military planes descend over Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where I live. They were the first flights to land since gangs blockaded and halted commercial air traffic in March. U.S. news reports suggest that the aircraft contained...
Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says (www.reuters.com)
PODGORICA, June 21 (Reuters) - A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and most of Croatia’s coast on Friday, disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave....
How Africa’s War on Disinformation Can Save Democracies Everywhere (foreignpolicy.com)
This year marks 30 years since the Rwandan genocide in 1994, when a Hutu-majority government and a privately owned radio station with close ties to the government colluded to murder 800,000 people....
Europe and Australia both back down on CSAM scanning (9to5mac.com)
China threatens death penalty for 'diehard' Taiwan separatists (www.reuters.com)
Lawmakers in Philippines push for probe into Pentagon's anti-vax propaganda operation (www.reuters.com)
Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu says post-war Gaza needs inter-Arab sponsorship, deradicalization process (www.ynetnews.com)
Surprising, but sounds positive....