Greece to legalise papers for thousands of migrants to counter labour shortage (www.theguardian.com)
Mexican cartels are accessing a database used by the government to monitor their victims in real time: report (www.businessinsider.com)
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers (apnews.com)
Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose trees have been hacked away to make room for cocoa bound for places like Europe and the U.S....
Ireland to take UK to ECHR over ban on Troubles-era court cases (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Russia Claims Google Hosts ‘Extremist’ LGBTQ Content—Levies $50 Million Fine (www.forbes.com)
EU reaches asylum deal that rights groups say will create ‘cruel system’ (www.theguardian.com)
Red Sea Maritime Coalition Much Bigger Than Originally Disclosed (www.thedrive.com)
Chinese Spaceplane Trailed By Six Mysterious Objects Transmitting Repeating Pattern (www.iflscience.com)
Modi's opposition furious as India suspends 141 parliamentary members (www.nbcnews.com)
The suspended lawmakers were protesting a security breach in the parliament earlier this month which saw a man storm the lower house and released a gas canister....
To build a better world, stop chasing economic growth (www.nature.com)
Pornhub among porn sites to be policed by strict EU digital rules (www.euronews.com)
Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will need to abide by the European Union’s strictest digital regulations after they were designated “very large online platforms” (VLOPs) by the EU executive on Wednesday....
Nuclear Threats Are Looming, And Nobody Knows How Many Nukes Are Out There (www.vice.com)
The US has released an ally of Venezuela's president in a swap for jailed Americans (apnews.com)
Eurozone likely in recession, PMI surveys show (www.euractiv.com)
War on Gaza: Important archaeological site 'mostly destroyed' by Israeli invasion (www.middleeasteye.net)
Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China (www.nbcnews.com)
Malaysia bans Israeli-flagged ships in response to Gaza war (www.businesstimes.com.sg)
Israel exploring construction of humanitarian compound in northern Gaza after fighting subsides (edition.cnn.com)
Hamas leader Sinwar said to narrowly evade capture by IDF two separate times (www.timesofisrael.com)
A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks (www.politico.com)
As American warships rack up kills against Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea, Pentagon officials are increasingly alarmed not just at the threat to U.S. naval forces and international shipping — but at the growing cost of keeping them safe....
Philippines rebukes China over South China Sea claims (www.reuters.com)
The Philippine defence minister rebuked China on Wednesday for accusing his country of provoking tension and stirring trouble in the South China Sea, saying only Beijing believed what it was saying....
US officials monitored pro-Assange protests in Australia for ‘anti-US sentiment’, documents reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/uKaZcArchived version: web.archive.org/…/us-officials-monitored-pro-assa…
Narendra Modi responds to assassination claims (www.ft.com)
Narendra Modi has for the first time responded to allegations of an Indian assassination plot in the US, saying he will “look into” any evidence but a “few incidents” would not derail US-India ties....
Running short on Ukraine air defenses, U.S. looks to Japan (www.washingtonpost.com)
Islamic Jihad releases video of two Israeli hostages pleading for their release (www.reuters.com)
