Donald Trump calls for Taiwan to ‘pay’ for its own defence (www.ft.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18088686...
Uncontacted tribe seen in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active (www.theguardian.com)
Tons of dead fish cover major river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste (apnews.com)
Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said on Wednesday....
Israel bombs 6th UN-run school in Gaza in 10 days, kills dozens (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel’s military has bombed another United Nations-run school as well as an Israeli-designed “safe-zone” in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 42 Palestinians and wounding dozens of others, according to Palestinian officials....
Police search for the truck driver who was filmed whipping migrants near Italian-French border (apnews.com)
Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found them in the back of his truck near the French border, officials said Wednesday....
How climate change is altering the Earth’s rotation (ethz.ch)
The Earth’s axis of rotation is shifting due to climate change and movements in the Earth’s interior. The corresponding polar motion is triggered by shifts in mass such as the melting of polar ice caps....
Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials (apnews.com)
A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse routinely took place has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday....
Historic South African Election Dethrones Ruling Party ANC (unicornriot.ninja)
Many US solar factories are lagging. Except those China owns (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18089617
China suspends nuclear talks with US over arms sales to Taiwan (www.theguardian.com)
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defence, sending TSMC stock down (ca.finance.yahoo.com)
Rainbow unicorn bank card deemed "gay propaganda" by Russian lawmakers (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Woman faces trial after allegedly being prescribed NHS abortion pills by post (www.thepinknews.com)
Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association (www.theguardian.com)
The chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association has been fired by her employer, the Wall Street Journal, weeks after being appointed as the head of the embattled union....
Why Won't the US Help Negotiate a Peaceful End to the War in Ukraine? (www.jeffsachs.org)
For the fifth time since 2008, Russia has proposed to negotiate with the U.S. over security arrangements, this time in proposals made by President Vladimir Putin on June 14, 2024. Four previous times, the U.S. rejected the offer of negotiations in favor of a neocon strategy to weaken or dismember Russia through war and covert...
Hard work underway to reopen Kyiv children’s hospital hit by Russian missile (kyivindependent.com)
Just four days after a Russian missile hit Ukraine’s leading hospital for children, the floors of Okhmatdyt’s main building looked surprisingly spotless....
Senior North Korean diplomat defects to South (www.bbc.com)
A high-profile North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to the South, Seoul’s spy agency has confirmed to the BBC....
JD Vance pick adds to European fears over Trump presidency (www.bbc.com)
European politicians and diplomats had already prepared for changes to their relationship with the US in the event of a second Donald Trump presidency....
AI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare (theconversation.com)
Investment dispute ends in hotel cyanide tea party (www.bangkokpost.com)
Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid (apnews.com)
The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus that they will exit a 2001 agreement that has kept Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania connected to an electricity transmission system controlled by Moscow.
Gaza man with Down's syndrome attacked by IDF dog and left to die (www.bbc.co.uk)
FBI joins probe into deaths of 6 foreigners at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Six people are found dead in a hotel in downtown Bangkok, with poisoning a possibility (apnews.com)
The bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and their deaths may have been caused by poisoning, police and officials said....