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Stabbing 'rampage' leaves 13 injured in South Korea (www.bbc.com)

Poland adopts amended Kremlin influence law (www.politico.eu)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/999427...

People's movements oppose West-backed military intervention by ECOWAS in Niger (peoplesdispatch.org)

FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers “Threat Actors” (theintercept.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1111823...

Body caught in Rio Grande floating barrier, says Mexico (www.theguardian.com)

Texas government installed barrier to deter migrants – Mexican and US governments want it removed as dangerous and illegal

Burned-out car carrier being towed to Dutch port (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/999034...

Türkiye-Sweden talks on NATO bid suspended: FM Billstrom (www.dailysabah.com)

China continues to de-dollarize reserves as gold stockpile climbs for 8th straight month (finance.yahoo.com)

Serbian coal miners uncover Roman ship (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/999267...

'Oppenheimer' draws debate over the absence of Japanese bombing victims in the film (www.nbcnews.com)

Viewers are divided over whether the film should have shown Japanese victims of the weapon created by physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Experts say it's complicated.

Without action, East Palestine will happen again (therealnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/993248...

Australia helicopter crash: Remains found in search for victims (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/994287...

Impartial investigation needed to clarify divergent accounts of Greek shipwreck - NGOs (www.euronews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/994244...

Tech shares fall as China mulls child smartphone limits (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Australian museum to return stolen Cambodian artefacts (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Niger: US announces partial evacuation of embassy (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Australian museum to return stolen Cambodian artefacts (www.bbc.com)

The bronze sculptures will be given back to Cambodia amid a global push return looted goods.

In Netanyahu's Israel, even rapists have privileges if they are Jewish | Editorial (www.haaretz.com)

The Knesset is suffering from malignant Kahanism. On Sunday, it enacted a law unrelated to the government coup, the legislative process of which did not encounter public or parliamentary opposition and did not earn its supporters cries of “shame on you!” Yet it is no less dangerous to democracy than the coup, and it proves...

China Will Deepen Ties With Russia Despite Pressure, US Assesses (www.bloomberg.com)

Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter (www.npr.org)

Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.

They fought alongside the U.S. — now this female Afghan military platoon is in limbo (www.npr.org)

After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, members of the Female Tactical Platoon came to America under a temporary humanitarian program. Many are now in immigration limbo.

Exercise Flintlock: US military training in Africa backfires (english.almayadeen.net)

Africa’s history of coups over the past century is extensive. As such, some may be tempted to dismiss Flintlock’s significance in fomenting revolution across the continent. Yet, a 2017 Journal of Peace Research study found Washington’s foreign military training efforts roughly doubled the risk of military coups in...

The U.S. is paying Russia $1 billion for enriched uranium. Every year (web.archive.org)

Not exactly breaking news (article is from June 14, 2023), but as it’s not known or discussed widely, I thought its ok to post....

Cambodia: five decades on from the Khmer Rouge, Hun Sen proves himself the ultimate survivor with his plan to hand power to his son (theconversation.com)

As he prepares to hand over power to his son after 38 years in power, veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen, has come a long way since his early days as a Khmer Rouge fighter.