Biden Defends Decision to Send Cluster Bombs to Ukraine (scheerpost.com)
Arkansas Department of Human Services gives update on Medicaid unwinding, secretary cites ‘fabricated outrage’ (www.kark.com)
Since government officials are talking anecdotally, I’ll add mine own....
US and Israel start joint military exercise (www.aljazeera.com)
Data broker loophole threatens journalists and whistleblowers (freedom.press)
Vilnius cheers on Ukraine at NATO summit: ‘They’re fighting for our freedom’ (www.politico.eu)
Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of scandal (www.theguardian.com)
BBC reports - Sweden is in! (www.bbc.co.uk)
How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis (apnews.com)
UN Security Council Fails to Agree on Aid to Rebel-Held Areas in Syria After Russia & West Veto Resolutions (peoplesdispatch.org)
Thai foreign minister informs ASEAN that he met with Aung San Suu Kyi - Myanmar Now (myanmar-now.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/1388692...
Dak Lak terrorist attacks were instructed from outside Vietnam (e.vnexpress.net)
Armed groups attacked two People’s Committee offices that also house police offices in Ea Tieu and Ea Ktur communes early on June 11, resulting in nine deaths. (…) Over 90 people have been arrested so far to be investigated for multiple charges, including terrorism. (…) Among the arrested was a member of a U.S.-based...
EU draws up plan for ‘sustained’ military aid to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Chandrayaan 3 Vs Chandrayaan 2: How different is Vikram, the Chandrayaan-3 lander from Chandrayaan-2, and why? | India News - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Sri Lanka's economic crisis sparks exodus of thousands. (www.youtube.com)
As Sri Lanka struggles to recover from its worst economic crisis in decades, its people are leaving for better opportunities abroad. Government figures suggest some 122,000 people have left the country till May this year - the same number that left the country in all of 2021! Faced with rising prices and growing poverty, their...
NATO countries pledge F-16 training for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Foxconn: 'Foxconn looking to set up 4-5 semiconductor fabrication lines in India' - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.run/post/52660...
European court condemns Russia over murder of opposition leader (www.euronews.com)
`Hope sex will eventually be acknowledged as a sport`: Group in Sweden to hold a sex championship, each ‘match’ to last for 45-60 mins (www.opindia.com)
The president of the Swedish Federation of Sex, Dragan Bratych, remarked that he hoped that sex will eventually be acknowledged as a sport....
Nepal Foreign Minister rejects Chinese claim of airport being built under BRI (www.aninews.in)
cross-posted from: lemmy.run/post/52554...
Zaporizhzhia & the Danger of Media Blinders in War (responsiblestatecraft.org)
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
⭐️⭐️ Lieutenant General Цоков Олег Юрьевич (Tsokov Oleg Yurievich), Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District, was killed by a Storm Shadow missile (twitter.com)
The highest ranking Russian general to die in Ukraine so far