Singapore prepared to recognise a Palestinian state with an effective govt that accepts Israel's right to exist (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato (www.telegraph.co.uk)
8th China-Eurasia Expo concludes with fruitful results (en.inform.kz)
Russian oil and gas revenue soars 41% in first half, data shows (www.reuters.com)
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill (www.reuters.com)
Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online (www.mintpressnews.com)
With Words of Iron, social media users are encouraged to amplify pro-Israel content by commenting with autogenerated text created by the website’s developers, as well as mass-report content deemed “anti-Israel.”...
China to see biggest millionaire exodus in 2024 as many head to U.S. (asia.nikkei.com)
[META] State of the lemmy.ml worldnews Community
I think it’s important to discuss the state of the community every now and then - feedback for mod behaviour, what’s going wrong, what’s going right, what news is interesting, what news is boring, what should there be more of, what should there be less of....
UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire (www.ohchr.org)
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China is winning the minerals war. Western efforts to make a dent are languishing; ‘China is not just standing still waiting for us to catch up’. (www.wsj.com)
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Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades (www.thestar.com)
EU Commission clears Romania’s plans to build two new nuclear reactors (www.euractiv.com)
US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff (www.bloomberg.com)
After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises [July 02 2024 | The Associated Press] (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow said were to “show the flag” in remote, important regions, and an initial stopover in Cuba.
Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks (www.reuters.com)
Ukrainian drones injure Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers, say Russian-backed officials (www.reuters.com)
French elections: Far-right candidate to withdraw after Nazi cap picture emerges (www.lemonde.fr)
Kyiv rejects compromise with Putin as Hungary’s Orban calls for ceasefire (www.independent.co.uk)
Summer Covid wave 'building' after rise in hospital admissions (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Confidence in Zelenskyy and support for Ukraine (www.pewresearch.org)
The bubble finally burst. Majorities in France, Italy, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Turkey, Colombia, Malaysia, etc. or large minorities in US, Canada, Germany, Poland, Spain, etc. express no or not much confidence in Zelensky.
Ukraine has a month to avoid default (www.economist.com)
U.S. Said to Seek Boeing Guilty Plea to Avoid Trial in 737 Max Crashes (www.nytimes.com)
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