Israeli airstrike destroys Iran's consular building in Damascus, killing several (apnews.com)
China’s plan to reshape world trade on its own terms (www.ft.com)
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Indonesia's Nickel Supremacy: China's Backing and Australia's Decline 🎉 (www.internationalaffairs.org.au)
Canadian government commits to creation of national school food program (www.cbc.ca)
Congressman rebuked for call to bomb Gaza ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ (www.theguardian.com)
IOF leave behind trail of terror at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital (english.almayadeen.net)
In a harrowing revelation, Mahmoud Basal, the spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, disclosed that around 300 decomposing bodies with signs of torture were scattered in the vicinity of al-Shifa Medical Complex and its surrounding areas following the withdrawal of occupation forces after a two-week siege....
Israel Ends Siege on Al-Shifa Hospital After Killing More Than 400 Palestinians (www.democracynow.org)
China issues travel advisory for the US, warning of searches and harassment (www.scmp.com)
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Israel Created 'Kill Zones' in Gaza. Anyone Who Crosses Into Them Is Shot (www.haaretz.com)
Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April (www.aljazeera.com)
Netanyahu up against a wall as domestic pressure grows for a hostage deal (peoplesdispatch.org)
Biden walks back sanctions on Israeli settlers following Smotrich's threat (archive.ph)
Biden administration dramatically softens the sanctions it imposed on the seven Israelis from the Israel Defense Forces and makes it clear that they will be able to use their bank accounts....
In setback to Turkey’s Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election (apnews.com)
‘60 Minutes’ Links "Havana Syndrome Victim" to Alleged Russian Spy (www.thedailybeast.com)
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American intelligence withheld information on Moscow terror attacks out of fear of exposing intelligence sources or methods (www.nytimes.com)
The adversarial relationship between Washington and Moscow prevented U.S. officials from sharing any information about the plot beyond what was necessary, out of fear Russian authorities might learn their intelligence sources or methods.
China's factory activity expands at fastest clip in 13 months, Caixin PMI shows (m.economictimes.com)
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in (www.theguardian.com)
Doug Parr, chief scientist for Greenpeace UK, said carbon capture and storage was hailed by the oil industry as a “miraculous silver bullet”, but had failed to deliver. “Carbon capture and storage does not appear to be much closer to reducing carbon emissions, or being affordable, than it did 20 years ago,” he said....
Israeli Propagandist Behind Hamas ‘Mass Rape’ Narrative Exposed as Fraud (scheerpost.com)
Why Russia’s glide bomb assault is changing the war in Ukraine (www.thetimes.co.uk)
West acting out of self-interest in Ukraine: Borrell (english.almayadeen.net)
UN: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza (news.un.org)
‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable
China’s factory activity hits 1-year high, adding to signs economic recovery is picking up pace (www.scmp.com)
Official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rebounds to 50.8 in March, crossing into expansion territory after five months of contraction ⠀...
Israel lodges proposal with UN for dismantling of Palestinian relief agency (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has given the UN a proposal to dismantle Unrwa, its relief agency in the Palestinian territories, and transfer its staff to a replacement agency to make large-scale food deliveries into Gaza, according to UN sources....