Pressure Builds on Israel with Macron Telling Netanyahu “Israeli Operations Must Cease” (peoplesdispatch.org)
BRICS: Nigeria Plans To Sell Oil in Local Currency, Not US Dollar (watcher.guru)
A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’ (www.nytimes.com)
Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says (arstechnica.com)
Canadian academics involved in joint research with Iranian counterparts on drone technology (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Ukraine on verge of losing Avdiivka, strategic city long targeted by Russia (www.washingtonpost.com)
“They brought Israeli civilians to watch our nude torture”: IDF torture of Palestinian prisoners is turned into entertainment for Israeli viewers (euromedmonitor.org)
Japan Loses Its Spot as World's Third-Largest Economy as It Slips Into Recession (www.bloomberg.com)
IT Ministry Decides to Block Proton Mail After Fake Bomb Threats in Tamil Nadu: Report (thewire.in)
IDF Sent in Handcuffed Prisoner to Evacuate Hospital, Then Killed Him When He Left (theintercept.com)
The young man, bound by zip-tie cuffs, delivered his Israeli captors’ message but was shot as he tried to walk out of the hospital gate....
Greek Farmers Continue Their Protest (peoplesdispatch.org)
Cisco confirms layoffs of 5%, or over 4,000 jobs cut (www.sfchronicle.com)
France imposes sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (thecradle.co)
The ruling by Paris follows similar moves by London and Washington against West Bank settlers...
White House spokesperson John Kirby slammed for saying that Israel is doing a better job at protecting civilians than 'our own military' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars (www.theguardian.com)
Ireland and Spain seek ‘urgent review’ of Israel trade over EU deal’s human rights obligations (www.irishtimes.com)
"Centuria", one of the most powerful neo-Nazi organizations in Ukraine, has an offshoot in Germany (www.jungewelt.de)
The leader of the “National Militia” of the “Azov” movement swore his comrades to the final “clash of civilizations” on August 1, 2020 at the edge of a forest near Kiev. “The age of absolute darkness lies before us,” predicted Igor “Tcherkas” Mikhailenko and demanded that the hundreds of mostly masked...
Egypt reveals alleged Israeli plan to evacuate Rafah civilians (thecradle.co)
If 1.3 million Palestinians from the southern Gaza city are forced into tent camps along the sea ahead of a military offensive, Israel will be closer to its goal of expelling strip’s population to Egypt by land and other countries by boat
Palestinian Exodus From Rafah: ‘Where Do We Go?’ (orinocotribune.com)
Palestinian journalist Yousef Fares reports from Gaza for Al-Akhbar. This is the eighth time that Mohammed Abu Amsha has been displaced. His journey in search of safety has taken him from the city …
Japan’s economy slips into recession, raises BOJ policy uncertainty (www.businesstimes.com.sg)
ICC chief prosecutor says probe underway into Israeli war crimes in Gaza (thecradle.co)
Tel Aviv withdrew its signature from the Rome Statute that founded the ICC and has maintained since 2022 that it does not recognize the court’s authority
Israel is surveilling U.S. data on settler attacks to thwart sanctions (www.972mag.com)
‘Go Away’ - African Union Prevents Israeli Delegation from Entering Headquarters (www.palestinechronicle.com)
The African Union prevented an Israeli delegation from entering its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Wednesday, Al-Jazeera reported, citing an African diplomatic source....