Liquidation of Black Sea fleet to force Russia to accelerate its exit from the war (ptv-news.com.pk)
US weapons headed to Ukraine at risk of theft from lax security, IG says (www.stripes.com)
Ukrainian ambassador to Mexico reproaches president for presence of Russian military at Parade (www.msn.com)
In Risky Hunt for Secrets, U.S. and China Expand Global Spy Operations (www.nytimes.com)
The nations are taking bold steps in the espionage shadow war to try to collect intelligence on leadership thinking and military capabilities.
Activists Take Climate Action Against TotalEnergies’ LNG Floating Terminal Entering Le Havre Harbour (www.commondreams.org)
European Environment Agency Warns about Alarmingly High Levels of Toxic Chemical BPA Across Continent (peoplesdispatch.org)
‘War Is Good for Business,’ Declares Executive at London’s Global Arms Fair (scheerpost.com)
U.S. Helped Pakistan Get IMF Bailout With Secret Arms Deal For Ukraine, Leaked Documents Reveal (theintercept.com)
In April 2022, the Pakistani military, with the encouragement of the U.S., helped organize a no-confidence vote to remove Prime Minister Imran Khan. Ahead of the ouster, State Department diplomats privately expressed anger to their Pakistani counterparts over what they called Pakistan’s “aggressively neutral” stance on the...
Russian hawks push Putin to escalate as US crosses more ‘red lines’ (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Russia’s LGBTQ+ community unites amid Kremlin crackdown (www.euronews.com)
Surveillance and the threat of imprisonment: Euronews spoke to Russian queer activists who have chosen to stay in the country, despite increasing hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community
Photos: The earthquake in Morocco that shattered thousands of lives (www.aljazeera.com)
The death toll stands at nearly 3,000 people and injuries number more than 5,600, according to official figures.
Leaked documents showing how U.S.-brokered arms sales from Pakistan to Ukraine facilitated a controversial IMF bailout that has allowed the Pakistani military to stall elections and crush dissent. (theintercept.com)
Sudan conflict: Landmark skyscraper in Khartoum engulfed in flames (www.bbc.com)
Videos posted online on Sunday showed the iconic Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower engulfed in flames....
Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress (apnews.com)
U.S. mulls support for Japan scallop business hit by China import ban (japantoday.com)
Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone (apnews.com)
The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that an American Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan was flawed and could be seen as international child abduction.
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact (www.reuters.com)
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (www.bbc.com)
Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.
Vancouver City Council Unanimously Agreed on Zoning Changes (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy (English translation) (l.bfmtv.com)
FRENCH Title: Putsch au Niger: Macron annonce que l’ambassadeur de France est “pris en otage”...
What’s up with China’s disappearing senior military officers? (www.vox.com)
Li Shangfu is the latest officer to fall victim to Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive.
Tories and Local Governments Refuse To Approve More Homes (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance (www.aljazeera.com)
New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war (apnews.com)
Press release from the State Department home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1731...