Fate of 6-year-old girl in Gaza unknown after ambulance team sent to rescue her vanishes, aid group says (www.cbsnews.com)
Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister (www.theguardian.com)
Taro Aso, vice-president of ruling LDP, said Yoko Kamikawa ‘not that good looking’, got her name wrong, used ageist jibe and mixed up her place in history
Capitalism and Drug Trafficking in Ecuador. Why the War on the Poor will Never Solve the Problem (peoplesdispatch.org)
‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show (www.theguardian.com)
34 Countries Look to Join BRICS Alliance After Saudi Arabia’s Entry (watcher.guru)
U.S. strikes targets in Iraq and Syria as retaliation for fatal drone attack in Jordan, officials say (www.cbc.ca)
ICJ rules that it will hear part of Ukraine-Russia genocide case (www.aljazeera.com)
A juice bar in Chongqing decided to shake things up with a Pepe the Frog helper. (twitter.com)
Japan’s Aozora bank loses 33% of its value in two-day stock meltdown. Bank reported massive exposure to US commercial real estate. (www.bloomberg.com)
Behind Pakistan’s civilian government, army tightens its grip on journalists (rsf.org)
Indian police clear a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup (apnews.com)
Pakistan Set for Polls Amid Popular Resentment Against Country’s Elites (peoplesdispatch.org)
ICJ Delivers Preliminary Objections Judgment in the Ukraine v. Russia Genocide Case, Ukraine Loses on the Most Important Aspects (www.ejiltalk.org)
‘Love of my life’: Shot dead, waiting for her husband in the West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
Korean President Yoon sits idly by as Japan tears down memorial to Korean forced laborers (english.hani.co.kr)
Behind Pakistan’s civilian government, army tightens its grip on journalists (rsf.org)
Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters (www.theguardian.com)
UN Rapporteur On the Right to Food Visits Venezuela (www.telesurenglish.net)
Israel's Attacks Continue to Decimate Ambulance and Maternity Services in Southern Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israeli Strike Destroys Belgian Development Agency In Gaza (imemc.org)
Two women wearing hijabs denied entry to Democratic campaign event (www.aljazeera.com)
The Silence Of The Damned (countercurrents.org)
Our leading humanitarian and civic institutions, including major medical institutions, refuse to denounce Israel’s genocide in Gaza. This exposes their hypocrisy and complicity....