Canada apologizes for honoring another veteran from unit that fought with Nazis (forward.com)
The representative of King Charles III in Canada expressed ‘deep regret’ for giving elite awards to Peter Savaryn, the former chancellor of the University of Alberta who served with SS Galichina during World War II.
De-dollarisation and Internationalisation of Other Currencies: Geopolitics and Implications for Dollar Diplomacy (developingeconomics.org)
France starts pulling soldiers out of Niger (www.politico.eu)
Ties with India ‘could get worse’ due to Canada row, US envoy told team: Report (www.indiatoday.in)
Giorgia Meloni: I won’t allow Italy to become Europe’s refugee camp (www.theguardian.com)
Prime minister says Italy ‘under incredible pressure’ from large number of arrivals from north Africa.
Fears for Khaled El Qaisi’s wellbeing after his release in Israel (www.aljazeera.com)
The Palestinian Italian researcher has been released from Israeli custody but still isn’t allowed to return to his wife and child in Italy....
Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says (www.businessinsider.com)
Western-made armor is failing in Ukraine because it wasn’t designed to sustain a conflict of this intensity, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal....
Global South should learn from Big Pharma’s bullying of South Africa (www.aljazeera.com)
Uncritical support for Ben Norton against the LaRouchite cranks at The Grayzone (like Max Blumenthal). (twitter.com)
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Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
Thailand to Welcome Myanmar Coup Leader to Bangkok Summit (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/6592761...
Key Taiwan Tech Firms Are Helping Huawei With China Chip Plants (www.bloomberg.com)
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