Flowers Growing in Antarctica Are the Latest Sign of Environmental Catastrophe (gizmodo.com)
Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted' (www.bbc.com)
Three Muslim women share their stories of removing their hijabs, despite facing fierce opposition.
US offers Poland rare loan of $2 billion to modernize its military (apnews.com)
Unification Church demands Japan's NHK cancel 'insulting' program (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- The Unification Church has published a protest against Japanese public broadcaster NHK, demanding that it stop airing and apologize for a program dealing with the religious group's recruitment methods.
JPMorgan pays $75 million to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties (www.reuters.com)
Iraq: Torture Survivors Await US Redress, Accountability (www.hrw.org)
When Zionists redefine ‘antisemitism’ into a political cudgel (therealnews.com)
Mexican auto parts workers face blacklist after union campaign (therealnews.com)
Former Zelensky Administration Official: Zelensky Is Arresting Civilians And Teachers As His Regime Instills Fear That Arrests Could Be Based On Anonymous Tips Or For Speaking Russian (nationalfile.com)
JPMorgan to pay $75m to settle Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking lawsuit with US Virgin Islands (www.independent.co.uk)
Poland may seek extradition of Ukrainian Nazi WW2 veteran Hunka from Canada (notesfrompoland.com)
India LGBTQ wedding sparks controversy in Punjab (www.bbc.com)
While India waits for the Supreme Court’s verdict on legalising same-sex marriage, an LGBTQ couple’s recent wedding in the northern state of Punjab has made headlines - and also created controversy....
Canada has evidence linking Indian diplomats to killing of Sikh activist, media reports (www.theguardian.com)
The Canadian Broadcasting Company revealed communications gathered about murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt (www.theguardian.com)
FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
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Poland's education minister says he's 'taken steps' to extradite Yaroslav Hunka (www.cbc.ca)
South Korea parades troops and powerful weapons in its biggest Armed Forces Day ceremony in years (apnews.com)
Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council (www.bbc.co.uk)
It was expelled from the United Nations council last year after its forces invaded Ukraine.
Poland's education minister says he's 'taken steps' to extradite Yaroslav Hunka (www.cbc.ca)
EU Faults Musk’s X in Fight Against Russia’s ‘War of Ideas’ (www.bloomberg.com)
Pakistan army trades tanks for tractors in food-security push (asia.nikkei.com)
U.N. report accuses Russia of 'widespread and systematic' torture in Ukraine - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A United Nations commission accused the Russian forces on Monday of "widespread and systematic" use of torture during its invasion of Ukraine, along with other war crimes, including purposely attacking civilians and non-military infrastructure.
Activist who called for royal reform jailed for four years in Thailand (www.aljazeera.com)
Anon Nampa was arrested in 2020 after making the call for change during mass anti-government protests.
President Maduro Accuses Guyana of Becoming an ExxonMobil Branch Amid Border Dispute (+Geneva Agreement) (orinocotribune.com)
Auckland Zoning Reforms: Lower Price Increases & Increased Density (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
