Georgia's ruling party to try to impeach president over EU visits, Interpress reports (www.reuters.com)
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EU imports of Russian liquified gas leap by 40% since Ukraine invasion | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks Down (www.nytimes.com)
The professor of artificial intelligence was a rising star at Iran’s elite Sharif University of Technology. He gained wider fame for his vocal support of the women-led uprising that rocked Iran last year. At one point, he refused to teach until Sharif students arrested in the government’s crackdown against protesters were...
US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Junta Boss Targets Aid Groups as Myanmar’s Humanitarian Disaster Worsens (www.irrawaddy.com)
Russia’s ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy? (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
IS RUSSIA HAVING AN ECONOMIC CRISIS?...
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast (www.wsj.com)
PAYWALL...
Gofundme freezes Grayzone fundraiser 'due to some external concerns' (thegrayzone.com)
The Grayzone raises over $90,000 for 3 independent journalists....
Five rail workers killed in Italy after being hit by train (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Burger King faces legal claim saying Whopper is too small (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Outrage in Italy as mother bear is shot dead, leaving cubs to fend for themselves (www.reuters.com)
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The Suwayda Protests: A Foreign-Backed Plot to Fragment Syria? (new.thecradle.co)
British defence firm BAE sets up Ukrainian base (www.reuters.com)
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks (www.bbc.co.uk)
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China tells India to 'stay calm' in border map row (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election fraud case (www.bbc.co.uk)
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US vice chair of Armed Services Committee promises 'resolute reaction' if Taiwan is attacked (mainichi.jp)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan said Friday the U.S. would act if the island was attacked and promised to resol
Hawaii wildfires: Oprah and The Rock pledge direct payments to victims in Maui (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Coup leader Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is the cousin of ousted president of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba (www.pbs.org)
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon announced late Wednesday that the head of the country’s elite republican guard would lead the Central African country, hours after saying they had placed the country’s newly re-elected president under house arrest....
'Any story could be your last' - India's crackdown on Kashmir press (www.bbc.co.uk)
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General Dynamics revenue rises on strong demand for weapons (www.reuters.com)
U.S. defense contractors have benefited as the war in Ukraine and tense U.S.-China relations have fueled demand for weapons such as tanks, submarines and munitions....
EU imports record volumes of liquefied natural gas from Russia (www.ft.com)
“It’s shocking that countries in the EU have worked so hard to wean themselves off piped Russian fossil gas only to replace it with the shipped equivalent. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a pipeline or a boat — it still means European companies are sending billions to [Vladimir] Putin’s war chest.”
Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink (www.bbc.com)
Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC.
Russian, Belarus ambassadors invited again to Nobel banquet (www.reuters.com)
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