Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure (www.theguardian.com)
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The Russians break through into the Donetsk: the risk of a domino effect on the entire Ukrainian front. Moscow wants to take troops to the Dnieper (www.ilfattoquotidiano.it)
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Ukraine notified the Council of Europe of the partial suspension of some clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms in connection to recent changes in its martial law. (www.euronews.com)
The western values Ukraine is defending are becoming more apparent by the day.
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‘They’re sending a message’: harsh police tactics questioned amid US campus protest crackdowns (www.theguardian.com)
There have been 970 US student protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict between 7 October and 26 April, the vast majority of them peaceful, according to the latest available statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), which tracks political violence and political demonstrations across the US...
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China's representative points out at the ICJ that armed resistance against occupation is enshrined in international law and is not terrorism. (media.mas.to)
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Xi Jinping begins first European tour in five years in France [6 May 2024 | Al Jazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)
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‘Yemen at a crossroads’: Nearly 200 aid groups issue urgent funding appeal (www.aljazeera.com)
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Israel Establishes Rafah Military Command, Palestinian Resistance Just Bombed It (www.palestinechronicle.com)
The Israeli army suffered losses on Sunday in an attack that the Israeli media described as unusual, as the Palestinian Resistance bombed gatherings of soldiers at the Kerem Shalom (Karem Abu Salem) crossing located in southern Gaza....
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US House passes bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism to comparing Israel with Nazis (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the federal definition of anti-Semitism, despite opposition from civil liberties groups....
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[Video][SCMP] China’s first corgi police dog makes public debut (www.youtube.com)
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UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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A Columbia professor wanted to document history. NYPD arrested him outside his home (www.usatoday.com)
Gregory Pflugfelder had just finished the final class of his career at Columbia. In 28 years at the university, he achieved many accolades as a professor of history who taught a popular course on Japanese monsters – mostly focused on Godzilla and "the role of the monstrous in the cultural imagination."...
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Professors, students say ‘no’ to Florida as new law targets Chinese (www.scmp.com)
The law requires colleges and universities to get approval before hiring or working with Chinese people who aren’t US citizens or green card holders...
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Israel is being charged with war crimes for killing a boy in the West Bank (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
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Yemeni people are demanding that their government puts a formal proposal to host leaders of the Resistance Hamas in the country and their official headquarters to be in capital Sanaa (hexbear.net)
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Bondholders to push Ukraine to resume debt payments after hiatus. Firms including BlackRock, Pimco form committee, hire advisers to negotiate deal. (www.wsj.com)
[Video][SCMP] Blast off for China’s historic Chang’e 6 mission (www.youtube.com)
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Biden calls US ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with Russia and China (www.cnn.com)
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Saudi arrests critics of Israel as normalisation talks continue (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Saudi Arabian citizens have faced increasing arrests for criticising Israel on social media in recent months as a result of its ongoing military onslaught against Gaza....
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Palestine Humanitarian Crisis Megathread IV (lemmy.ml)
This is the fourth megathread for discussion regarding the situation in Palestine....
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Video of Chinese Manager Beating African Workers Sparks Racism Debate (www.ndtv.com)
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Every two hours, a child dies in Sudan. Our global silence is deafening. (www.usatoday.com)
The suffering of the Sudanese may be off camera now, but it won't be in a few months when babies are starving en masse.
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Biden condemns university antiwar protests, says 'Order must prevail' (www.nbcnews.com)
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