Okinawa governor visits China in latest show of regional diplomacy (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Third countries now making it 'more difficult' for Russia to acquire sanctioned goods - EU envoy (www.euronews.com)
Focus: Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns (www.reuters.com)
Massive mineral deposit discovery could meet global battery and solar panel demand ‘for next 100 years’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Eurozone Manufacturing Sector Shrinks Most In More Than 3 Years (markets.businessinsider.com)
Eighty Afghan civilians may have been summarily killed by SAS, inquiry told (www.theguardian.com)
South Korea factory activity suffers longest downturn in at least 19 years (archive.is)
Hackers target European government entities in SmugX campaign (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
EU competition authorities can add data protection breaches to investigations - EU court says (www.euronews.com)
Okinawa governor visits China in latest show of regional diplomacy (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Exclusive: India refiners start yuan payments for Russian oil imports -sources (www.reuters.com)
Human Rights Watch reports new evidence of Ukrainian use of anti-personnel landmines (www.eureporter.co)
TikTok Media Are Gaining Subscribers From French Riots (www.bloomberg.com)
Dutch king makes historic apology for his country’s colonial past (www.politico.eu)
China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US (archive.ph)
Attempted murder investigation opened after ramming attack on French mayor's house (www.france24.com)
Here vs. There
So, I gotta ask: is the moderation team here in any way related to the team at r/worldnews? How similar or divergent are their respective policies? Can we get an official Statement of Intent/Community Policy and a ‘get to know your mods’ sticky or something as just listing a bunch of vague rules that are enforced...
The US flies nuclear-capable bombers in a fresh show of force against North Korea (apnews.com)
‘We need a lot more’: Lack of firepower hampers Ukraine’s advance on Zaporizhzhia front line (www.france24.com)
As Ukraine’s top army general has put it, every metre of ground in the country’s counteroffensive is being won “with blood”. The Ukrainian soldiers’ progress is particularly gruelling in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. FRANCE 24’s Gwendoline Debono reports from the front line, where Russian forces are giving...