Ukraine counter-offensive actions have begun, Zelensky says (www.bbc.com)
Britain is supplying depleted uranium rounds to Ukraine. These rounds will cause environmental and health issues long after the conflict. This is how much the west cares about Ukraine in practice. (declassifieduk.org)
A UN statement on the use of depleted uranium munitions www.un.org/disarmament/…/depleted-uranium/
Debunking of Ukraine biolab claims (threadreaderapp.com)
This thread does a good rundown of why the whole pathogen biolab allegation is just a bunch disinformation. Like with many such claims, it’s appealing at first blush, but someone with more knowledge can spot that it’s misleading.
U.S. chip, EV industries struggle to take off despite huge subsidies (asia.nikkei.com)
archive.is/BdOC3
IDF uses Gazan civilians as human shields to inspect potentially booby-trapped tunnels (www.haaretz.com)
'Our lives are more important than their lives': Gazans not suspected of terrorism are detained and sent as human shields to search tunnels and houses before IDF soldiers enter, with the full knowledge of senior Israeli officers, several sources say; IDF claims this practice is forbidden
Israeli Leaders Demand Probe of IDF Rape Video—To Find Out Who Leaked It. (www.commondreams.org)
Israel kills Hamas leader, Hezbollah shares Fuad Shukr condition (www.newarab.com)
Israel has assassinated Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran overnight, apparently using a drone according to Iran Nour News Agency. This came hours after an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburb targeting Hezbollah senior figure Fuad Shukr....
Elon Musk's X is fighting a subpoena in a lawsuit between Jeffrey Epstein accusers, further delaying an already drawn-out case (www.businessinsider.com)
Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American: United Nations (www.scmp.com)
archive.ph/dlbZA
Eindhoven University of Technology is near ASML’s hometown. US ambassador questioned why it has so many Chinese students. (www.bloomberg.com)
‘Fear of facing students’: South Korea teachers grapple with high rates of abuse and suicide (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Hungarian PM's office demands recognition of all of Ukraine's Zakarpattia as ''traditionally Hungarian'' (www.pravda.com.ua)
How light can vaporize water without the need for heat | MIT (news.mit.edu)
English language in Ukraine to receive a new status: Zelensky's bill already in the Parliament (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service (www.theguardian.com)
The UN Human Rights Council finds Israel guilty of war crimes against Palestinians. #Gaza (youtu.be)
South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact (apnews.com)
Spain seeks to avert trade war after China announces pork anti-dumping probe (www.reuters.com)
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen (apnews.com)
Germany seizes record 35 tons of cocaine, street value was several billion euros (www.aa.com.tr)
Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year (apnews.com)
U.S. lawmakers vote to sanction ICC after prosecutor seeks warrant for Israel's Netanyahu (www.cbc.ca)
USS Eisenhower comes under direct fire of Yemeni Armed Forces (english.almayadeen.net)
Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs (www.cbc.ca)
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
