Xi acclaims Chinese AI expert Andrew Yao who renounced US citizenship (www.scmp.com)
Friends and family of Aunty Fay Carter pay tribute to 'quintessential Black matriarch' at state funeral - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
Global Geogrids Market Size, Share, Growth & Report 2031 (www.marketsandata.com)
Global geogrids market is projected to witness a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period 2024–2031, growing from USD 1.51 billion in 2023 to USD 2.35 billion in 2031. Geogrids are progressively benefitting in areas such as transportation, waste drainage systems, and road pathways. For instance, according to the recent data...
India summer: Eight more die as country faces 'longest' heatwave (www.bbc.com)
US P-8 Poseidon searches for Russian sub 66 miles off Florida (bulgarianmilitary.com)
India under its longest-ever heatwave, with worse to come (www.straitstimes.com)
Meet the six mega-rich families running the food system (www.abc.net.au)
Pope Francis appeals for urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza and backs cease-fire proposals (apnews.com)
The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant (apnews.com)
The Guardian: ‘It’s emotionally very difficult’: mobilisation squads face hostility as Ukraine tries to boost army ranks (www.theguardian.com)
Air Canada Boeing 777 flight #AC872 suffered engine fire on takeoff from Toronto (airlive.net)
Mexico's political rebellion: Following AMLO, new President Claudia Sheinbaum paves multipolar path (www.youtube.com)
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.75% (www.cbc.ca)
Washington ready to blackmail Maldives for banning Israeli travelers (thecradle.co)
To further increase pressure against criticism of Israel, US lawmakers recently passed a bill to sanction ICC officials
Europe’s rapidly rising right: Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election (www.politico.eu)
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Israel court approves temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing national security (www.reuters.com)
Communist Mayor Daniel Jadue arrested and given 120 days of preventative detention (peoplesdispatch.org)
We're closer to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 than we look – IEA (electrek.co)
Nearly 50 countries are on track to reach or surpass their current plans – and China is by far the biggest contributor. It’s not yet set an official target, but China’s goal of 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 – which it’s expected to surpass this year
Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake (apnews.com)
Basic training in Ukraine is barely covering the basics, commanders say (www.washingtonpost.com)
Xi says China wants to work with Arab states to resolve hot spot issues (www.reuters.com)
Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing NZ government accused of ‘war on nature’ as it takes axe to climate policies (www.theguardian.com)
Government of Christopher Luxon has made sweeping cuts to climate projects in its first budget, with no new significant environmental investments
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts
IDF tanks roll into central Rafah in unprecedented thrust into city [Maya Gur Arieh | May 28, 2024 | Jerusalem Post] (www.jpost.com)
The tanks were spotted near Al-Awda mosque as IDF deepened its operations in Rafah.
