Living conditions in Ukraine are resembling a new slavery, a triumph of Western 'democracy' in the 21st century (english.almayadeen.net)
Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb (www.theolivepress.es)
Russia warns United States: use of SpaceX for spying makes its satellites a target (www.reuters.com)
Navalny died from blood clot, Ukrainian intelligence chief says (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Burger King faces legal claim saying Whopper is too small (www.bbc.co.uk)
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The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes (www.vox.com)
World’s biggest nuclear fusion reactor comes online (www.independent.co.uk)
The scientists used lasers to fuse two light atoms into a single one, releasing 3.15MJ (megajoules) of energy from 2.05MJ of input – roughly enough to boil a kettle....
Neo-Nazis walk free from court, spared further jail time over attack on Victorian hikers (www.abc.net.au)
"Good luck with the future, gentlemen," County Court Judge Kellie Blair said to the pair, as she stepped off the bench at the end of hearing.
London Cop Who Shot Dead Unarmed Black Man Charged With Murder (www.vice.com)
Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.
Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gas (www.theguardian.com)
Pak ‘n’ Save’s Savey Meal-bot cheerfully created unappealing recipes when customers experimented with non-grocery household items
Ukraine war: Kyiv claims first victories of counter-offensive - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv’s counter-offensive began...
Congress approves bill barring any president from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO (thehill.com)
Congress has approved legislation that would prevent any president from withdrawing the United States from NATO without approval from the Senate or an Act of Congress. The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), was included in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, which passed out of...
Louisiana police accused of ‘unconscionable’ abuse in ‘Brave Cave’ (www.theguardian.com)
Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin (www.bbc.com)
Russia’s diplomats were once a key part of President Putin’s foreign policy strategy. But that has all changed....
Chinese soldiers pledge to sacrifice their lives in documentary on Taiwan invasion (www.theguardian.com)
U.S. Considers Expanded Nuclear Arsenal, a Reversal of Decades of Cuts (www.nytimes.com)
Germany mulls reintroduction of compulsory military service (www.dw.com)
Florida Has Approved PragerU ‘Curriculum’ for the Classroom (www.thedailybeast.com)
US removes word 'country' from Taiwan travel advisory notice (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
Piracy Is Coming Back, Baby! (www.thegamer.com)
Climate activist Thunberg urges ‘no silence on genocide in Palestine’ (www.aa.com.tr)
FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore (arstechnica.com)
Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died (www.seattletimes.com)
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's 'against anti-Semitism of any kind' (www.nbcnews.com)
