DEI killed the CHIPS Act (thehill.com)
Chinese police set to patrol alongside Hungarian officers (www.telegraph.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/11364282...
Europe must be ready for US to quit Nato, diplomats warn (www.telegraph.co.uk)
United Nations says Israeli settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian territories amounts to war crime (www.radiohc.cu)
Jerusalem welcomes opening of world's first Indigenous Embassy (m.jpost.com)
Feb 24, 2024....
Pakistan's democracy hanging by a thread (responsiblestatecraft.org)
UN team says rape, gang rape likely occurred during Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)
‘We were constantly in terror’: Israeli hostage tells of captivity in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé (theintercept.com)
Germany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin warns of a wider war (apnews.com)
Turkey’s Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet Kaan Makes Maiden Flight (www.bloomberg.com)
Epstein Had a Creepy Panopticon Room to Monitor All His Guests (www.thedailybeast.com)
All of this would not be possible, the lawsuit says, without Epstein’s right-hand men: his longtime personal lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn, who’ve long denied any wrongdoing in connection with their former boss....
U.S. isolated at G-20 as Gaza crisis worsens (www.washingtonpost.com)
UK and other NATO allies urged to consider conscription as Ukraine war enters third year (news.sky.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/16042241
Buried trial verdict confirms false-flag Maidan massacre in Ukraine (canadiandimension.com)
Poverty in Argentina hits 57%, highest number in 20 years, report says (buenosairesherald.com)
The U.S. Military and NATO Face Serious Risks of Mineral Shortages (carnegieendowment.org)
4 patients die as oxygen runs out in Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces, health officials say (apnews.com)
The storming by Israeli troops of southern Gaza’s main hospital brought chaos to hundreds of staff and patients inside, as health officials Friday said four people in intensive care died after their oxygen cut off. Troops were searching the facility, where the military said it believes the remains of hostages abducted by Hamas...
Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship (apnews.com)
Russia Gaining Upper Hand in Ukraine, Norway Warns (www.kyivpost.com)
Madagascar Passes Bill To Castrate Child Rapists (www.barrons.com)
Israeli bill banning October 7 denial is 'red flag' for free speech (m.jpost.com)
Bolsonaro and Allies Planned a Coup, Brazil Police Say (www.nytimes.com)
Russia's Africa Corps marches in to replace Wagner group in the continent's coup belt (www.abc.net.au)
It may not be on the news radar in the English-speaking world, but the turbulence sweeping parts of Africa is the biggest challenge to French influence on the continent in 60 years....