Putin says hand grenade fragments found in bodies of victims in Wagner chief's plane crash (apnews.com)
Five People Arrested on Suspicion of Spitting at Christians in Jerusalem's Old City (www.haaretz.com)
Potential disaster awaits Haiti as U.S. prepares for armed intervention (www.peoplesworld.org)
HS2 - Birmingham to Manchester (www.bbc.co.uk)
With the looming announcement to scrap HS2 connecting Birmingham to Manchester. Thankfully my days of commuting by train are over. What I fail to understand is what advantages it really would have. Up’ed capacity they say. But with the WFH agenda fully embedded and here to stay, I really think it’s the best decision to make...
Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag (www.reuters.com)
De-dollarisation and Internationalisation of Other Currencies: Geopolitics and Implications for Dollar Diplomacy (developingeconomics.org)
Slovakia elections: Populist party wins vote but needs allies for coalition (www.bbc.com)
JPMorgan agrees to pay $75 million in settlement over Epstein ties (www.axios.com)
North Korea to deport US soldier who crossed from South Korea (www.aljazeera.com)
JPMorgan pays $75 million to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties (www.reuters.com)
Zoleka Mandela: Nelson Mandela's granddaughter dies in South Africa at 43 (www.bbc.com)
She was well known for detailing her cancer treatment and being open about her past drug addiction.
The west’s Modi problem | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
The US and its allies are cultivating India as an economic and diplomatic partner. But its prime minister’s authoritarian streak is becoming harder to ignore
Airbnb Really Is Different Now (www.theatlantic.com)
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Revealed: How Big Dairy is Milking Net Zero (www.desmog.com)
US has no evidence Huawei can mass produce advanced smartphones (www.reuters.com)
Evidence suggests errant Ukrainian missile caused market deaths (www.reuters.com)
Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder (www.reuters.com)
India expels Canadian diplomat, says concerned about 'anti-India activities' (www.reuters.com)
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Poland: Abortion Witch Hunt Targets Women, Doctors (www.hrw.org)
Haiti, Plunged into Cycles of Humanitarian Crisis, Rejects the Possibility of New Foreign Intervention (peoplesdispatch.org)
When the BBC's disinformation correspondent lied on her CV (www.theneweuropean.co.uk)
Grindr Loses Almost Half Its Staff on 2-Day RTO Requirement [Bloomberg] (archive.ph)
Grindr Inc. has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize....
Oil execs on trial in Sweden over Sudan war crimes role (www.rfi.fr)
Digital Markets Act: Commission designates six gatekeepers (ec.europa.eu)
The European Commission has today designated, for the first time, six gatekeepers - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft - under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In total, 22 core platform services provided by gatekeepers have been designated. The six gatekeepers will now have six months to ensure full compliance...