Tim Walz Accused of 'Anti-Semitism' for Master's Thesis Saying Holocaust Was Not Unique (www.informationliberation.com)
Teen self-immolates in front of Winnipeg Mosque to protest the genocide against Palestinians and Muslims in Gaza and the rest of Palestine (x.com)
US lawmakers pass Tibet policy bill that questions China’s claims over region (www.scmp.com)
Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices' (apnews.com)
Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday in Georgia that she will convey her belief to her Chinese counterparts that Beijing’s increased production of green energy also poses risks “to productivity and growth in the Chinese economy.”...
Capitalism Can't Solve Climate Change (time.com)
And the IEA, for its part, expects China to continue to be the sole meaningful over-achiever. It recently revised upwards by 728 GW its forecast for total global renewables capacity additions in the period 2023–27. China’s share of this upward revision? Almost 90 percent. While China surges ahead, the rest of the world...
Argentina's Milei tells school kids abortion is 'murder' (www.france24.com)
Ukraine floats possibility of inviting Russia to peace summit (www.reuters.com)
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New Israeli report alleging ‘systematic and intentional rape’ by Hamas relies on debunked Western media reports - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The contents of the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Center’s paper alleging “systematic” Hamas rape derive largely from discredited second-hand testimonies and debunked media reports. Among its most heavily cited sources is a dubious NY Times article that triggered a staff revolt at the paper.
US should block cheap Chinese auto imports from Mexico, US makers say (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. government should block the import of low-cost Chinese autos and parts from Mexico, a U.S. manufacturing advocacy group said on Friday, warning they could threaten the viability of American car companies.
Ben-Gvir says Israeli army can shoot women, children in Gaza (www.newarab.com)
Far-right Israeli government minister Ben-Gvir believes that Israeli soldiers must shoot Palestinian women and children in Gaza to stop ‘another October 7’....
Israeli forces disguised as women and medics storm hospital in West Bank (www.theguardian.com)
North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim Jong Un says (apnews.com)
Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital (www.theverge.com)
Macron opposes gender-inclusive spelling as he inaugurates language museum (www.france24.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron looked to cement his legacy, and take on political opponents, with the inauguration on Monday of a monument to the French language deep in far-right heartland....
Donald Trump's Georgia case to be livestreamed (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2185545...
BRICS Leaders Call for Democratic Global Order (consortiumnews.com)
Russia to build up forces in west to counter NATO threat - Shoigu (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1253052...
CSIS now says that China’s control over gallium is a national security threat for US (features.csis.org)
Plays stupid games, win stupid prizes as the saying goes.
Sweden in NATO? Maybe not (thehill.com)
There was a post from a mass media site the other day saying Turkey was approving Sweden to join NATO. This turned out to be a bit of wishful thinking.
The North Atlantic just completely destroyed its June average temperature record (fediscience.org)
“The North Atlantic just completely destroyed its June average temperature record, breaking the previous record by more than 0.4 °C (0.7 °F)....