China consolidates its ties with Latin America in an intense week of diplomacy (qcostarica.com)
Court of Zelensky rocked by aide’s ‘thirst for power’ (www.thetimes.com)
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Brazil and China present joint proposal for peace negotiations with the participation of Russia and Ukraine (www.gov.br)
Vietnam arrests two well-known Facebook users over democratic freedom abuse (www.reuters.com)
NATO Scales Back Ambition for Ukraine Aid Plan After Pushback (www.bloomberg.com)
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Colombia Calls to Restrict Coal Sales to Israel (thecradle.co)
Saudi Arabia joins BIS- and China-led central bank digital currency project (www.reuters.com)
UN chief will add Israel to global blacklist for violations against children (english.alarabiya.net)
Nicaragua and Russia to strengthen military-technical cooperation (www.plenglish.com)
Thais hedge bets on international stage (www.bangkokpost.com)
CPC delegation visits Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia to strengthen fraternal ties (socialistchina.org)
Palestinian-American engineer accuses Meta of firing him over Gaza content (www.theguardian.com)
Kano Emirate: Sanusi returns as Emir 1,545 days after dethronement (www.vanguardngr.com)
Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote (apnews.com)
Right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party fails to secure a majority in India’s national elections (peoplesdispatch.org)
Indonesia's Mt Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Campaign launches against shipping giant Maersk over genocidal weapons trade (peoplesdispatch.org)
Dozens of Civilians Killed as Myanmar Junta Jet Bombs Wedding in Sagaing (www.irrawaddy.com)
Chinese businesses target Vietnam and Mexico as trade tensions with US rise (www.ft.com)
Seems like we’re seeing a similar situation developing as with Russian oil exports. Chinese companies will sell components to third countries that will repackage them and sell them at a markup to the west. Then western politicians will tell western public that they’ve successfully decoupled from China....
South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons [Reuters | June 2, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday, after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying trash to the South.
‘An Uprising in the Making’: ‘Alberta’ Chiefs Say Oil Company’s Forceful Approach is an Attack on Treaty Rights (therealnews.com)
How Biden’s China tariffs could hurt California (www.politico.com)
Exit polls say ruling NDA expected to retain majority in Indian Parliamentary elections. (www.thehindu.com)
Following the last day of voting for the 2024 Indian Parliamentary elections, exit polls predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance would retain its majority, winning 340 - 401 seats compared to 353 in 2019. The main opposition INDIA alliance was expected to win 109 - 169 seats, up from 91 in...
Ukraine Is Running Short of People (www.bloomberg.com)
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