Ukraine’s top commander says eastern frontline has ‘significantly worsened’. Outgunned forces struggle to halt multipronged and intensifying Russian offensive. (www.ft.com)
archive.ph/Z0uEQ
Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President (www.thenation.com)
US, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines (apnews.com)
F-22 Suffers Nose Gear Issue At Kadena Airbase Ends Up With Nose Down On Runway (theaviationist.com)
European Parliament Ploughs Ahead with Environmentally Destructive Agricultural Reforms (www.thecanary.co)
China supports full UN membership for Palestine: FM spokesperson (english.news.cn)
Türkiye Imposes Trade Restrictions with Israel (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israel Killed Three Sons of Lead Hamas Negotiator Ismail Haniyeh in an Airstrike (peoplesdispatch.org)
Russian airstrikes destroy Kyiv’s largest power plant | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
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Vietnam aims to start work on high-speed rail lines to China by 2030 (asia.nikkei.com)
Imports from China to the US are rising at the fastest rate since last fall (www.cnbc.com)
Brazil's Supreme Court Minister Includes Elon Musk in Investigation on Digital Militias (peoplesdispatch.org)
Russian Oil Is Once Again Trading Far Above the G-7’s Price Cap Everywhere (www.bloomberg.com)
China and Russia pledge to work together to maintain ‘supply chain stability’ (www.ft.com)
archive.ph/v3Fpx
How American Drones Failed to Turn the Tide in Ukraine (www.wsj.com)
Dutch set to comply with U.S. demands on China exports (www.reuters.com)
Ecuador ex-VP Jorge Glas hospitalised after capture from Mexico embassy (www.aljazeera.com)
The European defense industry is running short of nitrocellulose, which is needed to make ammunition. (www.ft.com)
archive.ph/ck77a
Does the AKP’s Resounding Defeat Spell the End of Erdoğan? (www.thenation.com)
Development is the best contraceptive (www.kaggle.com)
The USA signed a budget bill into law that greatly benefits Israel and greatly threatens Palestinians. As always, the USA is reminding people that they are evil incarnate (odysee.com)
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The Looming Ukraine Debacle (nationalinterest.org)
Are Jordan’s government and pro-Palestinian protesters facing off? (www.aljazeera.com)
While the number of protesters has ebbed and flowed throughout the war, the recent Israeli military campaign on al-Shifa Hospital and the pending invasion of Rafah has brought many Jordanians back to the streets en masse....