Journalists in Croatia Fight Against Government’s Attempts to Stifle Press Freedom (peoplesdispatch.org)
Washington Announces Sanction Resumption Against Venezuela, Caracas Responds (+Migrant Repatriations) (orinocotribune.com)
ICJ rejects most of Ukraine’s ‘terrorism’ case against Russia (www.aljazeera.com)
China is ‘world’s sole manufacturing superpower’, with 35% of global output (geopoliticaleconomy.com)
Three years after coup, Myanmar junta chief under unprecedented pressure (www.reuters.com)
Bi-2 band members freed from Thai jail, en rout to Israel (www.ynetnews.com)
Eventually all members of the band, even the non Israeli ones will be transferred to Israel instead of deported to Russia....
Iran says 'No Threat Will Be Left Unanswered' as US Response to Jordan Attack Looms (thecradle.co)
UAE Completes First Cross-Border Digital Dirham CDBC Payment Worth $13.6M to China (finance.yahoo.com)
U.S. F-16 Crashes off South Korea, Again (time.com)
Ukraine’s Democracy in Darkness (www.newyorker.com)
Campania. Controllo caldaie: passa la linea di CNA Campania Nord, via libera alla proroga di tre mesi (www.caserta24ore.it) Italian
Companies that announced Major Layoffs and Hiring Freezes (intellizence.com)
How the Unjust Assault on the UNRWA Undermines Liberal Humanitarianism (www.thenation.com)
The liberal order, memorialized in founding documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and upheld in institutions such as the United Nations, has been on life support for some time now. A key collateral casualty of its ailing condition has been the doctrine of humanitarianism, which seeks to curb the most...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares to replace Ukraine’s top general (www.ft.com)
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Israel/OPT: States Must Reverse Cruel Decision to Withdraw UNRWA Funding (www.commondreams.org)
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Withdraw From ECOWAS (peoplesdispatch.org)
Innocent civilian brandishing white flag in Gaza 'safe zone' is shot dead in the street (www.itv.com)
How Russia Stopped Ukraine’s Momentum (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Qatar inks 15-year deal for Bangladesh gas supply (www.thehindu.com)
This new agreement will further strengthen our relationship with [US-based] Excelerate while also supporting the energy requirements of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and its stride towards greater economic development," added Mr. Kaabi, who is also chief executive of QatarEnergy.
Lawsuit Seeking to Stop US Aid to Israel Has First Court Hearing in Oakland (www.kqed.org)
Hundreds of advocates, turned away from the Oakland courtroom due to capacity issues, called on President Biden to end military aid to Israel, as Palestinian deaths mount....