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Huge fire rages in China office building (www.bbc.com)

Nearly 300 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze in the northern port city of Tianjin.

U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal (www.washingtonpost.com)

Argentina: Vultures Come Home to Roost (prospect.org)

Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind (www.theguardian.com)

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Russian bombers intercepted heading to NATO airspace (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 (www.theguardian.com)

The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.

Demand slump drags global manufacturing to financial crisis levels (asia.nikkei.com)

Japanese city apologizes after advising pregnant women to cook, clean and give husbands massages (www.cnn.com)

There’s nothing a new mother likes more than being told how to please her husband – right?

Pentagon AI more ethical than adversaries’ because of ‘Judeo-Christian society,’ USAF general says (www.defenseone.com)

Regardless of what your beliefs are, our society is a Judeo-Christian society and we have a moral compass. Not everybody does, and there are those that are willing to go for the ends regardless of what means have to be employed

North Korea's ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council (apnews.com)

Global hunger shows no sign of reversing (www.politico.eu)

Goldman Sachs says India will overtake the U.S. to become the world's second-largest economy by 2075 (www.cnbc.com)

Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia, Belarus leader says (www.nbcnews.com)

This doesn’t sound great.

Why Europe, U.S., China & Russia are Not the Same for Latin America (www.struggle-la-lucha.org)

Moscow says 700,000 children from Ukraine conflict zones now in Russian territory (www.eureporter.co)

US top court deals blow to LGBTQ rights in web designer case (www.aljazeera.com)

European Council of Foreign Relations openly talks about vassalisation of Europe by the US (ecfr.eu)

The report is absolutely scathing. Some choice quotes:...

French election: exit poll shows shock win for left-green alliance as far right falls to third (www.theguardian.com)

'You can't kill all of us': Kenya protesters vow to march again as authorities kill 22 (www.thecanary.co)

Biden administration moving towards allowing American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine (www.cnn.com)

Russians behead Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast (www.pravda.com.ua)

Japanese band pulls 'Columbus' video after slavery backlash (www.bbc.com)

A Japanese rock band has pulled the music video for its new song “Columbus” after drawing flak for scenes that depicted Christopher Columbus with ape-like men....

Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier (responsiblestatecraft.org)

Children Among Dozens Killed in 'Appalling' Israeli Attack on UNRWA School (www.commondreams.org)

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