Ukraine is now the most mined country. It will take decades to make safe. (wapo.st)
At least four killed at Moscow mall after hot water pipe bursts (www.reuters.com)
US investigates Delta over plane stuck on tarmac in extreme heat (www.bbc.com)
Probe into cocaine found at White House closes with no suspect (www.aljazeera.com)
Washington, DC – Authorities in the United States have closed the investigation into the source of cocaine found at the White House without identifying a suspect “due to a lack of physical evidence”, the Secret Service has said....
Wagner boss met Vladimir Putin five days after mutiny, Kremlin says (www.theguardian.com)
Rise of Germany's far right may deter skilled workers (www.dw.com)
China imposes de facto ban on Japanese seafood amid anger over Fukushima (www.scmp.com)
75.92% turnout in Cuba’s legislative elections (peoplesdispatch.org)
Billionaire Hinduja Family Members Get 4.5 Years In Swiss Prison For Exploiting House Staff (www.forbes.com)
Russia and North Korea sign mutual defense treaty (www.npr.org)
Russia, hit by new US sanctions, halts dollar and euro trade on main bourse (www.reuters.com)
YouTube testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers (9to5google.com)
White House says Israel's Rafah strike and ground assault don't cross Biden's 'red line' (www.nbcnews.com)
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space (apnews.com)
Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions (www.ft.com)
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Yellen Calls for EU-US Cooperation to Counter Surge in Chinese Green-Tech Exports (eletric-vehicles.com)
Gaza Strip pier project is completed, U.S. military says (www.pbs.org)
Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Argentina Applies for NATO Global Partner Status (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri said that his country has applied to become a “global partner” of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). ⠀...
Hundreds could die if Boeing fails to handle quality issues, whistleblower says (www.theguardian.com)
US Set to Ring Alarm Bells Over Chinese Industry on World Stage (www.bloomberg.com)
Funny how we went from talking about China collapsing economically to all of a sudden being a major economic threat for the US....
China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level meeting (www.theguardian.com)
How Israeli settlers are expanding illegal outposts amid Gaza war (www.aljazeera.com)
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Report claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisis (apnews.com)
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America is driving Germany’s deindustrialisation (unherd.com)
The cat is out of the bag. After months of denial, it is now conventional wisdom that Germany — and Europe more generally — faces deindustrialisation due to the end of cheap Russian piped gas. “Germany’s Days as an Industrial Superpower Are Coming to an End,” reads a headline on Bloomberg....
