Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit Australia today for the first time in seven years (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to land in Australia on Saturday for the first visit by a Chinese premier in seven years....
ECJ to fine Hungary €200m+€1m a day until it complies with EU refugee laws (www.theguardian.com)
US submarine pulls into Guantanamo Bay a day after Russian warships arrive in Cuba (apnews.com)
South Australia introduces ‘world-leading’ bill to ban political donations from elections (www.theguardian.com)
An exclusive report from CNN covers Muslim internment camps US regime set up across occupied Syria (media.mas.to)
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/606/464/513/452/644/original/c3e911b2f825b599.mp4
A government report from Ottawa warns it's time for Canada to prepare for the possibility of civil war in the US.
horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disruptions/
Chipmaker Intel to halt $25-billion Israel plant, news website says (www.reuters.com)
Israel lobby funded a quarter of British MPs (www.declassifieduk.org)
Zimbabwe police officers terrorised by goblins at night (bulawayo24.com)
How America Inadvertently Created an ‘Axis of Evasion’ Led by China (www.wsj.com)
archive.is/KxDP6
UK ambassador to Mexico reportedly sacked after pointing gun at staff (www.channelnewsasia.com)
India's Central Bank moves 100 tonnes of gold from UK back to India, first such move of this magnitude since 1991 (m.economictimes.com)
Person killed by jet engine at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport (www.bbc.com)
The United States used to have cachet in China. Not anymore. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Egyptian soldier shot dead in border incident with Israel (www.bbc.com)
China & Russia strengthen friendship, blasting Western 'neocolonialism' & US militarism (www.youtube.com)
Truth About the Wild Drug-Taking and Illegal Booze on Ukraine’s Front Lines (www.thedailybeast.com)
Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico receives first direct flight from China since 2020 (riviera-maya-news.com)
China solar industry faces shakeout, but rock-bottom prices to persist (www.reuters.com)
According to Reuters, the fact that China is producing cheap solar panels that are helping the world transition from fossil fuels is bad actually.
Maldives’ representative backed Palestine’s UN admission, demanded action to stop the genocide (media.mas.to)
https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/428/091/029/143/856/original/7eabd78a6108fdf0.mp4
Boeing supplier regularly shipped parts with defects, whistleblower alleges (www.theguardian.com)
Rafah death toll surges as Israel rains down white phosphorus [May 8, 2024 | The Cradle] (thecradle.co)
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