Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest-ever fraud case (apnews.com)
Ukrainian foreign minister Kuleba to Western countries: "We offer you the best deal: you don't sacrifice your soldiers, give us weapons and money, and we will finish the job." (twitter.com)
Chinese economy expected to have slipped into deflation as recovery falters (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine to Protect Its F-16 Fighter Fleet by Basing Planes ‘in Other Countries’ (www.kyivpost.com)
Strike That Killed World Central Kitchen Workers Bears Hallmarks of Israeli Precision Strike (www.bellingcat.com)
Lab-grown meat can be halal and kosher (www.axios.com)
Islamic scholars consulted by a leading producer of cultivated meat say that the newfangled protein — which is grown from animal cells and doesn't require animals to be slaughtered — can be halal, or permissible under Muslim law....
The Chandrayaan-3 mission has successfully landed on the Moon’s south pole (www.theverge.com)
Germany set to double Ukraine military aid (www.reuters.com)
Amish men ‘shunned’ after nationwide emergency alert outs them for having phones (www.independent.co.uk)
China bans export of rare earths processing tech over national security (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Ukraine expands conscription, removes medical exemptions for HIV, hepatitis, mental disorders and more (archive.ph)
Now, the words and figures “with the exception of articles 2-c, 4-c, 5-c, 12-c, 13-c, 14-c, 17-c, 21-c and 22-c” have been removed from the Regulation, i.e. everyone will be recognised as fit under the “controversial” articles:...
China is burning all its bridges with Israel (asia.nikkei.com)
Russian soldier admits proudly his comrades were killing POWs (euromaidanpress.com)
Tucker Carlson Could Face Sanctions Over Putin Interview (www.newsweek.com)
Let them eat burgers! Austrian chancellor says low-income families should eat at McDonald’s (www.politico.eu)
Nancy Pelosi asks pro-Palestinian protesters to ‘go back to China’ in video (www.hindustantimes.com)
China lab suspected of Covid leak stripped of US funding for violating biosafety rules (www.telegraph.co.uk)
70 House Republicans voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine (www.businessinsider.nl)
Why is Biden blocking the cheapest, most popular EVs in the world? (www.vox.com)
Investigation disproves Israel claim of Hamas tunnel under Gaza hospital (www.aljazeera.com)
Ukraine war: G7 threatens sanctions if Iran sends Russia ballistic missiles (www.scmp.com)
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Yemen will publicly stone & crucify 10 gay men in “gruesome public spectacles” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The country will imprison or publicly flog 60 other suspected homosexuals.
Israel calls for all 1.1 million civilians to leave Gaza City within 24 hours (www.reuters.com)
Labour wins majority in UK General Elections as Tories lose two-thirds of seats (www.theguardian.com)
The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour,...