Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (www.bbc.com)
Israel says commandos kill 3 militants in West Bank hospital raid (www.reuters.com)
‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable (www.theguardian.com)
An Israeli airstrike kills 19 members of the same family in a southern Gaza refugee camp (apnews.com)
No evidence yet of Iran link to Hamas attack, says Israeli military (www.theguardian.com)
Korea's Birthrate Hits Another Record Low (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Flowers Growing in Antarctica Are the Latest Sign of Environmental Catastrophe (gizmodo.com)
Russian hawks push Putin to escalate as US crosses more ‘red lines’ (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Defiant North Korea tells UN its spy satellite program is its ‘legitimate right as a sovereign state’ (edition.cnn.com)
China's real youth unemployment rate could actually be close to 50% - more than double the official rate (www.businessinsider.com)
Teen self-immolates in front of Winnipeg Mosque to protest the genocide against Palestinians and Muslims in Gaza and the rest of Palestine (x.com)
US lawmakers pass Tibet policy bill that questions China’s claims over region (www.scmp.com)
Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices' (apnews.com)
Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday in Georgia that she will convey her belief to her Chinese counterparts that Beijing’s increased production of green energy also poses risks “to productivity and growth in the Chinese economy.”...
Capitalism Can't Solve Climate Change (time.com)
And the IEA, for its part, expects China to continue to be the sole meaningful over-achiever. It recently revised upwards by 728 GW its forecast for total global renewables capacity additions in the period 2023–27. China’s share of this upward revision? Almost 90 percent. While China surges ahead, the rest of the world...
Argentina's Milei tells school kids abortion is 'murder' (www.france24.com)
Ukraine floats possibility of inviting Russia to peace summit (www.reuters.com)
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New Israeli report alleging ‘systematic and intentional rape’ by Hamas relies on debunked Western media reports - The Grayzone (thegrayzone.com)
The contents of the Israeli Association of Rape Crisis Center’s paper alleging “systematic” Hamas rape derive largely from discredited second-hand testimonies and debunked media reports. Among its most heavily cited sources is a dubious NY Times article that triggered a staff revolt at the paper.
US should block cheap Chinese auto imports from Mexico, US makers say (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. government should block the import of low-cost Chinese autos and parts from Mexico, a U.S. manufacturing advocacy group said on Friday, warning they could threaten the viability of American car companies.
Ben-Gvir says Israeli army can shoot women, children in Gaza (www.newarab.com)
Far-right Israeli government minister Ben-Gvir believes that Israeli soldiers must shoot Palestinian women and children in Gaza to stop ‘another October 7’....
Israeli forces disguised as women and medics storm hospital in West Bank (www.theguardian.com)
North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim Jong Un says (apnews.com)
Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital (www.theverge.com)
Macron opposes gender-inclusive spelling as he inaugurates language museum (www.france24.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron looked to cement his legacy, and take on political opponents, with the inauguration on Monday of a monument to the French language deep in far-right heartland....
Donald Trump's Georgia case to be livestreamed (www.bbc.co.uk)
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