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Russian court orders seizure of $440mn from JPMorgan. Move follows lawsuit from state-owned bank VTB to ‘recover losses’ from America’s largest lender. (www.ft.com)

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‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier (www.theguardian.com)

Fears Israel is influencing location of dock away from the north, where famine threat is most severe. A giant floating dock is nearing completion in the eastern Mediterranean from where it will be pushed towards the Gaza shore, but there is growing uncertainty over how useful the US project will be in containing a famine....

Conservatives in LDP lash out over same-sex marriage ruling (t.co)

Conservative lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have reacted angrily to the Sapporo High Court’s ruling that the lack of legal provisions for same-sex marriage in Japan is unconstitutional....

If Ukraine loses war, it will be 'end of Western hegemony', warns UK's Boris Johnson (www.youtube.com)

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One dead, seven missing after two Japanese military helicopters crash in Pacific (www.cnn.com)

Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package (www.washingtonpost.com)

Putin is bombing Ukraine into darkness — and leaving Europe short of power (www.politico.eu)

Iran Acknowledges Drone Attack by Israel and Says It Failed (www.bloomberg.com)

Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the “sabotage” operation involving drones had failed....

Iran Deploys Powerful Russian-Made Avtobaza-M EW System aka "Drone Killer" to Defend Tehran (defencesecurityasia.com)

Israeli MK says secret plans underway for Gaza resettlement (www.newarab.com)

Israeli Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech has said that there are “secret” Israeli plans to settle in Gaza, saying that rapid work is underway in government offices to achieve this...

Paris Olympics medals face a very French threat: Strikes (www.nbcnews.com)

US pushes ASML to deny maintenance in China (asiatimes.com)

Alan Estavez, US undersecretary of commerce for industry and security, will meet with officials and ASML executives in the Netherlands on Monday and raise the servicing contract matter with them, according to a Reuters report....

Advocates blast Vatican's new position on gender-affirming surgery as 'dangerously ignorant' (www.cbc.ca)

Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel (edition.cnn.com)

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Occupied Palestine disables GPS and cancel IDF soldiers’ leave due to credible threat by Iran. (www.bbc.com)

Occupied Palestine (aka “Israel”) disables GPS and blackout IDF soldiers’ leave among credible threat that Iran might attack the terrorist state.

IDF Allowed 100 Civilian Deaths for Every Hamas Official Targeted by Error-Prone AI System (scheerpost.com)

Gaza: Shifa Medical Complex witnesses one of the largest massacres in Palestinian history (euromedmonitor.org)

The Israeli army carried out a massive, shockingly horrific military operation in Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City over the course of the past two weeks, indiscriminately targeting and attacking Palestinians regardless of their civilian status, professional standing, gender, age, or health condition....

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