Jeffrey Epstein’s Ex Says He Boasted About Being a Mossad Agent (www.thedailybeast.com)
Corporate Media Blackout as Jeremy Corbyn Drops Bombshell About Israel (www.thecanary.co)
Iran smuggles two Airbus A340 planes from Lithuania, evading sanctions (www.aviation24.be)
Nato in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Saudi Arabia ends 80-year petrodollar deal with US for multi-currency sales (www.indiatoday.in)
Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas (www.cnn.com)
Boeing executives unlikely to be charged over 737 MAX crashes: Source (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Clean energy transitions are cheaper than the fossil-fueled path we are currently on (www.iea.org)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convinced to be 'emissary of God', questions his biological origins (www.telegraphindia.com)
Biden’s $7.5 billion investment in EV charging has only produced 7 stations in two years (www.washingtonpost.com)
France joins China to condemn Israel’s Rafah attack plans in sign the European power is veering from US on key issues (www.scmp.com)
Republican US senators sent threatening letter to ICC prosecutor over possible Netanyahu arrest warrant (www.jurist.org)
Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights (www.theguardian.com)
Emory University protest descends into chaos as Georgia cops 'spray tear gas', fire rubber bullets and arrest dozens of students (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them (www.politico.com)
Amnesty: World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine (apnews.com)
The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned Wednesday as it published its annual report....
In Ukraine’s West, Draft Dodgers Run, and Swim, to Avoid the War (www.nytimes.com)
Russia's army is now 15% bigger than when it invaded Ukraine, says US general (www.businessinsider.com)
UN committee to discuss Palestinian bid for full membership (www.africanews.com)
Israel’s current right-wing government is dominated by hard-liners who oppose Palestinian statehood. ⠀...
El Salvador offers 5,000 passports to skilled foreign workers (edition.cnn.com)
As Israel’s foreign ties falter amid Gaza war, Taiwan sees chance to cosy up to Israel (www.scmp.com)
Taipei views conflict in Middle East as opportunity to learn from Israel’s defence strategy and foster friendly relations...
Israeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills six reportedly including IRGC commander (www.theguardian.com)
Canada to make contraceptives free (cultmtl.com)
Contraceptives will soon become free for women in Canada as part of first phase of the National Pharmacare Program.