Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air (www.bbc.com)
Weaned off from Russian gas, Europe finds itself trapped in expensive energy resources (www.lemonde.fr)
The article notes that the refusal of direct purchase of Russian gas seriously hit the competitiveness of industrial enterprises in Europe due to a sharp jump in energy prices....
Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons after he calls Canada's PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange (www.cbc.ca)
USS Eisenhower and Carrier Strike Group, and Gravely are now in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to a news release from U.S. Naval Forces (news.usni.org)
Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on designated 'safe zones' (www.nbcnews.com)
China’s control over a crucial battery material will make it nearly impossible for any electric-vehicle makers to qualify for Biden's subsidy scheme, South Korea has warned. (www.ft.com)
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Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Philippines court sides with Greenpeace, bans genetically modified rice cultivation (www.philrice.gov.ph)
Blinken Has Not Sanctioned Israeli Units Linked to Killings, Rapes Despite Staff Recommendations (www.propublica.org)
US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report (www.jpost.com)
Climate Change Will Cost Global Economy $38 Trillion Every Year Within 25 Years, Scientists Warn (www.forbes.com)
Saudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project Neom (www.bloomberg.com)
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Yellen Junks 200 Years of Economics to Block China Clean Tech (www.bloomberg.com)
North Korean TV censors British gardening show host’s jeans (www.cnn.com)
Yellen Faces Diplomatic Test in Urging China to Curb Green Energy Exports (www.nytimes.com)
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US, EU economic system struggling to 'survive' against China, US trade chief warns (www.euractiv.com)
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016 | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime? (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable
China’s factory activity hits 1-year high, adding to signs economic recovery is picking up pace (www.scmp.com)
Official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rebounds to 50.8 in March, crossing into expansion territory after five months of contraction ⠀...
Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage (apnews.com)
British High Court rules Julian Assange won’t be immediately extradited; next appeal hearing will be May 20 (www.aljazeera.com)
The court’s ruling today is here: www.judiciary.uk/…/Assange-Order-6.pdf
Hungary’s Support for Israel Exposes Its Fake Pacifism (jacobin.com)
Far-right Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán has claimed that his refusal to help Ukraine is a “pro-peace position.” Yet Hungary is also the only EU state that openly backs an Israeli attack on Rafah — showing the hypocrisy of Orbán’s supposed pacifism....