Philippines president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military chief says (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s Starvation Policy in Gaza Is Forcing People to Eat Tree Leaves (scheerpost.com)
Belarus officially joins SCO, becomes its 10th member state (english.news.cn)
Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades (www.thestar.com)
At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Saudi Arabia announces discovery of seven oil, gas deposits (www.reuters.com)
Japan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices (apnews.com)
China’s online ultranationalists feel the heat over Japanese school bus attack (www.scmp.com)
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ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK (www.theguardian.com)
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor (www.bbc.com)
Prolonging the Ukraine war is flirting with nuclear disaster (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Ukrainian authorities face accusations of using the draft as a political weapon (www.politico.eu)
Vietnam and Russia Sign 11 Cooperation Agreements (www.telesurenglish.net)
Philippines decides against invoking mutual defense treaty with US amid South China Sea dispute (www.jurist.org)
Ukraine strikes beaches near Sevastopol, Crimea, using ATACMS missiles (www.gazeta.ru)
In light of recent news regarding USA lifting the ban on using their weapons to strike Russia, this happens. Using a Russian news source, as I’ve not seen western media report on it (if you have a link, please share)
The Killing of Hind Rajab (forensic-architecture.org)
On 29 January 2024, a six-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza City, Hind Rajab, pleaded over the phone for emergency workers to rescue her from a bullet-ridden car. Her body was found two weeks later, alongside the bodies of six of her family members. FA was asked by Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines to investigate the circumstances of...
Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near Senkakus for two days in row (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Why intense heat waves are more likely because of climate change (www.washingtonpost.com)
Putin Came to Asia to Disrupt, and He Succeeded (www.nytimes.com)
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