Iran Can Produce Fissile Material For Bomb In 'One Or Two Weeks': Blinken (www.barrons.com)
Donald Trump calls for Taiwan to ‘pay’ for its own defence (www.ft.com)
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Ukraine says it thwarted a plot to overthrow the government (edition.cnn.com)
Draft-dodging plagues Ukraine as Kyiv faces acute soldier shortage (www.politico.eu)
We’re kept being told that Ukrainians want to fight, but the reality is that the Ukrainian regime is forcing people to fight against their will. This is what the west is supporting in Ukraine.
'Everyone in the World Needs to See This': Footage Shows IDF Drone Killing Gazans (www.commondreams.org)
Adding to the mountain of evidence that Israel is engaged in a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera on Thursday aired footage of what the news outlet reported was an Israeli drone targeting four Palestinians in Khan Younis last month....
'Stop Humanitarian Aid with Your Bodies' - Israelis Prevent Trucks from Entering Gaza (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Families of Israeli captives obstructed on Thursday the entry of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for the second day in a row, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported....
America Can’t Surpass China’s Power in Asia, But It Can Still Prevent Chinese Hegemony (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Israelis brag about stealing from houses that they bombarded and ethnically cleansed their owners. (nitter.net)
The genocide is literally being streamed live, and people in the west continue to look the other way while western regimes keep fuelling it.
Palestinians in Gaza say finding clean drinking water is like “prospecting for gold” (mondoweiss.net)
For Palestinians in Gaza, the most urgent daily task is the search for water. “Obtaining water has become like prospecting for gold,” explains H., a writer with We Are Not Numbers, “and whoever finds drinkable water is considered wealthy."...
We're in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time? (theconversation.com)
EU poised to water down new car pollution rules after industry lobbying (www.theguardian.com)
A Textbook Case of Genocide (jewishcurrents.org)
Israel has been explicit about what it’s carrying out in Gaza. Why isn’t the world listening?
The Amazon Is Getting So Hot That Dolphins Are Dying En Masse (www.vice.com)
More than 100 Amazon river dolphins have died in the sweltering waters of Brazil’s Lake Tefé, which recently hit 102 degrees....
Saudi Arabia predicts budget deficit as it funnels money into gigaprojects (www.ft.com)
Air Canada tried to cover vomit on the seat with coffee grounds and petfume, complaining passengers escorted out of the plane (www.bbc.com)
The failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leader (arstechnica.com)
Boy survives 100ft Grand Canyon fall after dodging tourist photo (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.co.uk)
Russian Railway networks facing "imminent collapse": report (www.newsweek.com)
US Government Criticizes Vietnam’s Decision to Host Russia’s Putin (thediplomat.com)
Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried - Autoblog (www.autoblog.com)
TikTok ban measure passed by the Senate. Here's what could happen next. (www.cbsnews.com)
Russia supplies oil to North Korea as UN sanctions regime nears ‘collapse’ (www.ft.com)
Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions ⠀...