World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’ (www.theguardian.com)
Hanoi in High Gear: Vietnam’s Spratly Expansion Accelerates (amti.csis.org)
Japan's economy is shrinking, although slightly less than previously thought (apnews.com)
Ukraine's Top Reconstruction Official Quits (time.com)
How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed at least 274 Palestinians in Gaza (www.msn.com)
China consolidates its ties with Latin America in an intense week of diplomacy (qcostarica.com)
Court of Zelensky rocked by aide’s ‘thirst for power’ (www.thetimes.com)
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Brazil and China present joint proposal for peace negotiations with the participation of Russia and Ukraine (www.gov.br)
Vietnam arrests two well-known Facebook users over democratic freedom abuse (www.reuters.com)
NATO Scales Back Ambition for Ukraine Aid Plan After Pushback (www.bloomberg.com)
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Colombia Calls to Restrict Coal Sales to Israel (thecradle.co)
Saudi Arabia joins BIS- and China-led central bank digital currency project (www.reuters.com)
UN chief will add Israel to global blacklist for violations against children (english.alarabiya.net)
Nicaragua and Russia to strengthen military-technical cooperation (www.plenglish.com)
Thais hedge bets on international stage (www.bangkokpost.com)
CPC delegation visits Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia to strengthen fraternal ties (socialistchina.org)
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Palestinian-American engineer accuses Meta of firing him over Gaza content (www.theguardian.com)
Kano Emirate: Sanusi returns as Emir 1,545 days after dethronement (www.vanguardngr.com)
Slovenia becomes latest European country to recognize a Palestinian state after parliamentary vote (apnews.com)
Right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party fails to secure a majority in India’s national elections (peoplesdispatch.org)
Indonesia's Mt Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Campaign launches against shipping giant Maersk over genocidal weapons trade (peoplesdispatch.org)
Dozens of Civilians Killed as Myanmar Junta Jet Bombs Wedding in Sagaing (www.irrawaddy.com)
Chinese businesses target Vietnam and Mexico as trade tensions with US rise (www.ft.com)
Seems like we’re seeing a similar situation developing as with Russian oil exports. Chinese companies will sell components to third countries that will repackage them and sell them at a markup to the west. Then western politicians will tell western public that they’ve successfully decoupled from China....