Niger Coup: Nigerian Senate rejects Tinubu's troop deployment plan, urges political solution (www.premiumtimesng.com)
Pfizer and the Australian Senate (rumble.com)
Museveni, Kenyatta discuss DR Congo security crisis (www.newtimes.co.rw)
Nigeria's Senate refuses to support ECOWAS plan for West-backed military intervention (peoplesdispatch.org)
The price of rice is skyrocketing, and it's pushing millions more people towards starvation (www.abc.net.au)
The Indian rice export ban, the war in Ukraine and El Niño are combining to create a "doom loop" for the world's poorest people, as staple food prices soar.
Canada’s Far-Right is Planning a Convoy to Toronto to ‘Save the Children’. It’s Already Spinning Out of Control. (pressprogress.ca)
The ‘Save the Children Convoy’ is struggling as organizers accuse one another of being ‘undercover cops’ or planning ‘violence’ and ‘terrorism’
President of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostage (www.washingtonpost.com)
This is an opinion piece by the democratically elected president of Niger.
Niger’s junta asks for help from Russian group Wagner as it faces military intervention threat (apnews.com)
Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible military intervention by the West African regional bloc, according to an analyst....
Cutting the Ties Between Higher Education and the Military (wagingnonviolence.org)
Intel expands in China despite sanctions (asiatimes.com)
Europe is becoming a US 'vassal', leading think tank warns (www.brusselstimes.com)
ECFR: with possible exception of France, whole of Europe “has almost completely renounced the idea of greater strategic autonomy.” “We are so vassalised that we can’t even admit to it. If we did, then people might figure it out and that would be terrible.”
Asians are less ‘humane’ – Ukrainian security chief (www.elrisala.com)
“I’m fine with Asians, but Russians are Asians. They have a completely different culture, vision. Our key difference from them is humanity.”
Customers scramble after deposits disappear from Wells Fargo accounts (www.nbcnews.com)
For the second time this year, Wells Fargo has acknowledged that direct deposits were not showing up in customers’ accounts. --- Looks like Wells Fargo and many major banks about to be hit by massive bank runs....
German city hit by massive hail storm (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1092177...
Is Ukraine's counteroffensive failing? Kyiv and its supporters worry about losing control of the narrative (www.nbcnews.com)
Some U.S. officials are frustrated at the pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has gained less than 100 square miles of territory.
EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime (www.propublica.org)
The Environmental Protection Agency approved a component of boat fuel made from discarded plastic that the agency’s own risk formula determined was so hazardous, everyone exposed to the substance continually over a lifetime would be expected to develop cancer. Current and former EPA scientists said that threat level is unheard...
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1091152...
Two West Bank Palestinians shot dead by Israelis: ministry (www.france24.com)
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank were shot by Israelis on Friday, one by soldiers and the other by settlers, the Palestinian health ministry said....
Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge Twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem (www.bbc.com)
Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York....
Wells Fargo customers scramble after deposits disappear from their accounts (www.nbcnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1089947...
Antarctica Is Losing a Flabbergasting Amount of Ice (futurism.com)
Researchers are concerned about a huge chunk of ice larger than Mexico failing to refreeze as temperatures drop in Antarctica.
Chinese embassy slams Moscow over Russian border incident (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1087382...
Top Medical Journals Publish Unprecedented Joint Call for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (www.commondreams.org)
Climate change threatens Germany's fairy tale forests (www.npr.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1086578...
Grappling With Climate Change and Overtourism, Italy Is Betting Big on Train Travel (www.smithsonianmag.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1086439...