The world’s largest democracy is collapsing before our eyes (www.vox.com)
US Cuba Solidarity Activists Arrested After Trying to Meet with Senator Bob Menendez, Sanctioner-in-Chief (peoplesdispatch.org)
Labor Reform Bill Faces Setback in Colombia (peoplesdispatch.org)
Ukraine Blocks Journalists From Front Lines With Escalating Censorship (theintercept.com)
TITANIC SUB SEARCH | USCG concludes missing Titan sub met 'catastrophic implosion' (www.youtube.com)
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the discovery of debris from the sub, and that the five people aboard are believed to be dead.
Missing Titanic sub crew believed to be dead, tour company says (www.cnn.com)
The boss of Raytheon, one of the US top weapons manufacturers, says the company has “several thousand suppliers in China and decoupling . . . is impossible”. (archive.ph)
Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages and towns for second day, one Palestinian killed and over 35 injured (peoplesdispatch.org)
Uruguayan President Declares Water Emergency Amid Severe Scarcity (peoplesdispatch.org)
Ukraine is winning — and it is changing (www.politico.eu)
The U.K. moves to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine rebuild. (www.nytimes.com)
Venezuela ‘Invaded’ by Road Travel Bloggers (orinocotribune.com)
Biden labels China’s Xi Jinping a dictator (www.politico.com)
China hits back after Biden calls Xi a 'dictator' (archive.ph)
Russian agents attempted assassination of CIA informant in US (m.jpost.com)
Russian agents made an attempt to assassinate a former Russian agent turned CIA informant on American soil in 2020, according to multiple sources.