Iran Shuts Airspace, Flights Divert as Israel Launches Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)
Vast tracts of western Iran airspace are empty after strikes...
The US veto against Palestinian statehood does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood: US Ambassador to UN (m.youtube.com)
Israel conducted strike on Iran, senior U.S. official says (www.axios.com)
Israel conducted a strike in Iran early Friday morning local time, a senior U.S. official told Axios....
Angolan President: We know what colonisation is and the Chinese are not colonising Africa but cooperating with us (socialistchina.org)
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine (apnews.com)
The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from the United Kingdom and Switzerland. U.S. allies France, Japan and South Korea supported the resolution....
'Funeral for Nature' Taking Place Globally this Weekend - with One UK City Set to be 'Bathed in Blood' (www.thecanary.co)
Jimmy Lai plotted mainland China’s collapse and installation of US-style democracy, says witness (www.independent.co.uk)
Chinese ambassador to the UN says that if US is opposing Palestine's full membership of the UN out of political calculation, it would be better to simply say so, instead of making excuses. (english.news.cn)
Iran Acknowledges Drone Attack by Israel and Says It Failed (www.bloomberg.com)
Iranian state media confirmed an attack by Israel in the early hours of Friday and said the “sabotage” operation involving drones had failed....
The gradual collapse of dollar hegemony paves the way for a just international order (briqjournal.com)
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO (www.theguardian.com)
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, which has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans....
Should the Scottish Government Bring in a New 'Ecocide' Law? By the Looks of it, Yes. (www.thecanary.co)
Venezuela and Vietnam Sign Cooperation Agreements (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Vietnamese Vice Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang signed five “Work Commitment Documents” in Caracas....
Israel has carried out airstrikes on Iran, US officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Milei’s Hallucination: Iranian Troops in Bolivia and Hezbollah in Chile (peoplesdispatch.org)
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
US blocks UN from recognizing Palestine, while Israel attacks Iran (www.youtube.com)
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US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership (news.un.org)
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China Outweighs G-7 as Leading Driver of Global Economic Growth (www.bloomberg.com)
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US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report (www.jpost.com)
Chinese scientists increase F-22 fighter jet’s radar signature 60,000 times with new detection method: study (www.scmp.com)
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Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)
Snack giant PepsiCo sourced palm oil from razed Indigenous land – investigation (news.mongabay.com)
In the last few years it is likely that PepsiCo has been using in its production palm oil from deforested land claimed by the Shipibo-Konibo people in eastern Peru, a new investigation has found....