Poland's main parties, PiS and PO, to oppose EU treaty change (notesfrompoland.com)
Ukraine War: Selling Stalemate and Prolonging Pain (nationalinterest.org)
Israel has Been 'Above' International Law Ever Since its Inception (peoplesdispatch.org)
There was concern in the US administration that a pause would allow journalists broader access to Gaza and the opportunity to further illuminate the devastation there. (www.politico.com)
Dutch General Elections: populist, socially conservative PVV set to be biggest by a large margin. (www.theguardian.com)
The PVV is predicted to win 35 out of 151 seats, followed by GL-PvdA (left progressive) at 25, previous ruling party VVD (right) at 24 and newcomer NSC (centre conservative) at 20.
French Senate debates compensation for gay men jailed under homophobic laws (www.france24.com)
An estimated 60,000 gay men were convicted by French courts between 1942 and 1982 under homophobic laws that were repealed just four decades ago. On Wednesday, French senators will discuss a bill acknowledging…
EU laws to protect press freedom in jeopardy, campaigners claim (www.theguardian.com)
Military agreement fractures as tensions rise with North Korea (www.reuters.com)
US Border Patrol sending migrants to unofficial camps in California's desert, locals say (www.npr.org)
'Argentina has non-negotiable sovereignty over the Falklands', country's new right-wing president Javier Milei declares (www.lbc.co.uk)
Turning the global conflict meter and looking back at the audience like a contestant on the price is right
Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract (www.theguardian.com)
Algeria partners China for construction of 6,000km railway lines (www.africanews.com)
Biden and Netanyahu to discuss Potential economic plans for Gaza centred around offshore natural gas fields (www.haaretz.com)
Spread of epidemics in Gaza brings Israel closer to victory: Retired general (www.anews.com.tr)
Palestinian Death Toll in Gaza Tops 13,000 as Israel Repeatedly Strikes U.N. Schools Housing Refugees (www.democracynow.org)
Over the weekend, at least 82 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya refugee camp, including multiple United Nations schools sheltering Palestinians. At least 85 incidents of Israeli bombing have impacted 67 facilities run by the United Nations relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) in the last two months....
Gaza: Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Indonesian Hospital - ANTARA News (en.antaranews.com)
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia condemns the Israeli attack on the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, which has left several civilians dead, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said on Monday....
U.S. President Joe Biden's energy security advisor is visiting Israel to discuss potential economic revitalization plans for Gaza centered around undeveloped offshore natural gas fields. (web.archive.org)
They’re not even hiding it.
Putin downgrades US credit rating to "negative" (www.cnbc.com)
Political attack on human rights is a ‘dangerous’ assault on UK democracy, says HRW director (www.theguardian.com)
US to Deploy Previously Banned Missiles to Aim Them at China (news.antiwar.com)
South African parliament votes to close Israeli embassy : Peoples Dispatch (peoplesdispatch.org)
Rival Koreas race to launch first spy satellites this month (www.reuters.com)
The Ukraine war has been a 'great bargain' for US in the Black Sea (responsiblestatecraft.org)
While U.S. officials have been open about their intentions of using Ukraine to weaken Russia, they have been careful about claiming that they are making hardheaded geopolitical calculations. Typically, U.S. officials have remained sensitive to the Ukrainian position that the war is a matter of resisting Russia’s military...
Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda (theintercept.com)
