EU draws up plan for ‘sustained’ military aid to Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
NATO countries pledge F-16 training for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
European court condemns Russia over murder of opposition leader (www.euronews.com)
Germany on track to bin 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses (www.politico.eu)
EU population returns to growth in 2022 due to migration - Eurostat (www.euronews.com)
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data (techcrunch.com)
Cuba slams presence of US nuclear sub at Guantanamo (news.yahoo.com)
NATO stops short of Ukraine invitation, angering Zelenskyy (www.aljazeera.com)
Foreign borrowers issue a record amount of yuan debt, helping internationalize China's currency (archive.is)
Cuban President Slams US for “Genocidal Act” of Depriving Cubans of Oxygen During the Pandemic (peoplesdispatch.org)
Europe Can’t Supply Ukraine With Weapons Fast Enough, Here’s Why (archive.ph)
Almost 18 months into the war in Ukraine, Europe’s defense contractors — flooded with demand for everything from ammunition to shoulder-launched missiles and combat vehicles — face a dilemma. Do they gamble on expanding production, assuming that the war and tensions with Russia will last indefinitely? Or hold back until...
Franco-UK plot to oust Gaddafi from Libya a disaster, says spy chief (archive.ph)
Former Tripoli station chief embarrasses DGSE: “We eliminated Gaddafi and destroyed his country without worrying that it was a rampart against Islamist terrorism. The consequences of this disastrous expedition were not foreseen. It was incomprehensible that Sarkozy wanted his scalp.”
Zaporizhzhia & the Danger of Media Blinders in War (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Should Keep Up the Pressure on Washington & Demand the Release of Julian Assange (covertactionmagazine.com)
Aussies have shown a double standard: they jumped to the defense of David Hicks, who was unjustly imprisoned and tortured at Guantanamo Bay but have only recently began tepidly standing up for Julian Assange years into his unjust incarceration for publishing documents that exposed U.S. war crimes.
Spanish coast guard rescues 86 people at sea amidst ongoing search for three other missing vessels carrying over 300 people (www.bbc.com)
EU approves new European-US data-transfer agreement (www.csoonline.com)
EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)
EU looks to take lead in metaverse world, avoid Big Tech dominance (www.reuters.com)
Myanmar crisis to top agenda at ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting (www.mizzima.com)
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Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer (www.theguardian.com)
Series of murders in Mandalay suspected of links to military, vigilante group - Myanmar Now (myanmar-now.org)
As NATO meets on Ukraine, Russian officials fire warnings at West (www.aljazeera.com)
Fears grow for Myanmar political prisoners as more are shot dead in junta custody - Myanmar Now (myanmar-now.org)
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
Bank of America to Pay Over $100 Million to Customers and $150 Million in Penalties for Illegal and Deceptive Banking Practices (www.thegatewaypundit.com)
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that Bank of America will be fined and required to compensate customers who had been harmed by the bank’s illegal and deceptive activities....