‘They’ve grown back’: How Russia surprised the West and rebuilt its force (www.defensenews.com)
Le Figaro: Donetsk, Marioupol, Lugansk: trip to Donbass under Russian tutelage (www.lefigaro.fr)
In Donetsk, the journalist visited the “Paradise” restaurant, which was recently heavily shelled by HIMARS missiles, killing three people and injuring 8 civilians. He described the results of AFU’s work as a living hell, drawing irony from the name of the restaurant....
China ramps up de-dollarization efforts by dumping a record amount of US bonds (markets.businessinsider.com)
Friendly Father: South Korea bans TikTok hit idolising Kim Jong Un (www.bbc.com)
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space (apnews.com)
Northland kaumātua's vow to stay on Moturua Island: 'I have a job to do' (www.rnz.co.nz)
‘It’s not vital to spend five days a week in the office’: the bank boss who works from home (www.theguardian.com)
Norway, Ireland and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state (www.cbc.ca)
High Court Rules that Tory Government Xrackdown on Protests is Illegal (www.thecanary.co)
Brazil, France, Spain, Germany and S. Africa Push To Tax Billionaires 2% Yearly; US Says No (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries (www.reuters.com)
China has a point about Taiwan’s new leader (www.ft.com)
How British patients were infected with HIV by US prisoners who donated blood for a few dollars (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Dalai Lama told cameraman, 'you're fat, you need to go on a diet' (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions (www.ft.com)
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Norway, Ireland and Spain say they are recognizing a Palestinian state in historic move (apnews.com)
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine's mobilization law now in force, sparking fears more essential workers will be drafted (www.cbc.ca)
Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas are fed up waiting for Western munitions (www.lemonde.fr)
I guess nobody explained to them that the west is now deindustrialized and doesn’t have the capacity to produce munitions in the numbers this proxy war requires.