‘Deep moral deterioration’ being normalised in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (www.theguardian.com)
Analysis: China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53% share of power in May 2024 (www.carbonbrief.org)
China’s yuan leaps to 7-month high, led by stronger yen, unwinding of global carry trade (www.scmp.com)
Japan stocks take largest dive since Black Monday of 1987 (asia.nikkei.com)
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Iraq militia issues warning to US as regional tensions soar (www.newsweek.com)
Soon after Soleimani’s slaying in Baghdad, Iraqi lawmakers voted for the immediate expulsion of U.S. troops. Trump then began a reduction of the number of soldiers in Iraq and his successor, President Joe Biden, declared an end to the “combat” mission of U.S. personnel against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) in the...
Poll Shows Germans Oppose New US Missile Deployment (news.antiwar.com)
The poll, conducted by the Forsa Institute, found that 49% of Germans think the new missile deployment is “not right,” while 45% support the idea. Opposition is stronger among Germans living in states that used to be East Germany, with 74% of them against the plan....
Germany saw rise last year in weapons-related crime (www.yahoo.com)
“For years, former war and crisis regions have been a source of firearms and the illegal trade in them,” the BKA report said....
In pictures: Mount Etna erupts (www.reuters.com)
Renewed rioting sweeps British cities in wake of child murders (www.reuters.com)
US general wants 'Marshall Plan' to counter China in LatAm (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Germany is one of the losers of the Ukraine war. Will the country become the pawn of Trump and Putin? (www.nzz.ch)
Renewed rioting sweeps British cities in wake of child murders (www.reuters.com)
Russia's war in Ukraine: Forcing deserters to the front line (www.dw.com)
Russia's critics abroad say the Kremlin is intensifying attacks (www.bbc.com)
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Starmer’s live facial recognition plan would usher in national ID, campaigners say (www.theguardian.com)
Silkie Carlo, the director of Big Brother Watch, said it was ironic the new prime minister was suggesting a greater use of facial matching on the same day that an EU-wide law largely banning real-time surveillance technology came into force....
Banned governing body that’s fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history (apnews.com)
US export controls on China did not lead to reshoring or friend-shoring: US Federal Reserve (www.newyorkfed.org)
Protests turn violent in Sunderland as U.K. unrest spreads after Southport killings (www.nbcnews.com)
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that (theconversation.com)
Contestants on MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Say They Were Hungry and Injured on Set - The New York Times (archive.ph)
Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets from Netherlands (www.thetimes.com)
Israeli fighter jets strike airport on the Lebanon-Syria border (m.jpost.com)
China Rejects $1 Trillion Housing Rescue Plan Pitched by IMF (www.bloomberg.com)
US at risk of losing both 2028 and 2034 Olympics, says Pound (www.reuters.com)
The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports (theintercept.com)
