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....
Iran Shuts Airspace, Flights Divert as Israel Launches Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)
Vast tracts of western Iran airspace are empty after strikes...
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....
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....
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, ABC News reports (www.reuters.com)
Middle East crisis live: air defences activated in Iran after explosions reported near Isfahan (www.theguardian.com)
Cold War 2: US officials call to overthrow China's gov't, expand military budget to $1.4 trillion (www.youtube.com)
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US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (thehill.com)
US approves Rafah op. in exchange for no Israeli counter-strikes on Iran - report (www.jpost.com)
United States blocks Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.cbc.ca)
Crude, cheap and deadly: Russian glide bombs are pounding Ukraine into surrender (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem wins 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award (www.reuters.com)
Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the prestigious 2024 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday for his image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her five-year-old niece in the Gaza Strip....
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)
They Graduated Into Gaza’s War. What Happened to Them? (www.nytimes.com)
A class of freshly minted dentistry graduates in Gaza had big plans. Now they are counting the dead and trying not to join them.
Venezuela: Public Ministry Investigates Former Minister’s Connection to Alex Saab Abduction (orinocotribune.com)
Dozens Killed in Israeli Assault on Central Gaza Refugee Camp (thecradle.co)
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....
Russia calls on UNSC to impose sanctions on Israel (en.irna.ir)
UK insurers refuse to pay Nord Stream because blasts were 'government' backed (thegrayzone.com)
Foreign investor in Ukraine accuses officials of corruption (www.ft.com)
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Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria (apnews.com)
“People held in this system are facing large-scale violations of their rights, some of which amount to war crimes,” Nicolette Waldman, Amnesty’s senior crisis advisor, told journalists....
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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