French authorities accused of ‘social cleansing’ of migrants and homeless before Paris Olympics (www.france24.com)
Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins (www.channelnewsasia.com)
There's an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can't Study China's Amazing New Moon Rocks (futurism.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489886
Chinese Brands Will Sell A Third Of The World's Cars By 2030: Study (insideevs.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489670
China’s online ultranationalists feel the heat over Japanese school bus attack (www.scmp.com)
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China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US (apnews.com)
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election (www.politico.eu)
Arab League ceases labeling Hezbollah ‘terrorist organization’ (www.aa.com.tr)
Panama Papers: Court acquits all 28 charged with money laundering (www.bbc.com)
America’s Frozen Housing Market Is Warping the Economy (www.wsj.com)
The US has sent at least 14,000 of its massive, highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs to Israel since October 7, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
US sends land-attack missile system to Philippines for exercises in apparent message to China (edition.cnn.com)
After unilaterally withdrawing from the INF treaty in 2019, US is the first country to develop and now deploy weapons prohibited under the treaty in the Philippines this year. It’s now clear the US sought to withdraw so it could develop and deploy prohibited weapons against China.