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Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg? (www.theguardian.com) Japanese

In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent

'Leave our country': Indian students living in constant fear in Ukraine amid hostility (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

The challenges for Indian students pursuing medical degrees in war-torn Ukraine show no signs of abating, as they grapple with increasing hostility from sections of the local population, who perceive India as supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict. The situation has escalated since Ukraine initiated its recent offensive...

Record number of teachers quit for mental health reasons in 2021 (www.japantimes.co.jp)

Education ministry officials say long working hours is one of the factors behind the rise.

Shark nets to return to NSW beaches despite calls from councils to abolish practice (www.theguardian.com)

Environmentalists say nets’ bycatch unacceptable but premier Chris Minns says alternative technologies not as good a replacement

Renowned Ghibli anime art director Yamamoto dies at 70 (mainichi.jp)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese animation art director Nizo Yamamoto, renowned for his background illustrations for numerous Studio Ghibli and other films,

‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians (www.theguardian.com)

Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border

South Korean DJ 'shocked and scared' after groping at Japan event (www.japantimes.co.jp)

DJ Soda, who has more than 5 million Instagram followers, took to social media platforms to slam the unidentified individuals involved.

Ukraine’s sluggish counter-offensive is souring the public mood. The government is worried. (www.economist.com)

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Ukraine running out of options to retake significant territory (www.washingtonpost.com)

Peruvian De Facto Minister of Defense Travels to DC Solidifying US Militarization of Country (blackagendareport.com)

Climate Collapse Is Happening Now. What the Heat Tells Us (thetyee.ca)

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats (apnews.com)

Niger: We’ll Hand Over In 3 Years – General Tchiani - Daily Trust (dailytrust.com)

Mexico, California brace for ‘catastrophic’ flooding as hurricane nears (www.aljazeera.com)

Pakistan arrests close aide of ex-PM Imran Khan in ‘cypher’ case (www.aljazeera.com)

66-year-old shot dead over Pride flag hanging outside her store, California officials say (www.sacbee.com)

IDF soldiers shoot masked settler allegedly hurling stones at Palestinians (www.timesofisrael.com)

India, Manipur genocide/ civil war: Meitei groups bar entry to 10 Kuki villages that were burnt down (www.thenewsminute.com)

Two months after several Kuki villages were burned down and nine Meitei people were killed in the Saikul subdivision of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, the villages remain inaccessible for journalists. Amid a storm of claims and counterclaims by Meitei and Kuki groups, reporters are forced to rely on selective leaks from...

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