World’s Largest Economies Agree to Phase Out CoalPower Before 2035, but Miss the Opportunity to Reject Fossil Fuels at the Scale and Speed Necessary to Meet Climate Targets (www.commondreams.org)
Horrific Undercover Footage Exposes the Rampant Cruelty at an Industry-Leading Mink Farm (www.thecanary.co)
Lebanese Universities Join Wave of Global Pro-Palestine Protests (thecradle.co)
Call To Action For Julian Assange (popularresistance.org)
Assange’s legal team has the right to challenge the credibility and validity of the U.S. assurances filed on February 24, 2024. The U.S. would then have a right to reply to Assange’s legal submissions to the court, which will hold a hearing on May 20, 2024, to determine whether or not to accept the U.S. assurances....
Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons after he calls Canada's PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange (www.cbc.ca)
Western insurers say Russian oil price cap doesn't work (www.reuters.com)
US extends authorization for some energy transactions otherwise subject to Russia sanctions (finance.yahoo.com)
The risk of concurrent heatwaves and extreme sea levels along the global coastline is increasing (www.nature.com)
Made in China 2025: China meets most targets in manufacturing plan, proving US tariffs and sanctions ineffective (www.scmp.com)
Sanctions and tariffs implemented as part of a US-led trade war have put increased pressure on China’s manufacturing industry...
Sleepless in Naypyitaw: Myanmar Junta Leader Lives in Fear of Assassination (www.irrawaddy.com)
Macron invites Xi to favourite Pyrenees holiday destination (www.telegraph.co.uk)
De-dollarisation gains traction among Brics (www.khaleejtimes.com)
Every two hours, a child dies in Sudan. Our global silence is deafening. (www.usatoday.com)
The suffering of the Sudanese may be off camera now, but it won't be in a few months when babies are starving en masse.
Exclusive: Israel planning ring of checkpoints to prevent men from fleeing Rafah (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israel is setting up a complex system of checkpoints that will prevent men of “military age” from fleeing Rafah in preparation for its offensive on the southern Gaza border city, a senior western official familiar with Israel’s plans has told Middle East Eye on condition of anonymity....
Indonesia Plans to Offer Dual Citizenship to Halt Brain Drain (www.bloomberg.com)
US lawmakers threaten retaliation against UN court over potential Israel arrest warrants (www.timesofisrael.com)
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Malaysia's KFC closes over 100 outlets amid boycotts linked to Gaza conflict (www.channelnewsasia.com)
First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic (www.theguardian.com)
Tech Workers Rise Up: Organizing Google's Worldwide Worker Walkout (unicornriot.ninja)
Opposition Leader Threatens to Topple Israeli Government if Captive Release Deal Rejected (thecradle.co)
American allies worry the U.S. is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins (www.washingtontimes.com)
Ukraine notified the Council of Europe of the partial suspension of some clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms in connection to recent changes in its martial law. (www.euronews.com)
The western values Ukraine is defending are becoming more apparent by the day.
Chinese ‘settle in’ at Cambodian naval base (www.bangkokpost.com)
Tensions Flare Between Myanmar Ethnic Armed Groups in Shan State Town (www.irrawaddy.com)
