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)
Western banks in Russia paid €800mn in taxes to Kremlin last year (www.ft.com)
Ukraine’s $61 bln lifeline is not enough (www.reuters.com)
Russia arrests more journalists in intensifying crackdown on dissent (www.washingtonpost.com)
Russia has arrested two Russian journalists on “extremism” charges in recent days, the latest moves in a continuing crackdown targeting independent reporters and media outlets. A third Russian journalist, with Forbes Russia, was charged with publishing what authorities called “fake news.”...
US working to prevent ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu: Reports (www.middleeasteye.net)
The US is working to prevent the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attack on Gaza, Israeli media has reported....
Plastics industry brings its sales pitch to global treaty talks (www.nationalobserver.com)
NATO aircraft activated after waves of Russian strikes (www.newsweek.com)
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Daughter of prominent Palestinian poet killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza (www.cnn.com)
Shaima Refaat Alareer, the daughter of a prominent Palestinian poet, was killed alongside her family in an Israeli airstrike on a house west of Gaza City on Friday, according to multiple sources, four months after her father died in a similar attack....
Saved from her dead mother's womb, baby Sabreen was laid to rest in a mournful and sometimes angry funeral (www.nbcnews.com)
Russian Forces Make Advances as Ukraine Awaits Fresh US Weaponry (www.bloomberg.com)
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Two Doctors, Six Others Quarantined Amid Bird Flu Outbreak in Ranchi (www.etvbharat.com)
PFLP says it will target British forces if they are deployed in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
Marxist-Leninist group warns that UK and other foreign troops will be treated as ‘occupation forces’ if they enter Palestinian territory...
US and Israeli Hostages Alive: New Video Emerges from Gaza (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
New footage from Gaza reveals Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, hostages captured by Hamas
Venezuela Sues Argentina Against the International Civil Aviation Organization (www.telesurenglish.net)
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela filed a complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) against the Argentine Republic. The claim is brought under Article 84 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, its Annexes and the ICAO Dispute Settlement Rules....
Argentina Refuses to Supply Fuel to Cuban Planes (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Cubana de Aviacion flights to Buenos Aires were canceled because fuel suppliers in Argentina refused to serve the airline....
[UNRWA Defunding vs Genocide] Worse Than You Can Imagine - Craig Murray (www.craigmurray.org.uk)
The coordinated decision of the Western nations to fast track famine by stopping UNRWA funding was announced within an hour, following the ICJ ruling that Gazans were at immediate risk of genocide, and drove from the media headlines the adverse ruling against Israel.
Nearly 75% of journalists killed in 2023 died in Israel’s war on Gaza: CPJ (www.aljazeera.com)
Seventy-two of the 99 journalists killed worldwide in 2023 were Palestinians reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza, making those 12 months the deadliest for the media in almost a decade, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)....
