Thousands feared dead in Libya after dam collapses (www.nbcnews.com)
China's Solar Investment Drives Global Renewable Energy Spending to Record Levels (www.theswedishtimes.se)
Poll: Most Ukrainians consider president directly responsible for corruption in government (kyivindependent.com)
US diplomacy at its finest (lemmy.ml)
Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods (apnews.com)
Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the city of Derna that's been inundated by devastating floods.
Only half of required number of trainee secondary teachers in England recruited (www.theguardian.com)
Figures show government is well short of 26,360 target amid crisis in teacher recruitment and retention
Elon Musk seen as working counter to U.S. interests in dealings with Russia, China (youtu.be)
Elon Musk's financial interests put him in a position of having his own personal foreign policy, but new reporting shows that whether it's manufacturing in China or the Starlink network being used in Ukraine, Musk’s decisions can run counter to stated US policy.
‘It Is Evening, Isn’t It?’ An 80-Year-Old President’s Whirlwind Trip. (www.nytimes.com)
Malaysia plans to ban exports of rare earth minerals (asia.nikkei.com)
As Ukraine Aid Benefits Their Districts, Some House Republicans Oppose It (www.nytimes.com)
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Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Rise to $7 Trillion in 2022, Exacerbating Climate Crisis (www.mercomindia.com)
The IMF report said that explicit subsidites have more than doubled since its previous assessment, from $0.5 trillion to $1.3 trillion in 2022....
Four 1900-year-old Roman swords unearthed in Dead Sea cave (thenewdaily.com.au)
Zelensky: No way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned (archive.ph)
Curtailing aid to Ukraine will only prolong the war, Mr Zelensky argues. And it would create risks for the West in its own backyard. There is no way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned. Ukrainians have generally “behaved well” and are “very...
Hopes fade for survivors as Morocco quake toll passes 2,800 (www.aljazeera.com)
After an initial response that was described as too slow by some survivors, search and rescue efforts speed up.
Top 5 reasons why Bulgaria is better than S*rbia (www.youtube.com)
At least 150 killed, hundreds more feared dead as Storm Daniel sweeps Libya (www.aa.com.tr)
The head of the Red Crescent in Benghazi, Kais Fhakeri, has confirmed that Storm Daniel has killed at least 150 people dead in Derna, after water levels in the city rose as high as three metres (10 feet)....
Neo-Nazi suspects discussed 'how easy' attacking [Finland's former prime minister] Sanna Marin would be, court hears (yle.fi)
Neo-Nazi suspects discussed ‘how easy’ attacking Sanna Marin would be, court hears...
Finnish Left Slams Government's Decommunization Attempts in the Name of Anti-Discrimination (peoplesdispatch.org)
When the BBC's disinformation correspondent lied on her CV (www.theneweuropean.co.uk)
Syria demands UN hold Washington accountable for oil-theft operations (new.thecradle.co)
Has the West Closed All Its Project Ukraine Exits? | naked capitalism (www.nakedcapitalism.com)
Good analysis of what options (or lack of) the west has with their commitment to killing Ukranians.
Morocco Earthquake Death Toll Continues to Climb as Rescue Operations Intensify (peoplesdispatch.org)
Brazil’s Lula backtracks on Putin arrest safety at Rio G20 (www.aljazeera.com)
Brazil’s Lula backtracks on Putin arrest safety at Rio G20 (www.aljazeera.com)
Brazil’s Lula backtracks on Putin arrest safety at Rio G20...
Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky (www.economist.com)
Mr Zelensky, a former television actor with an acute sense of his audience, has detected a change of mood among some of his partners. “I have this intuition, reading, hearing and seeing their eyes [when they say] ‘we’ll be always with you,’” he says, speaking in English (a language in which he is increasingly fluent)....
