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)
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...