US top court deals blow to LGBTQ rights in web designer case (www.aljazeera.com)
Eight-year election ban for Brazil's Bolsonaro (www.bbc.com)
Russia reducing its presence at nuclear plant, says Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
France’s protests over a police killing, briefly explained (lemmy.world)
Widespread protests have continued for days across France after police killed a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb when he refused to comply with a traffic stop, prompting a national reckoning on racism and excessive force in policing....
EU should not 'lower the bar' to take in Ukraine, says Denmark (www.eureporter.co)
Ethiopia seeks membership in BRICS bloc, apply for admission (www.thereporterethiopia.com)
US says Chinese spy balloon downed in February did not collect information. Yet, Biden was referring to it as a spy balloon just this month. (www.theguardian.com)
Poland: Law Establishing Special Commission Threatens Human Rights - Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)
Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription (soranews24.com)
The world's biggest cruise ship is almost ready | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
No bed or bath: New Zealand boat shed sells for record $2m despite housing market crash (www.theguardian.com)
100 Mayon volcanic earthquakes recorded in just 10 hours (www.rappler.com)
100 Mayon volcanic earthquakes recorded in just 10 hours...
The far right’s gains in the Greek election, briefly explained (www.vox.com)
Conservative and far-right politicians saw significant wins in the Greek election this past weekend, victories that could mean the continuation of harsh immigration policies and a renewed focus on economic growth in the southern European country. The election, which keeps the center-right New Democracy party in power, suggests...
`Hope sex will eventually be acknowledged as a sport`: Group in Sweden to hold a sex championship, each ‘match’ to last for 45-60 mins (www.opindia.com)
The president of the Swedish Federation of Sex, Dragan Bratych, remarked that he hoped that sex will eventually be acknowledged as a sport....
Vladimir Putin has created his own worst nightmare (archive.is)
Fifteen months ago, Vladimir Putin’s army was on the outskirts of Kyiv. Now the Russian leader is struggling to maintain control in Moscow. The rebellion of Wagner forces, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, is the final confirmation of how catastrophically wrong the war in Ukraine has gone for Putin. Even if the Russian leader prevails...
The public feud between Prigozhin and Russian military brass just got very real (www.vox.com)
The increasingly public feud between Russian military leaders and the head of a Russian paramilitary group escalated dramatically on Friday, when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the paramilitary Wagner Group, accused Russian armed forces of attacking his soldiers and vowed retaliation. It was a shocking accusation, one with...
Meta Tells Canada: No News for You! (does this law affect Lemmy instances in Canada??) (gizmodo.com)
The news about Meta is not the real reason I’m sharing this; rather the parenthetical question in the subject is. Does anybody know if this law affect Lemmy instances at all?
Ukraine Blocks Journalists From Front Lines With Escalating Censorship (theintercept.com)
Most patents granted in 2022: Asian firms dominate US list (www.thestack.technology)
Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way (www.bbc.co.uk)
Kremlin decides that goal to "demilitarise" Ukraine has largely been achieved (www.pravda.com.ua)
UN steps up criticism of IMF and World Bank, the other pillars of the post-World War II global order (apnews.com)
Russia urges progress in Nord Stream pipelines sabotage probe (global.chinadaily.com.cn)
European Parliament recognized the demolition of the Kakhovska dam as a Russian war crime (news.yahoo.com)
