France and Italy denounced by European Commission for overspending (www.politico.eu)
Top Lawmakers Sign Off on Massive US Arms Sale to Israel (scheerpost.com)
Children Starving, Parents Helpless as Famine Consumes Northern Gaza (www.972mag.com)
Only 11% of Russians say sanctions have personally affected them or their family, poll shows (kyivindependent.com)
Russians behead Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast (www.pravda.com.ua)
Australia quietly expelled four Indian spies who targeted politicians and defence tech (www.independent.co.uk)
Astronomers detect sudden awakening of black hole 1m times mass of sun (www.theguardian.com)
US lobbying group ADL faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism (www.jta.org)
Blinken reportedly promised Netanyahu to lift restrictions on US arms shipments (www.timesofisrael.com)
China’s universities just grabbed 6 of the top 10 spots in one worldwide science ranking – without changing a thing (theconversation.com)
Philippine officials say Chinese forces seized 2 navy boats in disputed shoal, injuring sailors (apnews.com)
New report says 1 in 4 Canadians may be living in poverty (globalnews.ca)
Electricity prices in France turn negative as renewable energy floods the grid (fortune.com)
Are the Houthis winning in the Red Sea? (responsiblestatecraft.org)
The US is the Biggest Obstacle to Preventing Nuclear Annihilation (popularresistance.org)
Many experts, such as former weapons inspector Scott Ritter and the Secretary General of the United Nations, are warning that the world is at the highest risk for a nuclear war in decades. Yet, the United States continues to prevent nuclear treaties from existing, refuses to join the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty and is escalating...
I was 'political football' says UK woman branded a Chinese spy (www.reuters.com)
Action must be taken on alleged complicity of Israeli doctors in torture (www.aljazeera.com)
Hezbollah publishes drone footage claiming to show surveillance of Haifa (www.youtube.com)
‘A Big Step Back’: In Ukraine, Concerns Mount Over Narrowing Press Freedoms (www.nytimes.com)
India refuses to endorse Ukraine meet statement (www.thehindu.com)
Exploring the mystery of the man embroiled in a Canadian mining company's billion-dollar gold scam (www.cbc.ca)
Anyone remember BreX? Sure happy I didn’t invest, although yours truly had considered it at the time.