India won't impose restrictions on laptop imports, official says | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
India’s Modi government attacks journalists, following NY Times’ hit piece (www.cpusa.org)
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Organisations you can donate to that are helping in Palestine (buildpalestine.com)
Just thought this might be helpful for those of you who want to help with the situation in Palestine....
China’s Factory Floor Is Moving—But Not to India or Mexico (www.wsj.com)
US ‘friendshoring’ chips push hits a snag as ‘Vietnam can’t decouple from China’ (www.scmp.com)
‘It Is Evening, Isn’t It?’ An 80-Year-Old President’s Whirlwind Trip. (www.nytimes.com)
world flag colors (www.triviasharp.com)
Colors in national flags often carry deep symbolism and significance, reflecting a country’s history, culture, and values. While the choice of colors can vary greatly, some colors are more prevalent than others. One of the most common colors used in world national flags is red. Here’s a look at why red is so frequently...
NBER Working Paper: Child Penalties Around The World (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Antique statue seized in US looting inquiry (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Xi Jinping Thought on Austerity With Chinese Characteristics (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei to join cross-border QR payment scheme (asia.nikkei.com)
Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy (thewire.in)
Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.
Plane fault scuppers German foreign minister's Sydney trip (www.bbc.co.uk)
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HSBC exec apologizes after calling the UK 'weak' for following US lead over China | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
At least 27 die in inferno at petrol station in Dagestan southern Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan (theintercept.com)
Judea vs ‘Fantasy Israel: Ilan Pappe on the Collapse of Israeli Pillars, and the Opportunities for Palestine (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Colombia achieves milestone in peace process as right-wing intensifies destabilization campaign (peoplesdispatch.org)
Pakistan Cabinet gives nod to security pact with US (tribune.com.pk)
Israeli Reserve General: Nasrallah is provoking, humiliating 'Israel' (english.almayadeen.net)
Israeli officials discuss the accuracy of Nasrallah’s “spider web” theory after the liberation of South Lebanon in 2000, pointing to the internal crises and weaknesses in “Israel.”
West-Initiated Jeddah Conference on Ukraine War Faces Uncertain Prospects without Russian Participation (peoplesdispatch.org)
Italian government plans to tackle taxi shortage (www.reuters.com)
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Spain's cava makers seek creative fixes as drought threatens grape harvests (www.reuters.com)
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Several injured when tourist bus plunges off mountain road in northern Spain (www.reuters.com)
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