Statue of Liberty Shut Down by Protesters Calling for Gaza Cease-fire (nymag.com)
Two jailed for killing French bus driver over Covid mask rule (www.bbc.co.uk)
The French driver was beaten after asking two passengers to adjust their masks during the pandemic.
Upward of 20,000 Ukrainian amputees face trauma on a scale unseen since WWI (mainichi.jp)
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The small band of soldiers gather outside to share cigarettes and war stories, sometimes casually and sometimes with a degree of
As Gaza is bombed, EU staff decry chief’s ‘uncontrolled’ support of Israel (www.aljazeera.com)
Saudi Arabia sentences schoolgirl to 18 years over tweets, says rights group (www.middleeasteye.net)
Report comes after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman blamed 'bad laws' for death sentence against a Saudi man over social media posts
Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's 'against anti-Semitism of any kind' (www.nbcnews.com)
Protesters shot by Israeli snipers in West Bank (news.sky.com)
In the aftermath of Joe Biden's visit to Israel, tensions in the region have escalated, marked by widespread street protests.
Colombia threatens to cut ties with Israel over war on Gaza (colombiareports.com)
Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says (www.businessinsider.com)
Western-made armor is failing in Ukraine because it wasn’t designed to sustain a conflict of this intensity, a military analyst told The Wall Street Journal....
Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade (www.theguardian.com)
Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation
The US should not normalize Modi’s autocratic and illiberal India at the G20 (www.theguardian.com)
Despite his lip-service to democracy and human rights, Biden keeps embracing autocrats and would-be autocrats
Why a highly mutated coronavirus variant has scientists on alert (www.nature.com)
Israeli army strikes entrance of Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in Gaza (www.aa.com.tr)
New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected (apnews.com)
China's 1.4 billion population isn't enough to fill the country's empty homes, former official says (www.businessinsider.com)
German far right’s Höcke wants to kick disabled kids out of regular schools (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1293903...
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy (www.huffpost.com)
The U.S. is paying Russia $1 billion for enriched uranium. Every year (web.archive.org)
Not exactly breaking news (article is from June 14, 2023), but as it’s not known or discussed widely, I thought its ok to post....
A Third of North America’s Birds Have Vanished (nautil.us)
2.9 billion breeding birds disappeared since the early 1970s
Belgium wants sanctions against Israel for Gaza bombings - deputy PM (www.reuters.com)
Greta Thunberg detained at Fossil Free London protest (bbc.in)
The Swedish climate campaigner was with other activists at a protest outside a central London hotel.
German Journalists Detained by Israeli Soldiers: 'Held Us at Gunpoint and Asked if We Were Jewish' (www.haaretz.com)
Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress (apnews.com)
‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws (www.thedailybeast.com)
The domain X.com had previously been used by sites running afoul of the country’s rules on “negative” content.