Russian State TV to Its Citizens: Be More Like North Koreans (www.thedailybeast.com)
https://archive.ph/gdSqI...
Russia labels Nobel-winning journalist 'foreign agent' (www.reuters.com)
Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital, hundreds dead, health officials say (www.reuters.com)
Israel 'gone beyond self-defence' in Gaza, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says, calls to 'stop collective punishment' (finance.yahoo.com)
Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes (apnews.com)
Fisker debuts an entire range of new EVs, including one sub-$30,000 (arstechnica.com)
Corruption, treason in Ukraine won't be tolerated, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
Anti-LGBT protesters break up Pride festival in Georgia (www.eureporter.co)
New York State Built Elon Musk a $1 Billion Factory. ‘It Was a Bad Deal.’ (www.livemint.com)
US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution (apnews.com)
Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption (apnews.com)
Not sure why my post on lemmy.world was deleted by mods. So I reposted it here…
U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants but Kept Silent - The New York Times | Ghostarchive (ghostarchive.org)
The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly....
A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats (apnews.com)
The FTC wants to make it easier to cancel subscriptions just as streamer cancellations are peaking — read how Disney, Netflix, and more are pushing back (www.businessinsider.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/434525...
'I Couldn't Shift Anything': Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Biden's Gaza Policy (www.huffpost.com)
Russia wanted to conquer Ukraine in just 2 days — it now says the war will last at least 3 years (www.businessinsider.com)
Shoigu added that Russia could achieve its military goals with “consistent implementation of the measures in the action until 2025.”...
Japan to require day nurseries, schools to block sex offenders from jobs (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to require day nurseries, kindergartens and schools to use a government system to confirm that those applying to work the
‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’ as settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)
‘He Kicked Me in My Balls.’ Fight at Michigan GOP Meeting Turns Physical: Report (www.rollingstone.com)
“We’re so divided,” a member of the state’s Republican party said from the hospital, according to The Detroit News. “I just wish we could come together”
The big turnaround: how Europe's gas prices fell from €300 to €35 MWh in the span of a year (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2073007...
Sicily is burning & emergency services are buckling under the strain. At least 200 people have sought medical attention in Palermo for smoke inhalation. A hospital is threatened by fire. (www.bbc.com)
Sicily - which has already been brought to its knees by a prolonged heatwave - is battling wildfires that are threatening towns and cities across the island. Temperatures of more than 47.5C (117F) were recorded in Catania on Monday....
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food (www.theguardian.com)
The rise in nuisance influencers comes as tourism numbers in Japan near their pre-pandemic levels
Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an FBI informant (www.businessinsider.com)
The FBI’s recruitment of Thiel as a CHS puts him among the bureau’s most prominent assets, but he is not alone among right-wing figures who have collaborated with the bureau. Trump himself offered to help the FBI fight organized crime in Atlantic City in the early 1980s. Truth Social, the Trump-owned social-media company,...
A missing F-35 stealth fighter may have kept flying after its pilot ejected. A pilotless Soviet jet once flew 500 miles before crashing in NATO territory. (www.businessinsider.com)
The curious case of a missing F-35 stealth fighter in South Carolina has authorities — and civilians — searching high and low, especially considering the jet may have continued flying on its own for some time even after its pilot ejected....
