US submarine pulls into Guantanamo Bay a day after Russian warships arrive in Cuba (apnews.com)
Colombia halts coal exports to Israel in protest against genocide in Palestine. (archive.ph)
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YouTube testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers (9to5google.com)
US lawmakers pass Tibet policy bill that questions China’s claims over region (www.scmp.com)
South Australia introduces ‘world-leading’ bill to ban political donations from elections (www.theguardian.com)
Japan moves up to 118th in the world for gender equality (www.asahi.com)
Israeli Scientists Are Shunned by Universities Over the Gaza War (www.bloomberg.com)
World Bank Financing Arm Rejects Calls to Directly Compensate Victims of Harm at Kenya Schools (theintercept.com)
Xi acclaims Chinese AI expert Andrew Yao who renounced US citizenship (www.scmp.com)
Canada Says It Won’t Give Arms To Azov, Despite U.S. Policy Change (www.readthemaple.com)
China has become a scientific superpower (www.economist.com)
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Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths, must pay $38.3M to family members (apnews.com)
Cases of deadly disease caused by ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria hit record high in Japan (www.straitstimes.com)
Three Times More Food Aid Reached Gazans Before the US Military Pier Opened (stephensemler.substack.com)
Friends and family of Aunty Fay Carter pay tribute to 'quintessential Black matriarch' at state funeral - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
Less Than 3% of G7 Military Spending Could Help End Global Hunger and Solve Global South Debt Crisis (www.commondreams.org)
Ukraine to Protect Its F-16 Fighter Fleet by Basing Planes ‘in Other Countries’ (www.kyivpost.com)
Every Dollar Counts. To Pay for the War, Ukraine Embraces Privatization (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine is being sold for parts
Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas (www.cnn.com)
Hamas demands Gaza pullout within a week of truce, also releasing hostage bodies initially (www.haaretz.com)
Sources in Hamas told Haaretz that this was ‘intended to ensure that Israel will not be able to evade all stages of the deal and return to fighting once all the hostages are released.’ Israel said Hamas’ response was tantamount to a rejection of the proposal itself...