‘Your heart races a bit’: US weather man threatened with death for mentioning climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along (www.mintpressnews.com)
Cruise line apologizes after dozens of whales slaughtered in front of passengers (abcnews.go.com)
It’s time Europe reduced its defense reliance on the US, Czech president says (www.politico.eu)
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim (ground.news)
Hundreds of thousands march in London to call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas conflict (news.yahoo.com)
Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
Cuba says it has no part in war in Ukraine and would ‘act vigorously’ against those trafficking Cubans as fighters....
Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin (www.washingtonpost.com)
Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S....
Officials ID Nearly 7K Killed in Gaza as Biden Doubles Down on “Genocide Denial” (truthout.org)
Palestinian health officials released a 212-page list identifying 6,747 people killed by Israeli attacks....
70 House Republicans voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine (www.businessinsider.nl)
Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK (www.bbc.com)
It will become illegal to be a member of or support the Russian mercenary group.
Ukraine to fire all regional military recruitment chiefs (www.reuters.com)
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can you imagine an American grocery chain standing up to their vendors? (www.cnn.com)
The difference between European countries and America is becoming so stark. Anyone reading or watching global news has to see how backwards this country is and that it’s only getting worse.
Twitter to ditch bird logo, Musk says (www.politico.eu)
French Courts Are Giving Protesters INSANE Sentences (www.youtube.com)
French courts have been imposing disproportionately severe sentences for minor offenses, including 10 months in prison for stealing a can of Red Bull and one year for a homeless boy with schizophrenia caught looting a luxury store. The overwhelmed courts rush cases, provide minimal time for defendants, and prioritize punishment...
Letter Found in Vatican Archives Confirms Church Was Told About Death Camps (www.nytimes.com)
The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.
'Don't chop me down.' 100-year-old gingko trees may get axe for Tokyo redevelopment project (apnews.com)
A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.
The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died (www.wired.com)
Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.
Fourth of July overshadowed by 16 mass shootings across US (www.theguardian.com)
N.Y. Times writer quits over open letter accusing Israel of ‘genocide’ - The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Chinese child suicide rates jumping ten percent annually since 2010 (fortune.com)
Metro 2033 creator Dmitry Glukhovsky faces eight-year jail sentence if he returns to Russia (metro.co.uk)
The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.
Neo-Nazis walk free from court, spared further jail time over attack on Victorian hikers (www.abc.net.au)
"Good luck with the future, gentlemen," County Court Judge Kellie Blair said to the pair, as she stepped off the bench at the end of hearing.
German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine (jacobin.com)
German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”...
