Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.co.uk)
Yes this year is as hot as you think it is (arstechnica.com)
Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer (www.reuters.com)
The Russians Bolted 1950s Naval Guns To Armored Tractors—And Produced Nearly Useless Combat Vehicles (www.forbes.com)
It’s apparent the Frankenstein’s monster of a combat vehicle is even less than the sum of its crude components.
After Bodycam Footage Undoes Its Narrative, NYPD Agrees To Pay $13 Million To Anti-Police Violence Protesters (www.techdirt.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1177800...
Indian politician threatens to nuke Canada on live show (www.samaa.tv)
Tourist climbs Brussels statue, breaks it (www.bbc.com)
The statue, outside the Brussels stock exchange, had just been restored at great cost.
Mexico says, ‘No way,’ as Trump, others vow to send U.S. military to fight cartels (www.spokesman.com)
Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues (www.theguardian.com)
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit | CNN (www.cnn.com)
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up (apnews.com)
San Antonio police kill Melissa Perez in her own home during mental health crisis - Liberation News (www.liberationnews.org)
Far-right militants in Greece illegally ‘arrest’ migrants they blame for fires (observers.france24.com)
Two videos posted online on August 23 show Greek members of the extreme right illegally “arresting” migrants in Evros, a Greek region bordering Turkey. The footage shows the militants forcing one group of men to sit in the dirt. Another group of terrified migrants have been crammed into a trailer. While members of the far...
Man who played ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ protest song without permit cites UN rights treaty in court (hongkongfp.com)
Israel police boss threatens to send anti-war protesters to Gaza ‘on buses’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel-Palestine escalation live: Strikes hit Gaza after Hamas offensive (www.aljazeera.com)
US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands (www.reuters.com)
“I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors […] It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty” said...
HRW Confirms: Israel is Using White Phosphorus in Gaza (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Human Rights Watch confirmed that Israel is using white phosphorus in its military aggression on Gaza and Lebanon....
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (www.bbc.com)
Missing winter sea-ice signals changes in Antarctica that could be "absolute disaster for the world", scientists say.
‘Oh my god’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery (www.theguardian.com)
Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression before doctors pulled out an 8cm roundworm normally found in pythons
Israeli army executes an elderly Palestinian after using him in propaganda campaign about its ‘safe corridor’ in Gaza (euromedmonitor.org)
Geneva – The Israeli army’s execution of an elderly Palestinian after using him in a propaganda campaign promoting its “safe corridor” in Gaza was strongly condemned in a statement released by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor today....
Gaza 'disconnected from the planet' - but messages of fear trickle out (www.bbc.com)
A connectivity blackout means people cannot contact friends, family or even ambulances to help the injured.
Starvation used as a ‘weapon of war’ on civilians in Gaza: Oxfam (www.aljazeera.com)
Oxfam says about 104 trucks a day would be needed to deliver food to Gaza to overcome the crisis....
Russia dismisses Ukraine peace plan: ‘Let’s decide it on the battlefield’ (www.scmp.com)
Germany likely to pass 50% mark for renewable power this year - minister (www.reuters.com)
BERLIN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Germany is likely to generate more than 50% of its power from renewable energy this year but needs to ramp up the speed of its transition towards the end of the decade, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday.
