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Canadians returning home from Maui tell stories of ‘war zone’ horror ( www.theglobeandmail.com )

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Uyghur dentist held hostage in China's Xinjiang region as his wife and daughter wait in vain in the U.S. ( thechinaproject.com )

Ablimit Abliz, a dentist in Ürümqi, has not been accused of any crime, but the government won’t let him leave or speak freely to his wife, Adalet Sabit, who lives in Virginia. Their case is far from unique.

Secret Pakistan Cable Documents U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan ( theintercept.com )

The Intercept has made extensive efforts to authenticate the document. Given the security climate in Pakistan, independent confirmation from sources in the Pakistani government was not possible. The Pakistan Embassy in Washington, D.C., did not respond to a request for comment....

West African military leaders agree action over Niger coup | Africanews ( www.africanews.com )

Indian Minister of Home Affairs blames Manipur violence on Myanmar refugees ( www.mizzima.com )

Uruguay’s missing women may have been trafficked. Why doesn’t the state care? ( www.opendemocracy.net )

For six years, Nancy Baladán has ridden her motorcycle along Uruguay’s country paths and urban highways in search of answers about the night that altered her life forever....

Myanmar’s military said it bombed ‘terrorists.’ It killed children. ( wapo.st )

This article contains photos and videos that may be disturbing to readers....

Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship in Russian port. It's the latest attack inside Russia ( apnews.com )

Lush paid managers £5m in bonuses after taking £5m in state support ( www.theguardian.com )

El Salvador’s Congress votes to allow mass trials in gang crackdown ( www.aljazeera.com )

Utopia to blight: Surviving in Henry Ford’s lost jungle town ( wapo.st )

Taiwanese citizens take the nation's defense into their own hands: Interview with scholar Wen Liu ( globalvoices.org )

For people in Taiwan living under regular military threats from China, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the West’s responses to it have prompted queries about the Taiwanese military forces’ own readiness and resilience. In the early days following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Taipei quickly...

Niger coup: Ruling party HQ attacked after President Bazoum ousted ( www.bbc.co.uk )

Regarding the Eviction of the Self-Organized Refugee Camp in Lavrio, Greece ( crimethinc.com )

How Turkey’s War on Kurds and the European Union’s War on Migrants Intersect

‘Full steam ahead’ and no way out: how much can we trust cost estimates for the Brisbane Olympics? ( www.theguardian.com )

The Economist: Which economy did best in 2023? ( www.economist.com )

Greece at #1 thanks to a decade of austerity, Finland at last position thanks to 4 years of leftist expansiory fiscal politics.

Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza (Human Rights Watch) ( www.hrw.org )

Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza...

These journalists from Gaza risk their lives to cover the Israel-Hamas war: "Nothing can describe what you feel" ( reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk )

Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range in West Bank refugee camp ( apnews.com )

Security camera videos show two Israeli military vehicles pursuing a group of Palestinians in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank. One man, who appears to be holding a red canister, is gunned down by soldiers....

Families of Israeli hostages cling to waning hope ( www.972mag.com )

Thailand: Lawmaker Sentenced to 6 years in prison for ‘Insulting Monarchy’ ( www.hrw.org )

Since the 2020-2021 pro-democracy demonstrations, the right to freedom of expression has increasingly come under attack in Thailand. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Bangkok and other cities to call for political reform, a new constitution, respect for civil and political liberties, and the reform of the...

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused of ‘evil’ campaigning at time of war ( feddit.de )

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'Deeply Sick': Israel Defense Forces's 'Murder Porn Channel' Compared to Horrors of Abu Ghraib ( www.commondreams.org )

Promising “exclusive content from the Gaza Strip,” a Telegram channel reportedly operated by a unit of the Israel Defense Forces regularly posts grotesque videos and images that depict the killing and mutilation of Palestinians—often accompanied by celebratory captions and emojis....