Chinese censors block ‘Tiananmen’ image of athletes hugging ( www.theguardian.com )
UK could rent space in foreign jails to ease shortage of cells ( www.theguardian.com )
Interview - ‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech ( www.theguardian.com )
Scientists warn invasive pests are taking a staggering toll on society ( wapo.st )
The authors of a major new U.N.-backed report say invasive species are costing the world more than $423 billion a year...
China objects as US approves military aid to Taiwan under program aimed at sovereign nations ( apnews.com )
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After 547 days of war, I am ready to leave Ukraine again — this time, with sadness ( forward.com )
‘One big adventure’: the Russian minister who fled the draft to drive trucks in the US ( www.theguardian.com )
After years navigating the byzantine corridors of provincial Russian power, Denis Sharonov now works as a truck driver, steering his way through the vast highways of the US.
German prosecutor investigates possible poisoning of Russian journalist ( www.theguardian.com )
In an article published with Russian-language outlet Meduza and US publication n+1 on Tuesday night, journalist Elena Kostyuchenko said she was tipped off by a source in Ukrainian military reconnaissance last March about Russian plans to assassinate her. Kostyuchenko, who was at the time reporting for the now-shuttered...
Hank the Tank, a 400-Pound Bear Behind Lake Tahoe Break-Ins, Is Captured ( www.nytimes.com )
A female bear — and one of three known as Hank — was captured with her three cubs by California wildlife authorities. She was responsible for at least 21 home break-ins, officials said.
El Salvador’s Congress votes to allow mass trials in gang crackdown ( www.aljazeera.com )
Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid ( www.npr.org )
The U.S. Defense Department said troops spared civilians during a celebrated 2019 raid against the leader of ISIS, but NPR has uncovered new details that challenge the U.S. claims.
Argentina’s gig workers are rallying against regulation — and supporting the libertarian candidate ( restofworld.org )
The only Jew in remote Greenland sometimes feels like 'the last person on earth' ( www.jta.org )
China's judiciary, conviction rate in 2022 reaches 99.975% while criminal justice data culled from official reports and database ( safeguarddefenders.com )
Some 1,430,000 criminal verdicts at court of first instance were issued in 2022. Of those, 354 were not guilty judgments, the NGO Safeguard Defenders says.
Heads of 3 top US colleges refuse to say calling for genocide of Jews is harassment ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Israel-Gaza live news: IDF resumes strikes as ceasefire with Hamas ends - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
Israel resumed bombing the Gaza Strip, as the truce ended this morning after failed negotiations....
Finnish government reportedly planning to fully close border with Russia ( meduza.io )
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India and Pakistan choked by heavy smog, leaving thousands sick ( www.abc.net.au )
Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt ( theworld.org )
Israel Closes Al Jazeera Facilities ( www.telesurenglish.net )
The ban comes after Al Jazeera presented a well-documented report suggesting that Israel was responsible for the attack on Al-Ahli Hospital....
Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying | WIRED ( www.wired.com )
Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister ( www.theguardian.com )
Spanish football federation leaders demand resignation of its president Luis Rubiales ( www.theguardian.com )
"After the latest events and the unacceptable behaviours that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, we request that Mr Luis Rubiales immediately present his resignation as president of the Spanish football federation,” the Spanish football federation’s regional presidents say in a joint statement.
Blood Simple. Several Russian journalists and activists were poisoned in Europe ( theins.ru )
Elena Kostyuchenko, Natalia Arno, and Irina Babloyan, have long worked to expose the Kremlin’s lies. While traveling through Europe in the last year, each was poisoned by unknown toxins. Their cases remain unsolved. Why?
