Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV ( www.bbc.co.uk )
EU passes nature restoration law in knife-edge vote ( www.theguardian.com )
Edit: A bit more detail, if you’re interested: ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/…/IP_22_3746
Germany's far-right AfD wins district for first time (Sonneberg, Thuringia) ( www.reuters.com )
BERLIN, June 25 (Reuters) - A far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate won a vote on Sunday to become a district leader in Europe's biggest economy for the first time, a breakthrough for the party which has hit record highs in national polls....
Prigozhin’s insurrection may be destined to fail but it will weaken Putin ( www.politico.eu )
Dozens arrested in Dublin as far-right mob runs riot over immigration ( www.euronews.com )
First-ever images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct ( www.bbc.com )
Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence ( www.theguardian.com )
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast ( www.wsj.com )
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/6175094...
China is threatening Uyghurs in Türkiye to spy on diaspora, human rights activists say ( safeguarddefenders.com )
The People’s Republic of China is increasingly pressuring Uyghurs living in Türkiye to spy on the local Uyghur diaspora, according to Safeguard Defenders. Chinese police leverage intelligence gathered from these networks to coerce Uyghurs into spying for them, keeping quiet about China’s human rights abuses or producing...
Italy wildfires encircle Palermo as temperatures hit 47C ( www.theguardian.com )
Supreme Court says states can’t overrule Biden on whom to deport ( thehill.com )
Another bullshit legal theory from Texas goes down in flames. Justice Alito dissented because of course he did....
Ukraine has fully met two of the seven conditions needed to start EU accession talks ( www.euronews.com )
Ohio Prison System Bans Java Computer Manual, But Allows Hitler’s Mein Kampf ( www.themarshallproject.org )
Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop ( www.reuters.com )
Argentina presidential election: far-right libertarian Javier Milei wins after rival concedes ( www.theguardian.com )
UK interior minister plans to restrict use of tents by homeless ( www.reuters.com )
Italy refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler ( www.nbcnews.com )
Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 Celsius ( www.reuters.com )
Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors" ( pluralistic.net )
Lottery sales in China soar, as youth seek to scratch an economic itch amid faltering fiscal forecasts ( hongkongfp.com )
Lottery sales in China soared to almost 274 billion yuan in the first half of the year, an increase of more than 50 percent year-on-year, with analysts pointing to a growing economic malaise as a possible explanation.
Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea ( www.reuters.com )
Darkening Tibet: Satellite Imagery Reveals Increased Detentions by Chinese Authorities ( bnn.network )
A recent study conducted by the Rand Europe research institute utilizes satellite imagery and night-time lighting data to suggest an increase in activity within high-security detention facilities in Tibet. The increased activity could potentially indicate an escalation in the severity of imprisonments imposed by Chinese...
Thousands of Ukrainians in the UK face homelessness after warm welcome ( theworld.org )
Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and promises to defend Russia ( apnews.com )
This armed conflict between the Russian Army and the Wagner Group may come to fruition due to allegations that the Russian Army opened fire on fellow Russians acting as mercenaries in the Wagner Group....
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Russia Acted In 'Good Faith' In Ukraine Invasion ( news.yahoo.com )
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he believes Russia acted in “good faith” amid the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, adding the U.S., in fact, bore heavy responsibility for the ongoing war.
