Australia government to introduce bill barring 'wage theft' on Monday ( www.reuters.com )
France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people ( gazettengr.com )
Chinese spy balloon did not collect information over US, Pentagon says ( www.reuters.com )
Russia's economic growth shows Western sanctions very effective - for Russia itself ( www.marketscreener.com )
'There is an apartheid state here': Ex-Mossad chief on Israel's West Bank occupation ( www.haaretz.com )
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US storing offensive weapons at Iraq's Ain al-Asad base in breach of 2021 agreement, military official says ( www.newarab.com )
The source told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that he had seen weaponry including Black Hawk and Apache helicopters present during a recent visit to the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq by Iraqi military officials....
Biden surveys storm damage in Florida, without DeSantis ( www.reuters.com )
China objects as US approves military aid to Taiwan under program aimed at sovereign nations ( apnews.com )
US Announces $345 Million in Unprecedented Military Aid for Taiwan...
Ukrainian drones attack Russian town home to nuclear plant ( www.reuters.com )
Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks Not Possible Without Help from the West ( news.antiwar.com )
Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions -Medvedev ( www.reuters.com )
Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie over South China Sea map ( www.reuters.com )
Elon Musk announces limit for how many posts users can read on Twitter ( www.abc.net.au )
Israel Gaza live news: More than 100 foreign nationals and injured leave Gaza as border finally opens - BBC News ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Blinken makes forceful case for Gaza aid, says humanitarian pauses 'must be considered' ( www.haaretz.com )
Iranian teenager Armita Geravand is 'brain dead': state media ( www.reuters.com )
Swiss turn to right at election as immigration fears weigh ( www.reuters.com )
Israel arms civilian security squads, fearing internal strife ( www.reuters.com )
We are at war, says Israel's PM, after major surprise Palestinian attack ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says ( apnews.com )
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