NATO stops short of Ukraine invitation, angering Zelenskyy (www.aljazeera.com)
Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer (www.theguardian.com)
As NATO meets on Ukraine, Russian officials fire warnings at West (www.aljazeera.com)
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
Why Turkey changed its stance on Sweden’s NATO membership (www.aljazeera.com)
US and Israel start joint military exercise (www.aljazeera.com)
Spain's High Court shelves Israeli spyware probe on lack of cooperation (www.reuters.com)
New House Judiciary report claims FBI worked with Ukrainian agency to remove verified social media accounts | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Danger for next 100 years: Cambodian PM urges Ukraine not to use cluster munitions (news.yahoo.com)
Poland moves troops to eastern border amid Wagner fears (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine's counter-offensive slower than expected, but too soon to judge, Pentagon says (www.reuters.com)
U.S. approves cluster bombs despite humanitarian concerns (www.politico.com)
“Cluster munitions are among the most harmful weapons to civilians, as they disperse bomblets indiscriminately across a wide area that often fail to explode on initial impact, leaving duds that litter communities and endanger civilians, especially children, decades after a conflict ends,” the U.S. Cluster Munition Coalition,...
Ukrainian refugees: how will the economy recover with a diminished population? (www.reuters.com)
US labor agency sues Starbucks over treatment of Seattle workers (www.reuters.com)
Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela (apnews.com)
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers “Threat Actors” (theintercept.com)
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