Romanian Ambassador to Kenya recalled for racist comment (www.rferl.org)
New figures reveal scope of military discrimination against LGBTQ troops, with over 29,000 denied honorable discharges (www.cbsnews.com)
Musk-owned Twitter stiffed employees on promised bonuses, class action says (arstechnica.com)
In Mexico, primary candidate proposes central role for president's son in next administration (abcnews.go.com)
A primary candidate for Mexico's 2024 presidential elections has proposed giving the president's son a central role in the next administration
NATO ready to act to save Kosovo's peace, calls for de-escalation (www.reuters.com)
NATO forces in Kosovo are ready to face any situation if acts of violence similar to recent encounters threaten the peace, the NATO commander in Pristina said late on Monday.
EU approves 11th sanctions package against Russia over Ukraine (www.cnbc.com)
European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to an 11th package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
‘The signs aren’t good’: Bolsonaro may face ban on running for office in 2026 (www.theguardian.com)
Judges to decide whether to impose eight-year ban on Brazil’s former president, after attack on electoral system
Early stages of Ukrainian counteroffensive 'not meeting expectations,' Western officials tell CNN | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
In its early phases, Ukraine’s counteroffensive is having less success and Russian forces are showing more competence than western assessments expected, two western officials and a senior US military official tell CNN.
Paris explosion: More than 30 injured after blast (www.bbc.com)
Four of the injured are in a critical state after the blast in the historic Latin Quarter, police say.
Brexit an 'economic disaster' for UK and German trade, German economists say (www.reuters.com)
Brexit has been an "economic disaster" for trade and investment ties between the United Kingdom and Germany, leading to a fall in German direct investment and seeing the UK decline in importance as a trading partner, German economists said.
Palestine is at risk of ‘full annexation’, UN commissioners warn (www.irishtimes.com)
Report accuses Israel of ‘silencing civil society’ by outlawing human rights groups
Debris found in search area for missing Titanic submersible (abc11.com)
The first cultivated meat is approved for sale in the US (upsidefoods.com)
'Hope': Banging sounds heard in missing OceanGate Titan submersible search at Titanic site (www.youtube.com)
More EU countries reclaim land from the mafia. Here's how they use it (www.euronews.com)
Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says (apnews.com)
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a 2008 trip to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska from two wealthy Republican donors, one of whom repeatedly had interests before the court. That's according to the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica, which also reported that that the conservative jurist did not...
Malaysia to charge Thai nationals over mass graves, trafficking camps found in 2015 (www.reuters.com)
Four Thai nationals will face charges in a Malaysian court on Friday over the 2015 discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps at the country's border with Thailand, Malaysia's home affairs minister said.
German energy prices are so high they're driving companies to relocate, industry body says (www.cnbc.com)
Business conditions in Germany have created a "cocktail" of obstacles for companies, according to Siegfried Russwurm from the German Industry Federation.
China tells UK to avoid moves that could ‘aggravate tension’ in Falklands issue (www.scmp.com)
Beijing envoy warns special committee on decolonisation of ‘serious implications’ for international order of hegemonism and power politics.
Tesla hacker discovers secret ‘Elon Mode’ for hands-free Full Self-Driving (www.theverge.com)
A Tesla software hacker has found an ‘Elon Mode’ driving feature that seems to allow Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving to operate without any driver monitoring....
How Russia's National Space Corporation 'Roscosmos' helps pro-Kremlin bikers kill Ukrainians (web.archive.org)
Rather than focusing on the advancement of astronautics, which is facing difficulties, organizations like Roscosmos are currently providing support to the motorcycle group known as the Night Wolves, who are engaged in the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin found the nationalist macho values of the Wolves, combined with their...
This WWII battle wasn't against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England (www.npr.org)
This story is well known in the UK. Apparently less so in the US.
Jersey (Channel island) pledges £150,000 to support those impacted by conflict in Sudan (channeleye.media)
As the devastating conflict in Sudan continues, Jersey Overseas Aid, the island’s official publicly-funded relief and development agency, has committed
