Contrary to their politicians, EU citizens support migration including asylum seekers' right to work, study finds (theconversation.com)
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Hong Kong arrests three for 'insulting' Chinese anthem: They were turning their backs, remained seated when China's national anthem was played prior to a football match (www.france24.com)
Football fans in Hong Kong used to boo the national anthem as a show of political discontent, but the government in 2020 banned the practice as part of a wider crackdown following huge democracy protests in the city....
“The barbaric and inhumane behavior displayed by China has no place in our society": China tried to block evacuation of sick Filipino soldiers in West Philippine Sea (www.rappler.com)
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Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans (www.nytimes.com)
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Ukraine war: Russian blogger Anna Bazhutova jailed for over 5 years for livestreaming alleged Russian atrocities in Bucha (www.spacewar.com)
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Ukrainian president finally calls out China’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine, marking a significant shift in Kyiv’s stance and a long-overdue reckoning with Beijing (thediplomat.com)
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Operation Overload: how pro-Russian actors flood newsrooms -mostly in Ukraine, France and Germany- with fake content and seek to divert their efforts (checkfirst.network)
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After Training African Coup Leaders, Pentagon Blames Russia for African Coups (theintercept.com)
The U.S. has trained 15 coup leaders in Africa in recent decades — and U.S. counterterrorism policies in the region have failed....
Spain Applies to Join Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ (truthout.org)
Spain is one of several European countries that have recognized a Palestinian state in recent weeks....
‘We will not go away’: Israeli demolitions leave Bedouins homeless (www.theguardian.com)
Bedouins erect tents only for Israeli forces to return and dismantle them in Negev village earmarked for clearance...
Scientists Discover Way to Destroy Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Water Supply (truthout.org)
New technology could help water utilities remove stubborn PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and other maladies....
Nepal | Mount Everest: Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks (www.bbc.com)
Four corpses and one skeleton were also removed from Everest and other peaks during an annual clean-up....
Report: US Bombs Used in Israeli Massacre of 40 in Gaza Refugee Camp (truthout.org)
The targeting of the UN school-turned-shelter is a “blatant” violation of international law, one UN official said....
France to provide Ukraine with its Mirage combat aircraft (www.euronews.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron said Ukraine should be allowed to use weapons provided by its Western allies to fend off Russian attacks....
French man held in Russia accused of being a ‘foreign agent’ (www.theguardian.com)
Laurent Vinatier is an adviser at Swiss NGO Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, which aims to resolve conflicts...
US reverses ban on Juul vaping products (www.bbc.com)
The FDA said that, while it was lifting the ban, it would continue to review the company’s products for approval....
Inside Myanmar: The devastating cost of fighting the military junta (www.bbc.com)
The BBC hears allegations of rape and torture by Myanmar’s military in Chin State....
U.S. Lawmakers Press Treasury to Boost China Forced Labor Enforcement (news.bloomberglaw.com)
- Pressure mounts to fully implement Uyghur forced labor law***- Republican letter seeks details on Treasury sanctions***...
China wants to recruit military pilots from the U.S. and its allies to strengthen Chinese air power, bulletin warns (www.nbcnews.com)
The warning from the U.S. and its four closest intellignce partners follows several arrests of U.S. service members for allegedly trying to pass info to China....
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War (www.nytimes.com)
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Turkey urges China to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs and allow them to “live their values" (abcnews.go.com)
Turkey’s foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in China’s western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their values,” a Turkish official said Wednesday....
Boeing Starliner mission encounters new issues en route to space station | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Ten-minute brain scan could detect dementia early, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Scan could become routine procedure in memory clinics if findings confirmed in larger cohort, scientists say...
Outcry as dozens of villagers massacred in Sudan (www.bbc.com)
Social media footage shows dozens of bodies wrapped in shrouds prepared for burial in Gezira state....
Gaza war: Israeli strike on UN school kills reportedly kills 40 (www.bbc.com)
The Israeli military said it struck a “Hamas compound” in the school - a claim Hamas officials deny....
