China views Russia as a necessary partner in challenging the global order dominated by the United States. But Mr. Putin’s appetite for risk — seen in his invasion of Ukraine and his reliance on private armies — has forced Beijing to defend its bond with Russia in the face of Western pressure....
Japan’s Native Ainu Fight to Restore a Last Vestige of Their Identity (www.nytimes.com)
A group representing the Indigenous people has sued to regain the right, lost over a century ago, to freely fish for salmon in a Hokkaido river.
Wagner Uprising Highlights China’s Risks With Russia (www.nytimes.com)
China views Russia as a necessary partner in challenging the global order dominated by the United States. But Mr. Putin’s appetite for risk — seen in his invasion of Ukraine and his reliance on private armies — has forced Beijing to defend its bond with Russia in the face of Western pressure....
They finally did it: Reddit made it impossible for blind Redditors to moderate their own sub (www.reddit.com)