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....
Eyewitnesses told the BBC the village [in the Rakhine State] was subjected to two-and-half days of terror as soldiers blindfolded and beat them up, poured burning petrol on their skin and forced some of them to drink their urine.
Warning: You may find some of the details in this piece disturbing
- After Israeli forces pulled out of Gaza City’s vast al-Shifa hospital -once the biggest and best equipped medical facility in the Gaza Strip- on 1 April, following their second raid there, the claim that there had been no civilian casualties was immediately questioned....
You can’t make such a decision based on simple financial calculations, not in the least as there is no way to make reasonable predictions in our current market environments. Ask any investment advisor, and they will tell you to buy your home if you can afford it.
This is off-topic: Why is the NYT accessing the camera when going to the linked article?
Canada’s spy chief says that political leaders could take steps to make sure parliamentarians accused of cooperating with foreign governments face consequences, even if they don’t face criminal prosecution....
The website of the Columbia Law Review was taken down by its board of directors on Monday after student editors refused a request from the board to halt the publication of an academic article written by Palestinian human rights lawyer Rabea Eghbariah titled “Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept.”...
The recent decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the approval of exploratory drilling east of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains is a significant victory for environmental conservation and protection of sensitive ecosystems....
A report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) says there were two instance of alleged interference by China in Conservative Party of Canada leadership races....
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the decision of Senate and House leaders of both political parties to extend an invitation to Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to address a joint meeting of Congress:...
Russia Says Its Forests Can Absorb Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Climate Change and Poor Forestry Standards Make This Unlikely. (www.themoscowtimes.com)
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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....
Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans (www.nytimes.com)
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Australia: Indigenous people and NGO grow a wildlife corridor in the world’s oldest rainforest (news.mongabay.com)
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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....
An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Two academics explain why the country needs one. (theconversation.com)
Written by Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University, and Melissa Castan, Associate Professor, Law Faculty, Monash University....
Mass graves and body bags: Gaza's al-Shifa hospital after Israel withdrew its forces (www.bbc.com)
- After Israeli forces pulled out of Gaza City’s vast al-Shifa hospital -once the biggest and best equipped medical facility in the Gaza Strip- on 1 April, following their second raid there, the claim that there had been no civilian casualties was immediately questioned....
Women in England and Wales denied ‘exciting’ drug that can stop breast cancer spreading (www.theguardian.com)
Latest study shows Enhertu, rejected by Nice, can stall growth of tumours by a year, longer than standard chemotherapy....
Russia labels wives of mobilized soldiers campaigning for their husbands' return from the war in Ukraine as 'foreign agents' (www.themoscowtimes.com)
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Is It Better to Rent or Buy? A Financial Calculator. (www.nytimes.com)
These sliders are immensely helpful with quick estimates!
Can alleged parliamentarian colluders face consequences? CSIS chief weighs in (globalnews.ca)
Canada’s spy chief says that political leaders could take steps to make sure parliamentarians accused of cooperating with foreign governments face consequences, even if they don’t face criminal prosecution....
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***...
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War (www.nytimes.com)
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"Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept”: Meet the Palestinian Lawyer Censored by Columbia and Harvard (www.democracynow.org)
The website of the Columbia Law Review was taken down by its board of directors on Monday after student editors refused a request from the board to halt the publication of an academic article written by Palestinian human rights lawyer Rabea Eghbariah titled “Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept.”...
Gold Mining Project Struck Down By U.S. Circuit Court Protecting Critical Species In California’s Sierra Nevadas (worldanimalnews.com)
The recent decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the approval of exploratory drilling east of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains is a significant victory for environmental conservation and protection of sensitive ecosystems....
China, India interfered in races for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, report says (www.cbc.ca)
A report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) says there were two instance of alleged interference by China in Conservative Party of Canada leadership races....
Bernie Sanders blasts lawmakers' decision of both political parties to invite "war criminal" Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before Congress (www.sanders.senate.gov)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement on the decision of Senate and House leaders of both political parties to extend an invitation to Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to address a joint meeting of Congress:...