US accuses China’s leadership over Ukraine, delivers new sanctions warning ( www.euractiv.com )
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Lawsuit against American Airlines claims Black passengers were asked to deboard flight ( www.theguardian.com )
Five other Black male passengers were also asked to leave the plane, a press statement said, adding, “As the plaintiffs began to comply with the directive to deplane, they noticed that the only* *passengers who were being ordered off the plane were Black men, and it appeared that every Black man on the flight was being...
Israeli spy chief allegedly ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor to pressure her to drop Palestine investigation ( www.theguardian.com )
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Israeli tanks advance into Rafah's centre despite global leaders' outcry over the horrors at Sunday's strike on tent camp ( www.reuters.com )
- Residents said Rafah's Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood, the scene of Sunday's night-time strike in which tents and shelters were set ablaze as families settled down to sleep, was still being bombarded....
Large economies offshore wealth & corruption perceptions ( beehaw.org )
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Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war ( www.bbc.com )
Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe ( www.theguardian.com )
Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures...
China launches 'punishment' war games around Taiwan ( www.reuters.com )
A furious China launched "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts", sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te....
Whistleblowers allege widespread abuses at Israeli detention camp: Palestinian inmates being beaten, kept shackled to hospital beds or made to stand for hours ( www.theguardian.com )
Prisoners held at an Israeli detention camp in the Negev desert are being subjected to widespread physical and mental abuses, with at least one reported case of a man having his limb amputated as a result of injuries sustained from constant handcuffing, according to two whistleblowers who worked at the site....
China Dissent Monitor: protests by Chinese people increase in first quarter 2024 with labor protests being the most widespread reasons for dissent, researchers say ( freedomhouse.org )
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UK defence minister says intelligence has evidence of Chinese lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine ( www.reuters.com )
British defence minister Grant Shapps accused China on Wednesday of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use by Moscow in its war against Ukraine....
Uyghur organisation says members of the ethnic group in France face “intimidation and harassment” amounting to “repression” by the Chinese state in legal complaint ( www.euractiv.com )
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Russia’s misinformation machine targets Slovakian assassination attempt, debunked narratives suggest Ukrainian military aid was a factor in attack ( www.bloomberg.com )
It didn't take Russia's misinformation machine long to settle on who was to blame for the first assassination attempt on a European national leader in more than two decades....
Burning Sun: Exposing the secret K-pop chat groups - BBC World Service Documentaries ( youtu.be )
Japan protests over Chinese ambassador's "extremely inappropriate" comment about Japanese people who would be "dragged into the fire" if they support Taiwan's independence ( www.reuters.com )
Japan has lodged a protest against the Chinese ambassador's "extremely inappropriate" comments about Taiwan, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday....
Ireland and Spain have followed Norway in announcing their recognition of a Palestinian state ( www.dw.com )
Norway, Spain, and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state as of May 28....
Syria: protests against HTS face repression in Idlib ( countervortex.org )
China: Mass Relocations of Tibetans Coerced by Extreme Pressure and Misleading Information, Rights Group says ( www.hrw.org )
- The Chinese government is using extreme forms of pressure to coerce Tibetans to relocate their long-established villages....
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says ( www.independent.co.uk )
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
International Criminal Court applied for arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza for war crimes ( www.bbc.com )
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza for war crimes....
Poland arrests nine on charges of Russian-ordered sabotage ( www.euractiv.com )
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Activists lament 'impunity' of Iran's Raisi after crash death ( www.france24.com )
Human rights groups and emigre opposition factions expressed regret that Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's death meant he never saw justice for crimes they say he committed during decades as a leading figure in the Islamic republic.--...
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Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war ( westobserver.com )
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The crew of the Dali, that hit the Baltimore bridge in februari, have been confined to their ship for almost 2 months now while investigations continue. ( edition.cnn.com )
Update: the ship has been towed now
