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Latvia Starts Digging Ditches On Its Belarus Border Amid Concerns Of Attack ( charter97.org )

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Farewell King Theoden ( www.bbc.co.uk )

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“The cruelty is the point” of campus protest crackdowns ( redphoenixnews.com )

Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" ( www.reuters.com )

Canada's ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....

Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 ( www.reuters.com )

Gaza aid pier removed, satellite images show | REUTERS ( yt.artemislena.eu )

China's government launched additional "local communication centers" to increase propaganda efforts worldwide ( chinamediaproject.org )

The addition of external propaganda bases in Zhejiang and Tianjin over the past two weeks brings the total number at the provincial level to 23. These International Communication Centers (ICCs), also being launched at the city level, are meant to remake China’s approach to delivering its message externally....

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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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....

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....

How is China supporting Russia after it was sanctioned for Ukraine war? ( www.bbc.com )

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Arab League calls for UN peacekeepers in occupied Palestinian territory ( www.aljazeera.com )

‘They’ve destroyed us because of some tweets’: why has Saudi Arabia targeted these three sisters? ( www.theguardian.com )

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‘Inside an oven’: Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia ( www.theguardian.com )

US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns ( www.bbc.com )

The shipment consisted of 1,800 2,000lb (907kg) bombs and 1,700 500lb bombs, the official told CBS News, the BBC's media partner in the US....

Chinese fighter jet endangered Australian military helicopter during "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia says ( www.reuters.com )

A Chinese fighter jet endangered an Australian military helicopter during an "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation over the Yellow Sea, Australia said on Monday....

Israeli government blocks media outlet Al Jazeera from broadcasting over 'incitement' ( www.bbc.com )

Last month, the Israeli parliament passed a law giving the government the power to temporarily close foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security during the war against Hamas....

Multiple European intelligence agencies accuse Russia of plotting sabotage across the continent ( www.firstpost.com )

European intelligence agencies issued a major warning and accused Russia of “plotting violent” acts of sabotage across the continent as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate....

China's Xi Jinping in Paris: “It’s a slap in the face that Emmanuel Macron is giving us,” say the Uighurs of France ( westobserver.com )

The French president Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to France has sparked anger among the Uyghur community in France. The Uyghur people consider Xi Jinping to be responsible for the genocide and persecution of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. Many Western countries, including...

UN declined offers to assist Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand because they feared "China would get angry and reduce cooperation or donations to the agency" ( www.thenewhumanitarian.org )

The UN’s refugee agency rebuffed requests from the Thai government to assist 48 Uyghur asylum seekers from China who have been detained in life-threatening conditions in Thailand for more than 10 years, according to internal UNHCR documents seen by The New Humanitarian....