Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack ( apnews.com )
Israel Rejected a Cease-Fire. The Media Isn’t Telling Us. ( jacobin.com )
Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country ( www.cnn.com )
Israel has encroached on 32% of Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
Young women in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 11 years in prison by "anti-terrorism court" after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights” ( www.theguardian.com )
Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”....
Israel seizes 'operational control' of Rafah crossing in Gaza ( www.middleeasteye.net )
Xi Jinping claimed the US wants China to attack Taiwan, FT reports ( www.yenisafak.com )
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Russia is on fire: forests and houses are burning en masse in Siberia, urgent evacuation has begun ( www-dialog-ua.translate.goog )
Original source (Russian): https://www.dialog.ua/russia/294463_1715001369
Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in hush-money trial | CBC News ( web.archive.org )
Is it true that he can still run for the office even if he's in jail?
In China, where authoritarianism is justified by redefining the term, a woman has reportedly been beaten to death during interrogation after accusing police of murdering her husband ( dominotheory.com )
The reason behind the husband's death is equally uncertain, except to say that he died in prison in East Turkestan (Xinjiang) when serving a sentence for the “crime” of accessing overseas websites, one of six men from the same village to leave this world in similar circumstances....
'Russia now is like 1984': Inside a Russian dystopian library ( www.bbc.com )
If the billboards in Ivanovo are to be believed, Russia’s really going places....
'Neom' project: Forces in Saudi Arabia 'told to kill' to clear land for a futuristic desert city being built by dozens of Western companies, ex-intelligence officer says ( www.bbc.com )
Col Rabih Alenezi says he was ordered to evict villagers from a tribe in the Gulf state to make way for The Line, part of the Neom eco-project....
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy accuses China of helping Russia to disrupt upcoming peace summit ( www.cnbc.com )
- The peace talks, which focus on the Russia-Ukraine conflict which started in February 2022, are due to take place at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland on June 15-16....
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....
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
The Israeli Defense Establishment Revolts Against Netanyahu ( www.theatlantic.com )
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Julian Assange Free on Bail, Departs UK for Australia! ( twitter.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/98778...
Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism ( www.nbcnews.com )
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Israeli Politician Quotes Hitler to Argue for Resettlement of Gaza ( www.commondreams.org )
"In what kind of society can one openly advocate policies modeled on Hitler's conduct? In a society that feels complete impunity due to America's protection," one foreign policy expert said....
Russian court seizes assets from European banks UniCredit, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank ( www.morningstar.com )
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Activists Attempt to Storm Tesla Gigafactory in Germany ( unicornriot.ninja )
Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find "credible or reliable" Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance with international humanitarian law, according to an internal State Department memo....
Protests sweep France against far right threat ( freedomnews.org.uk )
Nikki Haley writes ‘Finish Them!’ on Israeli bomb bound for Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
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College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War ( theintercept.com )
