European firms that rank China as a top investment destination has hit a record low, could take years to restore confidence, lobby group says ( www.euractiv.com )
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Head of PR at China's biggest search engine Baidu apologised after her comments glorifying a work-till-you-drop culture sparked public outcry ( www.bbc.com )
In a series of videos posted on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, Qu Jing, said she had no responsibility for employees' well-being "as I'm not your mother"....
"A genocidal government": Discussion with Cosette Wu, the woman behind the Harvard speech disruption criticizing the Chinese Communist Party ( focustaiwan.tw )
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'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....
Philippine military chief accuses China of 'malign influence effort' to distract from 'the China coast guard's ongoing aggressive behaviour' ( www.reuters.com )
The Philippines' military chief accused China of a "malign influence effort" on Wednesday, after a local newspaper reported a Filipino vice admiral had made a deal with Beijing to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea....
‘Inside an oven’: Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia ( www.theguardian.com )
'Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe ( www.theguardian.com )
Experts say the recent increase in arrests and investigations reflects a changing mood in Europe towards Chinese threats....
UK surgeon who described Gaza ‘massacre’ denied entry to France ( 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....
"Peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored:" Italy’s president says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding Moscow’s aggression ( apnews.com )
Italy’s president told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding its aggression and peace can only come when Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are restored....
'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah ( therealnews.com )
Israel seizes 'operational control' of Rafah crossing in Gaza ( www.middleeasteye.net )
Russian soldier says in video that Russian commanders execute their own men ( thebarentsobserver.com )
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EU Chief Urges China To Curtail 'Dual Use Goods' Delivery To Russia ( www.barrons.com )
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Monday urged China to limit the delivery of dual use goods to Russia which end up being used in its war against Ukraine....
German chancellor backs EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine arms ( www.reuters.com )
Around 90% of the revenues generated from Russian frozen assets should be spent on arms purchases for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, supporting an earlier EU proposal to use Russian assets' interest payments to boost Ukraine defence....
Researcher says China's "onslaught of cyberattacks" poses significant risks to Taiwan’s national security and democratic processes, warns that "these tactics can be replicated elsewhere" ( theconversation.com )
Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day, writes Lennon Y.C. Chang, Associate Professor of Cyber Risk and Policy in the Centre for Cyber Resilience and Trust at Deakin University, adding that "other countries worried about the impact of cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns on their elections and democratic...
Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack ( apnews.com )
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....
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
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....
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter intercepts with flares ( www.abc.net.au )
Hungary and Serbia’s autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China’s Xi during Europe tour ( apnews.com )
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend the bulk of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern half, a region that Beijing has used as a foothold for its expanding economic ambitions in Europe....
Putin’s one-way ticket to The Hague: international law experts, judges, and diplomats on a hypothetical trial of the Russian dictator ( theins.ru )
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Latvia Starts Digging Ditches On Its Belarus Border Amid Concerns Of Attack ( charter97.org )
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Estonia proposes blocking Russia in the Baltic Sea in the event of a Russian attack on any of the Baltic states ( en.socportal.info )
The commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, General Martin Herem, has suggested that Western countries discuss and prepare for a possible blockade of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea. According to Herem, Estonia has the necessary means to achieve this goal, the Melitarny portal writes....
