Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic ( www.reuters.com )
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France declares state of emergency, bans TikTok in New Caledonia amid deadly riots ( www.scmp.com )
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....
Julian Assange Free on Bail, Departs UK for Australia! ( twitter.com )
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Espionage: In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines ( www.wired.com )
The United States Department of Justice is quietly prosecuting a novel Espionage Act case involving a drone, a Chinese national, and classified nuclear submarines....
Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition, UK court rules ( www.reuters.com )
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's battle to avoid extradition to the United States received a huge boost on Monday when London's High Court ruled that U.S. assurances over his case were unsatisfactory and he would get a full appeal hearing....
Arab League calls for UN peacekeepers in occupied Palestinian territory ( www.aljazeera.com )
Romania denies visas for entire Russian delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Bucharest over "aggression against Ukraine" ( en.rua.gr )
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Autocracy is ‘evil,’ Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism ( www.nbcnews.com )
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Israeli authorities, Palestinian armed groups are responsible for war crimes, other grave violations of international law, UN Inquiry finds ( www.ohchr.org )
I have no problem vocalizing my views in comments but I don't usually post this kind of content. These UN findings are important to share though....
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?
Israel’s War On Gaza Is the Deadliest Conflict On Record for Journalists ( theintercept.com )
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....
Amid fresh warnings that Russia is preparing “violent acts of sabotage” in Europe and NATO states, experts say there is already a significant uptick in what appears to be covert Russian sabotage ( www.france24.com )
Jenny Mathers, a specialist in Russian intelligence services at Aberystwyth University in Wales, said there has been a notable increase in the number and intensity of Russia-linked incidents for the past year, adding that “we are likely to see an acceleration of this trend"....
School children in Hong Kong sang Chinese anthem "too softly" ( www.bbc.com )
Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem "too softly". Teachers at a third school have been asked to help students "cultivate habit and confidence" in singing it....
How Chinese AI turned a Ukrainian YouTuber into a Russian ( www.bbc.com )
"I don't want anyone to think that I ever said these horrible things in my life. Using a Ukrainian girl for a face promoting Russia. It's crazy.”...
"Completely different creatures, but they learn to get along and be each other's family": Escaped pet donkey found 'living best life' with elk ( www.bbc.com )
A pet donkey that escaped his owners five years ago in California has been found "living his best life" with a herd of wild elk....
Chiquita to Pay for Paramilitary Terror in Colombia ( countervortex.org )
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she is facing a new trial after she accused the security forces of sexually assaulting women ( www.bbc.com )
In a message from Evin prison where she is being held, Ms Mohammadi said the trial relates to an audio post, in which she condemned a "full-scale war against women" by the Iranian regime....
Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico ‘in life-threatening condition’ after shooting – Europe live ( www.theguardian.com )
Protesters march again in Georgia over foreign influence bill, holding Georgian and EU flags, chanting “no to the Russian law” ( www.bbc.com )
Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the government....
US warns of Russian hackers targeting operational technology in water systems across North America and Europe ( www.nextgov.com )
The advisory, which also includes French, Canadian and British authorities, says that pro-Russia activists are “targeting and compromising” operational technology platforms that underpin wastewater and water treatment systems, at times posing physical threats to safety....
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....
Israeli Attack on Rafah Tent Camp Kills Dozens, Wounds 50 ( truthout.org )
