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What it's like living through a 121 degree day [in New Delhi] ( www.npr.org )

'This kind of growth can’t be sustained’: As inflation rises, payday loans are undermining the Russian economy and threatening a new crisis ( meduza.io )

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Russia continues the abduction of Ukrainian children at the legislative level, denies legal guardians of forcibly deported and adopted Ukrainian children ( essanews.com )

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Israel’s New Air War in the West Bank: Nearly Half of the Dead are Children ( theintercept.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....

Chinese officials appear to block freed journalist during the Chinese PM's visit in Australia ( www.bbc.com )

Chinese officials appear to have blocked a formerly imprisoned journalist from the view of cameras at an event between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra....

Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say ( www.bbc.com )

China should pay for propping up Putin's war, Nato chief says ( www.bbc.com )

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Australian police accused of 'unnecessary force' against demonstrators who were protesting against China during Chinese premier's visit to parliament ( www.sbs.com.au )

- One protester has claimed the Australian Federal Police used "brutalising" force in Canberra, as China's premier met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and dignitaries at Parliament House....

Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance says ( www.telegraph.co.uk )

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Xi Jinping claimed the US wants China to attack Taiwan, FT reports ( www.yenisafak.com )

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Chiquita to Pay for Paramilitary Terror in Colombia ( countervortex.org )

Israel added to UN ‘List of Shame’ for abuses against children in war, joining Palestinian Armed Groups, Russia, Sudanese Forces ( www.hrw.org )

For the first time, the United Nations secretary-general added the Israeli armed forces to the “list of shame” of warring parties committing grave violations against children in armed conflict. Although long overdue, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ action was fully justified....

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

Clashes in Argentina Due to Right Wing Austerity Program ( abolitionmedia.noblogs.org )

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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"Training future authoritarians": How China promotes its authoritarian capitalism model by teaching government officials in the Global South on how to infringe people's freedom and undermine democracy ( www.atlanticcouncil.org )

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International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, sources say ( www.reuters.com )

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are investigating alleged Russian cyberattacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure as possible war crimes, four sources familiar with the case said....

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic ( www.reuters.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....

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....

Taliban assault on women’s rights continues in Afghanistan, UN says ( news.un.org )

On Thursday, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) spokesperson Liz Throssell revealed that in its latest act of disempowerment, de facto authorities have told women civil servants prohibited from working that despite qualifications or experience, their salaries will now be cut to the lowest level....