Bolivia: coup attempt collapses, top general arrested ( countervortex.org )
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network ( www.theguardian.com )
Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs ( www.smithsonianmag.com )
Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder ( apnews.com )
A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....
France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections ( www.nbcnews.com )
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed ( www.politico.com )
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China ( www.scmp.com )
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/309474...
Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity ( www.theguardian.com )
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 ( www.theguardian.com )
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says ( www.businessinsider.com )
North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said....
Squatters take London’s housing crisis into their own hands ( www.reuters.com )
In the shopping streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life....
Years Later, Philippines Reckons With Duterte’s Brutal Drug War ( www.nytimes.com )
NYTimes gift article, no paywall
What Kenya’s deadly protests are really about ( www.vox.com )
Polls close in Mauritania, with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win ( apnews.com )
In a world of globalized trade, an industry of piratical lawyers has arisen to help transnational corporations seize the assets of supposedly sovereign states. ( daily.jstor.org )
For centuries, there was little real distinction between trade and piracy....
Korea to add 243 more items to export control list for Russia, Belarus ( www.koreatimes.co.kr )
Mexico’s incoming president appoints expert in sustainable development as head of energy ( apnews.com )
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday announced five additional members of her future cabinet, presenting a group of scientists and former colleagues including Luz Elena González, an expert in sustainable development, as the next secretary of energy....
Pentagon removes Gaza pier again, no clear date on reinstallation ( thehill.com )
Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race ( www.nytimes.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23130161...
Kenya backtracks on tax bill after deadly protests ( countervortex.org )
Russia Loses Last Black Sea Missile Ship ( www.kyivpost.com )
‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right ( www.theguardian.com )
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor ( www.bbc.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17414080
Japan firm says probing 76 more deaths in supplement scare ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17418031
[Argentina] President Milei’s radical state overhaul officially becomes law after months of debate and protests ( apnews.com )
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s lower house on Friday approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic overhaul bills, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising battles and raucous protests that had raised questions about his ability to govern....
