France Is Headed Towards Its Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the Nazis ( www.thedailybeast.com )
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17423369
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
US soldier charged in Okinawa for rape of minor ( www.bbc.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17414080
‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right ( www.theguardian.com )
Pentagon removes Gaza pier again, no clear date on reinstallation ( thehill.com )
Japan firm says probing 76 more deaths in supplement scare ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17418031
Mongolia’s ruling party won only a slim majority in parliamentary election, early results show ( apnews.com )
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The ruling party has won Mongolia’s parliamentary election but by only a slim margin as the opposition made major gains, according to tallies by the party and news media based on near-complete results....
Peru Invites Chinese EV Maker BYD to Establish Assembly Plant ( latinamericanpost.com )
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....
[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....
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block highway to protest Israel’s new mandatory military service ruling ( apnews.com )
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service....
Bolivian government says it detained 4 more people linked to a failed coup attempt ( apnews.com )
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials announced Friday they had arrested four more military officers in connection with Wednesday’s thwarted coup against the government of President Luis Arce, raising to 21 the number of detainees allegedly linked to a rogue general’s mutiny attempt....
ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK ( www.theguardian.com )
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....
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? ( www.theguardian.com )
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence ( www.theguardian.com )
Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory....
Kenya backtracks on tax bill after deadly protests ( countervortex.org )
Roof collapse at Delhi airport kills one, as heavy rain disrupts Indian capital ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
Turkey: Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds and LGBTQI+ ( ifex.org )
UK Doctor: 'Media actively obscuring Gaza reality' ( zeteo.com )
Smith, who has been to the enclave twice since the war began, most recently worked in Rafah and central Gaza for two months, including at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah and Al-Awada Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp. “It was carnage,” he says. They were “the most horrific scenes that I have ever seen as an...
Russian occupation authorities destroy UNESCO World Heritage site, build outdoor theater in its place ( www.yahoo.com )
Assange plea came after warning that U.S. would lose extradition fight ( www.washingtonpost.com )
France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections ( apnews.com )
PARIS (AP) — France’s government on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme right and radical Muslim groups, four days before the first round of high-stakes legislative elections that may see a surge in support for political extremes....
Mongolia holds an election Friday. Its people see the government as benefiting the wealthy ( apnews.com )
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — A parliamentary election will be held in Mongolia on Friday for the first time since the body was expanded to 126 seats, adding some uncertainty to a system that has been monopolized by two political parties and plagued by corruption....
