Pyongyang Says It Will Send Support Troops to Ukraine Within a Month ( www.kyivpost.com )
Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace ( www.ctvnews.ca )
New German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to exist ( www.middleeasteye.net )
G7 nations are ignoring the "cow in the room"—beef and dairy emissions ( www.motherjones.com )
Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission ( www.theguardian.com )
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a US-backed security intervention aiming to rescue the Caribbean country from a criminal insurrection that toppled the prime minister and brought death and chaos to the streets....
Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
German Cabinet backs deportations for praise of terrorism ( www.dw.com )
Germany's government has agreed on a draft law making it easier to deport people who promote "terrorist crimes." The legislation lowers the bar at which foreigners can be returned to their country of origin....
China: death penalty for advocating ‘Taiwan independence’ ( countervortex.org )
Daily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Apple supplier Foxconn rejects married women from India iPhone jobs ( www.reuters.com )
Foxconn, a major manufacturer of Apple devices, has been excluding female candidates from assembly jobs at its flagship Indian smartphone plant because they are married. Both companies’ codes of conduct state that workers shouldn't be discriminated against on the basis of marital status....
Brutal cuts and anti-woke agenda buoy Argentina’s rockstar leader ( www.thetimes.com )
Bolivia: Top general arrested after coup attempt fails ( www.dw.com )
President Luis Arce called on Bolivians to "mobilize in favor of democracy" after the military broke into his residence in La Paz. World leaders condemned the coup attempt before soldiers began to withdraw....
Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men ( www.npr.org )
US to Hezbollah: Don’t count on us to stop an Israeli attack ( www.politico.com )
"Democracy must be respected": Assault on Bolivia's presidential palace fails ( www.salon.com )
Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die ( www.theguardian.com )
A dangerous strain of mpox that is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most transmissible yet and could spread internationally, scientists have warned....
Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government ( apnews.com )
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza....
US journalist Evan Gershkovich faces Russian spy charges ( www.dw.com )
Evan Gershkovich, a US reporter, is accused of being a CIA spy and has been detained in a Moscow jail for over a year. He could face up to 20 years in prison — unless he's saved by a last-minute prisoner swap....
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise ( www.theguardian.com )
A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections....
Flatulent Cows And Pigs Will Now Be Taxed In Denmark ( www.huffpost.com )
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety, UN officials say ( apnews.com )
UN Warns It Will Have to Suspend Gaza Aid Operation If Israel Continues Endangering Humanitarian Workers ( truthout.org )
The letter called for Israel to open up channels for humanitarian workers to communicate with Israeli officials about ensuring their operations are safe from the Israeli military, a process known as deconfliction, the letter reportedly said. The talks between UN and Israeli officials are ongoing, and no final decision has been...
French women voters swing sharply to far right ( www.politico.eu )
France’s National Rally has sought to style itself a defender of women’s rights — partly by attacking its traditional bogeyman: immigration....
Far right seizes France’s conservative heartlands ( www.politico.eu )
Growing grievances over a rural-urban divide help Marine Le Pen’s National Rally make inroads....
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian troops as soon as it was allowed to strike across the border, commander says ( www.businessinsider.com )
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian soldiers with HIMARS, a Ukrainian commander said....
