Pinkwashing explained: How Israel leverages gay rights to put a ‘progressive veneer atop atrocity’ ( ricochet.media )
Last November, Israel’s official social media accounts shared a photo of a smiling Israeli soldier proudly holding a rainbow flag amid the rubble in Gaza, where over 10,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children – had been killed in the weeks following October 7....
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Chinese companies must prevent their arms, drones from being used in Israeli international crimes ( euromedmonitor.org )
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor emphasises that companies, including Autel Robotics—a Chinese electronics and drone manufacturer—must comply with international law. They should take immediate action if they know or reasonably should know that their products are being used for serious violations. Euro-Med specifically urges...
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Iranian in UK flees to Israel after pulling off headscarves ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
An Iranian monarchist who filmed herself pulling the headscarves off Iranians in London fled to Israel after UK police announced they were investigating her....
Increasingly Isolated US Leans on Anglophone Countries Instead of Policy Changes ( truthout.org )
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Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail ( www.theguardian.com )
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Afghanistan has been through everything. Now it wants to dust off its postal service and modernize ( apnews.com )
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting. They use mosques as drop points for bills and cash, a “pay and pray” system....
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Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as independent in Islington North after expulsion from Labour ( www.theguardian.com )
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Despite war and sanctions, Russia becomes a high-income economy ( economictimes.indiatimes.com )
Despite sanctions by Western countries against Russia due to the Ukraine war, the country has become a high-income economy from an upper-middle income economy. In its latest rankings, the World Bank has promoted the Russian economy to the top income category.
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Man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison ( apnews.com )
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said....
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Andrew Tate can leave Romania while awaiting trial, court rules ( www.theguardian.com )
The controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will be allowed to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, a court has ruled....
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Russia forces adult content creator & hook-up app user to help entrap gay men ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
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Rishi Sunak has announced he will step down as the leader of the Conservatives after a historic battering by Labour in the General Election ( metro.co.uk )
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Zelenskyy: If Trump Has Plan to End the Ukraine War 'He Should Tell Us Today' ( www.commondreams.org )
Brazil’s Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia ( apnews.com )
SAO PAULO (AP) — The indictment of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation, with more potentially in store....
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Nigel Farage, Right-Wing Disrupter, Elected to Parliament for the First Time ( www.nytimes.com )
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Germany’s first African-born MP to stand down after racist abuse ( www.theguardian.com )
The first African-born MP to enter the German parliament has announced he will not be standing in next year’s federal election, weeks after he revealed the hate mail, including racist slurs and death threats, he and his staff had received....
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Spain introduces porn passport to stop kids from watching smut ( www.politico.eu )
The Spanish government has a plan to prevent kids from watching porn online: Meet the porn passport....
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Judge dismisses all charges in Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash cases ( www.upi.com )
Panama Papers and List of People Named in the Panama Papers on Wikipedia
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Poop in the Seine, Packed Trains, Convoluted QR Codes -- Is Paris Ready for the Olympics? ( www.rollingstone.com )
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Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders ( www.theguardian.com )
Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most pro-Russian leader, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday on a rare trip to Russia that drew strong condemnation from other European leaders....
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A week after an alleged coup attempt in Bolivia, confusion and conspiracy theories reign ( apnews.com )
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A plan to stage a coup against Bolivia’s president was not what Gen. Tomás Peña y Lillo was expecting when he entered the military headquarters in La Paz last Wednesday....
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Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar’s civil war ( apnews.com )
BANGKOK (AP) — New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war....
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NATO leaders will vow to pour weapons into Ukraine for another year, but membership is off the table ( apnews.com )
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO leaders plan to pledge next week to keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least another year, hoping to reassure the war-ravaged country of their ongoing support and show Russian President Vladimir Putin that they will not walk away....
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election ( www.theguardian.com )
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