North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says ( www.independent.co.uk )
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria ( www.theguardian.com )
Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. ( www.usatoday.com )
Expert: UK's Tories committing "electoral suicide" — but the far right will be back ( www.salon.com )
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....
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 )
