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Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants ( www.theguardian.com )

In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are...

France’s Macron keeps prime minister in place for “stability of the country” after chaotic election ( apnews.com )

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo....

Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections ( apnews.com )

PARIS (AP) — Photos of blood-red hands on a Holocaust memorial. Caskets at the Eiffel Tower. A fake French military recruitment drive calling for soldiers in Ukraine, and major French news sites improbably registered in an obscure Pacific territory, population 15,000....

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...

BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds ( www.theguardian.com )

Finite Carbon, created in 2009 and bought by British multinational oil and gas giant BP in 2020, is responsible for more than a quarter of the US’s total carbon credits, which it says it generates from protecting more than 60 “high credibility, high integrity projects” across 1.6m hectares (4m acres)....

A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school ( www.theguardian.com )

The scene shows a moment of respite and relative calm in Gaza: a crowd of people watching a football match in a school playground. A player fails to control a long pass from a teammate. The opposing goalkeeper gathers the ball and looks to launch it back up the pitch....

Argentine President Milei heads to CPAC in Brazil, snubbing Lula and escalating a political feud ( apnews.com )

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Given the choice between a far-right convention to bash his enemies and a presidential summit to discuss regional trade policy, Argentine President Javier Milei preferred the stadium packed with cheering fans....

World swimming federation confirms U.S. federal probe into Chinese athletes' doping tests ( www.cbc.ca )

The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet could continue competing....

The World War on Asylum ( theintercept.com )

Reports and rumors about black ops by Greek authorities have floated around for years, but the idea of state-sanctioned thugs running around beating migrants, throwing them in the trunks of cars, and forcing them back onto boats was too much for Mulla to believe. “It’s a European Union country,” he told an interviewer from...

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