BRICS to launch independent financial system ( vovworld.vn )
Australia's cybersecurity agency says China-backed hackers behind online crimes ( www.nbcnews.com )
Australia's Cyber Security Centre said the hackers, named APT40, had conducted malicious cyber operations for China’s Ministry of State Security....
Greece defends new six-day working week legislation, says it's an 'exceptional measure' ( www.cnbc.com )
The Greek government has defended its new six-day working week policy, saying it is an “exceptional measure” that would only be applied in “specific circumstances.”...
Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows ( www.theguardian.com )
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate...
Tensions in Nahr al-Bared camp as Lebanese Army conducts raids ( today.lorientlejour.com )
Kremlin mopes over French election results ( www.politico.eu )
“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said....
Barcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors ( edition.cnn.com )
Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism....
Modi and Putin talk trade as Ukraine mourns airstrike ( www.dw.com )
The Russian and Indian leaders met on the heels of a deadly attack on a children's hospital in Kyiv. The US urged Modi to press Putin to respect international law....
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe ( www.politico.eu )
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels....
Russian court finds playwright and director duo guilty over Isis wives play ( www.independent.co.uk )
A military court in Moscow convicted a Russian playwright and a theatre director for “justifying terrorism” in a play about Isis brides and sentenced them to six years in prison each....
South Sudan hosts Sudan Armed Forces units after fall of Meram ( sudantribune.com )
China and Belarus conduct joint military exercises right next to NATO and EU’s border ( www.cnn.com )
China and Belarus announced they were holding joint military training exercises just miles from the border of Poland – a NATO and European Union member....
“Wide But Thin Mandate”: Why U.K. Labour Party’s Landslide Is on Shaky Ground ( www.democracynow.org )
Russia's war-driven economy is so hot that the World Bank upgraded it to a 'high-income country' ( www.businessinsider.com )
Russia's economy, boosted by military activity, is now classified as high-income by the World Bank....
Zelenskyy rubbishes Orbán’s global ‘peace mission’ ( www.politico.eu )
Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play ( www.bbc.com )
Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City ( www.theguardian.com )
Taliban: Female athletes do not represent Afghanistan at the Paris Olympics this month. ( feminist.org )
France’s elections showed a polarized country ( www.vox.com )
Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia ( apnews.com )
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia....
Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 ( www.commondreams.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17363648...
Hamas accuses Netanyahu of placing ‘obstacles’ to truce-hostage negotiations ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Hamas on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting hurdles in front of ceasefire negotiations, with talks aimed at reaching a truce-hostage release deal set to renew this week....
Columbia University suspends three deans for 'antisemitism' in private text messages ( www.middleeasteye.net )
The three deans include Cristen Kromm, the former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, the former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, the former vice dean and chief administrative officer....
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people ( www.theguardian.com )
Gaza toll could exceed 186,000, Lancet study says ( www.aljazeera.com )
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
