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....
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years ( abcnews.go.com )
Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141 mph (227 kph)....
In Snap Election, French Left Forms Alliance To Counter Far Right and Neoliberals ( www.commondreams.org )
Boeing pleads guilty to a criminal fraud charge · BBC News - World ( www.bbc.com )
Biden, Zelenskyy sign new 10-year security agreement ( abcnews.go.com )
President Joe Biden touted on Thursday several new major U.S. commitments for Ukraine that were announced this week, including a 10-year bilateral security agreement, sanctions to disrupt Russia's war machine, and a sign-off from the G7 on a $50 billion loan backed by frozen Russian assets....
Food safety scandal rocks China as report claims cooking oil carried in same trucks as fuel ( www.cnn.com )
Public outrage is mounting in China over allegations that a major state-owned food company has been cutting costs by using the same tankers to carry fuel and cooking oil – without cleaning them in between....
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say ( www.bbc.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 )
Nato summit: Ukraine on 'irreversible path' to membership ( www.bbc.com )
Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid....
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...
The climate crisis is solvable, but human rights must trump profits ( www.nature.com )
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
IDF Soldier Confesses That in Gaza, 'It's Permissible to Shoot Everyone' ( www.commondreams.org )
French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government ( www.theguardian.com )
Kremlin bots spam internet with fake celebrity quotes against Ukraine ( kyivindependent.com )
Russian bots with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15....
UK's richest family get jail terms for exploiting staff at Swiss villa ( www.rawstory.com )
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains ( www.theguardian.com )
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
Man busted for carrying Master Sword from Zelda in the street ( www.theguardian.com )
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....
Gaza's broken water system crippling children with sickness ( www.bbc.com )
Eight months of war have reduced nine-year-old Yunis Jumaa to skin and bone....
South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider supplying arms to Ukraine ( apnews.com )
South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event of war and said it will reconsider its policy of limiting its support to Ukraine to non-lethal supplies....
US designates Scandinavian neo-Nazi group and three leaders as terrorists ( www.theguardian.com )
