Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals ( www.theguardian.com )
Chinese coast guard ram and puncture Philippine military boats in disputed shoal ( apnews.com )
Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated' ( tribune.com.pk )
Israel describes a permanent cease-fire in Gaza as a ‘nonstarter,’ undermining Biden’s proposal ( www.nbcnews.com )
Russian Missile Identified in Kyiv Children’s Hospital Attack - bellingcat ( www.bellingcat.com )
Jeremy Corbyn re-elected as independent in Islington North after expulsion from Labour ( www.theguardian.com )
Greece introduces the six-day work week ( www.dw.com )
From the construction industry to the tourism sector, Greek employers cannot find the staff they need. The government's solution: longer working hours. A new law enables employers to implement a six-day work week...
Netanyahu Blasts Biden Admin For ‘Withholding’ Weapons From Israel In Harshest Criticism Yet: ‘Inconceivable’ ( www.forbes.com )
Pope told by student to stop using anti-LGBTQ language ( www.bbc.com )
Pope Francis has been told by a Filipino Catholic university student to "stop using offensive language" against LGBTQ people....
Ukrainian warplane fires weapon at target inside Russia for first time ( news.sky.com )
"While damage assessment is still occurring, it is confirmed as a direct hit," a Ukrainian military source tells Sky News....
Israel’s obstruction of investigation into 7 October rape allegations risks truth never being found, advocates warn ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
Israel’s leadership is pushing the allegations that Hamas fighters raped Israeli women during the October 7 attacks for its own political objectives while the government’s ongoing refusal to allow the United Nations to conduct a full investigation into the matter threatens to hinder any evidence, advocates have warned.
Julian Assange's sexual assault accuser is "happy" he's free ( www.bbc.com )
Swedish human rights activist Anna Ardin is glad Julian Assange is free....
France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections ( www.dw.com )
French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh elections after his party's poor performance in the EU elections. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally....
Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes ( apnews.com )
Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia....
U.S. company found liable of financing Colombian paramilitary death squad to advance its interests ( www.latintimes.com )
A U.S. jury in Miami has ruled that Chiquita Brands International is liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary death squad designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. during Colombia's civil war....
U.S. Bans Imports From 3 Chinese Companies Over Ties to Forced Labor ( www.nytimes.com )
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups ( www.theguardian.com )
Tobacco use declining despite industry interference: WHO ( news.un.org )
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....
Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace ( www.ctvnews.ca )
U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why. ( foreignpolicy.com )
In the past several weeks, I have watched dozens of sleek U.S. military planes descend over Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where I live. They were the first flights to land since gangs blockaded and halted commercial air traffic in March. U.S. news reports suggest that the aircraft contained...
‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 years ( www.theguardian.com )
Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war...
‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/17713638...
Putin Orders Hunt for Property of Russian Empire, Soviet Union ( www.bloomberg.com )
Vladimir Putin is going on a property hunt, ordering officials to find Russian assets that once belonged to its former empire or were owned by the Soviet Union....
Greece wildfire: Anger after yacht fireworks spark blaze ( www.bbc.com )
Fireworks launched from a yacht in Greece sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra on Friday, the local firefighting authority has said....
