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These Countries Recognized Palestine — But Still Send Arms to Israel – The Intercept
- These Countries Recognized Palestine — But Still Send Arms to Israel The Intercept
- Israel Can No Longer Wish Palestine Away: But Symbolic Statehood Is No Panacea for the Palestinians Foreign Affairs
- Does international recognition mean Palestine is going to be a state? Al Jazeera
- Get the Facts: What countries recognize a Palestinian state? KCCI
- As Israel’s isolation mounts at U.N., full toll remains limited The Washington Post
Taiwan convicts four former ruling party officials of spying for China
Huang Chu-jung, previously an assistant to a New Taipei city councillor, receives longest sentence of 10 years
Four former employees of Taiwan’s ruling political party have been convicted of spying for China and handed prison sentences of up to 10 years.
The four include a former aide to Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, when he was vice-president and for a time during his current presidency, and a senior staffer to Joseph Wu, then foreign minister and now the national security chief.
Continue reading...Former French president Sarkozy given five-year sentence after Libya case
Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-12, was found guilty of criminal conspiracy but cleared of other charges.
North Korea building nuclear weapon stockpile, says Seoul
South Korea reports Pyongyang building up enriched uranium supplies, insists 'stopping' nuclear development 'urgent'.
Gaza aid flotilla “undeterred” by Israel’s assault
Greta Thunberg on the recent assault on the Gaza flotilla & the activists’ determination to break Israel’s illegal siege
Who are the artists speaking out against Israel’s war on Gaza?
A growing number of actors, musicians, writers and workers in the creative industries are calling out Israel’s genocide.
‘Strategic handshake’: How Pakistan is wooing Trump with critical minerals
Minerals diplomacy opens doors, but questions linger over Pakistan’s capacity to benefit from the $500m deal.
‘Proxy’ war
What's behind Israel's dismissal of Hamas as a "proxy" of Iran?
Denmark says ‘professional actor’ behind drone incursions over its airports
But the defence minister says there is no evidence of Russian involvement after the latest incident.
India imposes curfew in Ladakh after statehood protests turn violent
Four people were killed and dozens injured in the deadliest protests in the Himalayan region for years.
Inter Miami vs New York City: Messi scores as Miami enter MLS Cup playoffs
Argentina star's two goals and one each from Suarez and Rodriguez help Miami beat NYCFC 4-0.
Major Russian chemical plant reportedly halts operations after Ukrainian drone attack – The Kyiv Independent
- Major Russian chemical plant reportedly halts operations after Ukrainian drone attack The Kyiv Independent
- Video posts capture reported attack on Russian Black Sea naval base BBC
- Ukrainian drones stage new attack on major Russian petrochemical complex Reuters
- Key Russia Black Sea Oil Ports Pause Loadings After Drone Alerts Bloomberg.com
- Russian fuel exports drop as Ukraine intensifies its strikes on oil refineries Financial Times
China moving away from fossil fuels sends “strong signal”
“A million people in China had to evacuate because of a typhoon.”
Trump – Zelenskyy Smackdown 2025
An epic failure to communicate helped to exacerbate an already hostile meeting in the Oval Office.
White House says to prep for mass firings if government shuts down
The warning came after Trump refused a meeting with Democrats seeking healthcare funding in budget negotiations.
World first: Andrzej Bargiel just skied down Everest without bottled oxygen – Red Bull
- World first: Andrzej Bargiel just skied down Everest without bottled oxygen Red Bull
- Daredevil mountaineer makes history skiing down Mount Everest through death zone without oxygen Fox News
- Daredevil becomes first climber to ski down Everest without extra oxygen after 16 hours in peak's "death zone," team says CBS News
- Climber shuns bottled oxygen in historic Everest mission with skis The Times
- The Latest Mount Everest Ski Video Will Blow Your Mind Outside Magazine
A question of intent: Is what’s happening in Gaza genocide? – NPR
- A question of intent: Is what's happening in Gaza genocide? NPR
- The problem with Bernie Sanders’s ‘it is genocide’ admission Al Jazeera
- Israel Has “Calculated to Destroy” Palestinians, UN Report Says Truthout
- How the West Normalizes the Crimes of Zionism CounterPunch.org
- Israel seeks permanent Gaza control, Jewish majority in West Bank: UN Al Jazeera
French ex-president Sarkozy gets 5-year jail term in Libya campaign case
Paris criminal court finds Nicolas Sarkozy partly guilty in trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya.
Weakened Super Typhoon Ragasa heads towards Vietnam after battering China and Hong Kong
Huge clear-up efforts start after storm leaves trail of destruction, with 25 reported dead in Taiwan and the Philippines
Huge clear-up operations were under way in southern China and Hong Kong on Thursday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the region, causing widespread flooding and damaged roads.
Ragasa, the most powerful tropical cyclone so far this year, left a trail of damage across Hong Kong, which resumed international flights on Thursday but kept kindergartens and some schools closed. In the economic hub of Guangdong province in mainland China, where more than 2 million people were evacuated ahead of the super typhoon, crews used excavators to clear thousands of toppled trees and unblock roads.
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