EU Set to Pull the Plug on Russia’s Druzhba Pipeline, Cutting Off Hungary and Slovakia – UNITED24 Media

  1. EU Set to Pull the Plug on Russia’s Druzhba Pipeline, Cutting Off Hungary and Slovakia  UNITED24 Media
  2. Russia's LNG exports by destinations and volumes  Reuters
  3. Ukraine updates: EU proposes new set of Russia sanctions  DW
  4. EU Seeks Faster Russian Gas Phase-Out After Trump Push  The Moscow Times
  5. Europe Announces New Sanctions to Ramp Up Pressure on Russia  The New York Times
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Israel kills 34 people in Gaza, say health officials, ahead of UN meeting – Politico

  1. Israel kills 34 people in Gaza, say health officials, ahead of UN meeting  Politico
  2. Israel-Gaza live updates: France, UK, Canada recognize Palestinian statehood  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Israeli strikes kill more than 40 people in Gaza ahead of U.N. meeting, say health officials  NBC News
  4. Israel presses on with Gaza City assault, at least 60 Palestinians killed  Reuters
  5. Israeli attack kills at least 25 from the same family in Gaza City homes  Al Jazeera
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Protesters in Manila Accuse Government of Misusing Environmental Funds – The New York Times

  1. Protesters in Manila Accuse Government of Misusing Environmental Funds  The New York Times
  2. Watch: Philippines anti-corruption protests turn violent  BBC
  3. Clashes, arrests as tens of thousands protest corruption in Philippines  Al Jazeera
  4. Thousands protest in the Philippines over massive corruption scandal  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Police clash with anti-corruption protesters in the Philippines  CNN
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France’s richest man, LVMH’s Arnault, slams proposed billionaire tax – Reuters

  1. France's richest man, LVMH's Arnault, slams proposed billionaire tax  Reuters
  2. Wealth tax would be deadly for French economy, says Europe’s richest man  The Guardian
  3. France's richest man attacks 'far-left', 'pseudo-academic' behind billionaire tax plan  France 24
  4. ‘Tax the Rich,’ French Protesters Cry, as the Wealthy Push Back on Paying More  The New York Times
  5. Arnault Says Wealth Tax Advocate Seeks to Destroy Economy  Bloomberg.com
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Europe uses Iran as pawn in transatlantic power play – Responsible Statecraft

  1. Europe uses Iran as pawn in transatlantic power play  Responsible Statecraft
  2. Opinion | Iran Loses ‘Snap-Back’ Vote in a Landslide  The Wall Street Journal
  3. UN security council fails to prevent ‘snapback’ nuclear sanctions on Iran  The Guardian
  4. Iran's president says it can overcome any return of sanctions  Reuters
  5. UN Security Council rejects resolution to extend Iran sanctions relief  Al Jazeera
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Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says – CNN

  1. Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says  CNN
  2. China's Covid-era witness Zhang Zhan reportedly sentenced to jail in new case  Le Monde.fr
  3. China extends Covid whistleblower’s prison sentence for ‘provoking trouble’  The Telegraph
  4. Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who exposed Wuhan COVID-19 chaos, jailed again for four years  Mint
  5. Zhang Zhan: who is the Chinese citizen journalist facing a second trial?  The Guardian
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Tulip Siddiq fears plans to use ‘fake’ documents to secure conviction in corruption trial

Exclusive: Ex-minister being tried in absentia in Bangladesh claims ID card and passport tendered as evidence not hers

The former City minister Tulip Siddiq has said she fears prosecutors could be planning to use “fake” documents to secure her conviction in her trial in Bangladesh on corruption charges.

The Labour MP, who is being tried in absentia, spoke out after images of a Bangladeshi national identity card and a passport said to be in her name were published in newspapers in the UK and in Bangladesh.

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What will recognizing Palestine as a state actually achieve? – DW

  1. What will recognizing Palestine as a state actually achieve?  DW
  2. 'Now is the time to stand up for two-state solution,' Lammy tells BBC  BBC
  3. Live updates: UK to recognize Palestinian statehood  CNN
  4. US Republicans warn Australia of ‘punitive measures’ over recognition of Palestinian state  The Guardian
  5. What will the UK's recognition of Palestine achieve?  Sky News
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