Vanuatu Faces Visa Requirement Permanently as EU Targets Citizenship By Investment (CBI) Schemes (www.stvincenttimes.com)
The EU Commission is proposing today to permanently re-introduce the visa requirement for citizens of Vanuatu....
Arctic wind turbine project aims to bring more green energy to Nunavut (nunatsiaq.com)
To reduce Nunavut’s dependency on diesel fuel, researchers are trying to use the territory’s gusty weather to develop a wind turbine specifically to generate power for Arctic buildings. “I think it is a really viable [energy] option,” said Jill Hass, an engineer and clean energy manager with Polar Knowledge Canada, the...
Cuba receives three photovoltaic plants donated by China (www.evwind.es)
This Friday, June 7, in “La Criolla”, Santo Domingo, in the province of Villa Clara, the official ceremony of handing over three photovoltaic parks to Cuba took place, journalist Bernardo Espinosa reported on his Facebook profile....
Mass fish death in Mexico's Chihuahua State blamed on severe drought (www.reuters.com)
Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, and local officials are blaming an intense drought....
Michael Mosley: TV presenter found dead on Greek island, wife confirms (www.theguardian.com)
Dr Clare Bailey says her husband ‘almost made it’ after his body was found close to a coastal resort. Greek authorities have confirmed that the body of a man believed to be the missing British TV presenter Michael Mosley has been found on the island of Symi....
Crisis unfolding in Sudan as internally displaced nears 10 million (www.voanews.com)
The International Organization for Migration warns that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan soon will top 10 million, as conflict and acute hunger spread throughout the country....
Israel continues to pound Gaza day after Nuseirat camp ‘massacre’ (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 274 killed, 698 injured in Israeli attack on Nuseirat refugee camp, many women, children among victims....
U.N. Warns 1 Million Gazans Could Face Deadly Starvation by Mid-July (www.democracynow.org)
In other news from Gaza, the U.N. food agency has issued a dire warning, stating, “Over one million people — half the population of Gaza — are expected to face death and starvation by mid-July” if Israel’s war on Gaza does not end. The warning comes in a new report on global hunger that also says the risk of starvation...
Israeli Forces Rescue Four Hostages in Daring Daytime Raid in Gaza, Including Noa Argamani (thenarinder.in)
The hostages—Noa Argamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40—have been transferred to Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Center near Tel Aviv.
Nagasaki holds off inviting Israel to peace ceremony (japantoday.com)
Kano Emirate: Sanusi returns as Emir 1,545 days after dethronement (www.vanguardngr.com)
Imran Khan Remains Imprisoned Over His Wife’s Menstrual Cycles. State Department Says That’s “Something For the Pakistani Courts to Decide.” (theintercept.com)
Imran Khan remains imprisoned over his wife’s menstrual cycles. The State Department says it’s “something for the Pakistani courts to decide.”...
Columbia Law Review Refused to Take Down Article on Palestine, So Its Board of Directors Nuked the Whole Website (theintercept.com)
The students who run the Columbia Law Review sought out the Palestinian scholar Rabea Eghbariah, who was censored by Harvard Law Review last year....
Russian legal foundation Pravfond linked to Kremlin activities spent millions of euros to finance propaganda and legal campaigns in Europe and around the world, leaked documents reveal (www.theguardian.com)
Leaked internal documents have exposed the activities of a Russian state-backed legal defence foundation that European intelligence agencies and analysts say is in fact a Kremlin influence operation active in 48 countries across Europe and around the world....
World's First High-definition Geologic Atlas of the Moon Unveiled (english.cas.ac.cn)
India Election Results: Modi Poised to Lose Majority, Need Allies to Keep Power (www.bloomberg.com)
Kremlin welcomes Turkey's reported desire to join BRICS (www.reuters.com)
A remote tribe was given the internet for the first time - guess how it's gone (metro.co.uk)
Indonesia's Mt Ibu volcano erupts, spewing clouds of ash (www.channelnewsasia.com)
China: After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive (apnews.com)
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Ruling party loses absolute majority in elections to the Indian Parliament, but likely to form government with support of allies (www.thehindu.com)
Preliminary results for the 2024 Indian General election suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to lose its absolute majority in the lower house of Parliament. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is projected to cross the halfway mark. The opposition INDIA alliance is projected to more than double...
We're closer to tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030 than we look – IEA (electrek.co)
Nearly 50 countries are on track to reach or surpass their current plans – and China is by far the biggest contributor. It’s not yet set an official target, but China’s goal of 1,200 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030 – which it’s expected to surpass this year
German Chancellor Scholz to Putin: we will defend 'every square inch' of NATO territory (www.reuters.com)
NATO’s recent move to strengthen its eastern border is aimed at deterring Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, adding that it should be clear to Moscow that the alliance will be ready to defend itself if necessary....