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....
US denies Yemen rebels claim of strike on USS Eisenhower (www.theaustralian.com.au)
'Russia now is like 1984': Inside a Russian dystopian library (www.bbc.com)
If the billboards in Ivanovo are to be believed, Russia’s really going places....
China surpasses US to become top export market for Korea (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
‘An Uprising in the Making’: ‘Alberta’ Chiefs Say Oil Company’s Forceful Approach is an Attack on Treaty Rights (therealnews.com)
South Korea to suspend military pact with North over trash balloons [Reuters | June 2, 2024 | Reuters] (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea plans to suspend a military agreement signed with North Korea in 2018 aimed at easing tensions, the presidential office said on Monday, after Seoul warned of a strong response to balloons launched by Pyongyang carrying trash to the South.
'Mitigating factors’: Russian soldiers found guilty in domestic violence cases are getting off with just small fines (meduza.io)
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Nikki Haley writes ‘Finish Them!’ on Israeli bomb bound for Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
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Boeing executives unlikely to be charged over 737 MAX crashes: Source (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Trump Supporters Fly U.S. Flags Upside Down To Protest Guilty Verdict in New York (apple.news)
Colin Kaepernick may have some thoughts on this.
Joe Biden expected to sign executive order to curb immigration (www.bbc.com)
Bidens republican immigration bill goes nowhere so he decides to float his own version of a Muslim ban?
How Biden’s China tariffs could hurt California (www.politico.com)
UK ambassador to Mexico reportedly sacked after pointing gun at staff (www.channelnewsasia.com)
South Africa’s ruling ANC is on the brink of losing its majority in a landmark election result (apnews.com)
US mulls nuke cruise missiles on subs to deter China (asiatimes.com)
Exit polls say ruling NDA expected to retain majority in Indian Parliamentary elections. (www.thehindu.com)
Following the last day of voting for the 2024 Indian Parliamentary elections, exit polls predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance would retain its majority, winning 340 - 401 seats compared to 353 in 2019. The main opposition INDIA alliance was expected to win 109 - 169 seats, up from 91 in...
While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels (www.abc.net.au)
Israel has encroached on 32% of Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
UN Body Recommends New Treaty on Older People’s Rights (www.hrw.org)
In a historic decision last week, a longstanding United Nations body recognized that the international human rights system doesn’t fully protect older people’s rights, and it recommended a new human rights treaty to help correct this....
Majority for EU chat control possible – Users who refuse scanning to be prevented from sharing photos and links (www.patrick-breyer.de)
King Charles accepted award from Nazi veteran (www.declassifieduk.org)
Extend success of UK sugar tax to cakes, biscuits and chocolate, experts urge (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Co-author of analysis for WHO calls on government to control the food industry rather than being subservient to it...
Clean energy transitions are cheaper than the fossil-fueled path we are currently on (www.iea.org)
Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war....
