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India's Central Bank moves 100 tonnes of gold from UK back to India, first such move of this magnitude since 1991 (m.economictimes.com)

Robert Pickton, one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers, has died (www.thestar.com)

Espionage: In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines (www.wired.com)

The United States Department of Justice is quietly prosecuting a novel Espionage Act case involving a drone, a Chinese national, and classified nuclear submarines....

Canada’s Oil Resurgence is Doomed Without Younger Workers | OilPrice.com (oilprice.com)

Market value of carbon offsets drops 61%, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

Negative scientific and press reports on the efficacy of carbon credit projects has led to a ‘direct pullback in buyer investment’...

Joint U.S.-British attack kills at least 16 in Yemen; Houthis claim attack on carrier (www.washingtonpost.com)

Denmark Will Allow Ukraine To Fly Its F-16s Into Russia Proper (simpleflying.com)

Ukraine will be able to use Danish and Dutch F-16s to strike into Russia, while Belgium is saying only for use in 1991-border Ukraine....

Hong Kong government should immediately quash a court’s groundless national security law convictions of prominent pro-democracy activists, Human Rights Watch says (www.hrw.org)

On May 30, 2024, three judges handpicked by the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong chief executive convicted 14 activists and former elected lawmakers under the draconian National Security Law. Two were acquitted. Earlier, 31 other defendants had pleaded guilty in hopes of more lenient sentencing. The court will announce sentences,...

Slovenian government recognises Palestine pending parliament approval (www.euronews.com)

The small Alpine country’s parliament must still ratify the decision, but it’s widely seen as a formality, as none of the parliamentary parties in the 90-seat National Assembly are expected to oppose it....

Reveal party funding before elections, says European anti-corruption chief (www.theguardian.com)

Marin Mrčela also calls on EU to join Group of States Against Corruption to show it is serious about tackling misconduct...

Forever chemicals: Report finds 'alarming' levels of groundwater contamination in Europe (www.euronews.com)

Samples have revealed high levels of Trifluoroacetic acid in ten European countries’ water supplies....

USA | UCLA threatens to withhold degrees from pro-Palestinian student protesters (www.theguardian.com)

At least 55 students arrested in police raid on Gaza solidarity camp accused of flouting code of conduct and threatened with sanctions...

Palestinians search Jabaliya refugee camp ruins after IDF pulls back (www.euronews.com)

Families continue to stream out of Rafah in search of safer areas elsewhere in Gaza with the UN estimating around 900,000 people have fled the city since the start of Israel’s ‘limited’ military operation....

From Vietnam to Thailand, tech suppliers face tougher battle as China moves in (asia.nikkei.com)

James Webb: Earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed (www.bbc.com)

The James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy....

No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

Researchers say world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet demand forecasts to 2050 if net zero is reached...

US Treasury says US and EU must deliver a "message to China" that its firms can choose between doing business with US and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods (www.reuters.com)

Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Friday that Washington and the European Union must deliver a message to China that its firms face a choice between doing business with U.S. and EU economies or equipping Russia with dual-use goods....

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