US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence (www.theguardian.com)
Washington says no despite ‘frantic’ talks between diplomats, as bodies lie in street and army battles gun-toting gang members
C’est l’analyse la plus pleine d’espoir des conflits du #Moyen-Orient que j’ai vue depuis le 7 octobre. Tant mieux pour le monde si c’est vrai. (mastodon.tn) French
C’est l’analyse la plus pleine d’espoir des conflits du #Moyen-Orient que j’ai vue depuis le 7 octobre. Tant mieux pour le monde si c’est vrai....
China Turns the Tables on Wall Street (www.wsj.com)
Beijing is upending how the international financial system handles debt crises in the developing world. Wall Street isn’t happy.
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies (www.rollingstone.com)
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday... The Yale University historian Greg Grandin, author of the biography Kissinger’s Shadow, estimates that Kissinger’s actions from 1969 through 1976, a period of eight brief years when Kissinger made Richard Nixon’s and then Gerald...
Afghan resistance leader wants Israel's help in fighting the Taliban (www.jpost.com)
"We need help from any party that wants to support us, including Israel," Ahmed Massoud, head of Afganistan's National Resistance Front, said.
Niger Mutiny: Another U.S.-Trained Military Officer Led Coup (theintercept.com)
Troops from Niger ousted the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, last week. One of the coup leaders had previously received training from the U.S. government, becoming the 11th coup in the region led by U.S.-trained officers since 2008.
China Index 2022 - China In The World (china-index.io)
Doublethink Lab and the China In The World network present the China Index, the first cross-regional project to objectively measure and visualize the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s overseas influence through comparable data....
OC Petals, a federated AI, discusses the best governments for humanity.
A transcript of a conversation with AI on it's thoughts on what the best government would be. The AI is the open source Petals, and the http://chat.petals.ml/ interface was used with the Guanaco 65-B language model. Petals is the first federated AI network I've seen, and I wanted to give it a spin....
What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie? (theconversation.com)
Maps can be very touchy subjects. That’s why Vietnam has banned the Barbie movie.
US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans (www.sun-sentinel.com)
The U.S. recommended Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement and exit bans and the risk of wrongful detentions.
Wagner Uprising Highlights China’s Risks With Russia (www.nytimes.com)
China views Russia as a necessary partner in challenging the global order dominated by the United States. But Mr. Putin’s appetite for risk — seen in his invasion of Ukraine and his reliance on private armies — has forced Beijing to defend its bond with Russia in the face of Western pressure....
Rebel Russian mercenaries halt advance on Moscow, Kremlin says fighters to face no action (www.reuters.com)
Wagner's lightning insurrection appeared to develop with little pushback from Russia's regular armed forces, raising questions about Vladimir Putin's hold on power even after the abrupt halt to the advance.
