The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks....
There have been 970 US student protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict between 7 October and 26 April, the vast majority of them peaceful, according to the latest available statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), which tracks political violence and political demonstrations across the US...
Foreign policy experts in Washington said the Biden administration’s approach risked transgressing democratic principles in the name of security. Matt Duss, executive vice president of the Center for International Policy, said, “This appears to be an example where the administration is allowing its security relationship with...
“People held in this system are facing large-scale violations of their rights, some of which amount to war crimes,” Nicolette Waldman, Amnesty’s senior crisis advisor, told journalists....
María Dolores Miño, director of Ecuador’s independent Law and Justice Observatory and a law professor at the International University of Ecuador, said the raid was not only “extremely embarrassing” for Ecuador but also opens up the possibility of serious repercussions....
Although the White House has insisted that President Biden has the legal authority to take military action against the Houthis, several members of Congress have refuted its claims. At a Senate hearing in February, several senators called attention to the War Powers Resolution, which establishes that the president cannot continue...
The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy? ( www.theguardian.com )
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Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes, search under way ( www.reuters.com )
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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UK climate activists convicted in first trial of new anti-protest laws ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds ( www.theguardian.com )
US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine ( www.businessinsider.com )
Sen. Lindsey Graham Suggests Nuking Gaza, Calls Hiroshima ‘the Right Decision’ ( www.thedailybeast.com )
‘They made it look so easy’: traditional craft of bookbinding rejuvenated for the TikTok age ( www.theguardian.com )
Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested ( www.reuters.com )
Boeing supplier regularly shipped parts with defects, whistleblower alleges ( www.theguardian.com )
Yoon rejects South Korean opposition's calls for special investigation of his wife and top officials ( apnews.com )
David Cameron says UK will not follow US in withholding arms sales to Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo ( www.politico.eu )
Ukraine parliament passes bill for prisoners to join army ( www.aljazeera.com )
The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks....
‘They’re sending a message’: harsh police tactics questioned amid US campus protest crackdowns ( www.theguardian.com )
There have been 970 US student protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict between 7 October and 26 April, the vast majority of them peaceful, according to the latest available statistics from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), which tracks political violence and political demonstrations across the US...
Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel following rising tensions ( apnews.com )
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Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died ( www.seattletimes.com )
Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify ( www.theguardian.com )
Plastics industry brings its sales pitch to global treaty talks ( www.nationalobserver.com )
No conditions exist for talks between Russia, Ukraine at this time: Kremlin ( www.business-standard.com )
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US ( www.bbc.com )
'I just want to be safe': Ukrainian man in Canada faces limbo amid consular freeze ( www.ctvnews.ca )
US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy ( www.reuters.com )
Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous ( www.reuters.com )
Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don't Kill Imran Khan in Prison ( theintercept.com )
Foreign policy experts in Washington said the Biden administration’s approach risked transgressing democratic principles in the name of security. Matt Duss, executive vice president of the Center for International Policy, said, “This appears to be an example where the administration is allowing its security relationship with...
‘Blatantly illegal’: Zelenskyy admin under fire for denying services to Ukrainian men abroad ( www.politico.eu )
Poland: We’re ready to host nuclear weapons ( www.politico.eu )
‘Quiet on Set’ Survivors Say Docuseries Exploited Their Trauma, Then Shut Them Out ( www.indiewire.com )
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract ( www.nbcnews.com )
Human rights group alleges widespread torture, abuse of detainees accused of IS affiliation in Syria ( apnews.com )
“People held in this system are facing large-scale violations of their rights, some of which amount to war crimes,” Nicolette Waldman, Amnesty’s senior crisis advisor, told journalists....
Hundreds could die if Boeing fails to handle quality issues, whistleblower says ( www.theguardian.com )
We don't all smoke weed in Germany, Scholz assures Chinese students ( www.reuters.com )
Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry ( time.com )
Germany to give Holocaust survivors $236 payout to help them cope with October 7 attacks ( edition.cnn.com )
Iraqi PM says 'timetable set' to end presence of US-led coalition ( thecradle.co )
Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in its largest-ever fraud case ( apnews.com )
US Slams Strikes on Russia Oil Refineries as Risk to Oil Markets ( www.bloomberg.com )
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Saudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project Neom ( www.bloomberg.com )
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UK will not suspend arms exports to Israel, David Cameron says ( www.theguardian.com )
German army sets up first overseas bases since Second World War ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
Germany to Order Ships, Armored Vehicles Worth Up to €7 Billion ( www.bloomberg.com )
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Nicaragua to ICJ: End Germany’s support of Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito ( apnews.com )
María Dolores Miño, director of Ecuador’s independent Law and Justice Observatory and a law professor at the International University of Ecuador, said the raid was not only “extremely embarrassing” for Ecuador but also opens up the possibility of serious repercussions....
An illegal war with Houthis isn't stopping the Red Sea crisis ( responsiblestatecraft.org )
Although the White House has insisted that President Biden has the legal authority to take military action against the Houthis, several members of Congress have refuted its claims. At a Senate hearing in February, several senators called attention to the War Powers Resolution, which establishes that the president cannot continue...
Meet Centuria, Ukraine’s Western-trained neo-Nazi army ( thegrayzone.com )