Singapore seized $4.4bn in dirty money (www.bangkokpost.com)
New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' (www.bbc.com)
A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread....
German Cabinet backs deportations for praise of terrorism (www.dw.com)
Germany’s government has agreed on a draft law making it easier to deport people who promote “terrorist crimes.” The legislation lowers the bar at which foreigners can be returned to their country of origin....
Far right seizes France’s conservative heartlands (www.politico.eu)
Growing grievances over a rural-urban divide help Marine Le Pen’s National Rally make inroads....
South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare (www.cnn.com)
South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten....
Norway starts stockpiling grain again, citing the pandemic, war and climate change (apnews.com)
The Norwegian government on Tuesday signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary....
Japan: Faces made of living skin make robots smile (www.bbc.com)
Japanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions....
Sudan's raging civil war could see 2 million starve to death. Aid agency says "the world is not watching" (www.cbsnews.com)
An aid agency issued a"crisis alert" Tuesday over war-torn Sudan, calling out the international community for its failure to address the civil war that has raged there for over a year....
Apple supplier Foxconn rejects married women from India iPhone jobs (www.reuters.com)
Foxconn, a major manufacturer of Apple devices, has been excluding female candidates from assembly jobs at its flagship Indian smartphone plant because they are married. Both companies’ codes of conduct state that workers shouldn’t be discriminated against on the basis of marital status....
Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die (www.theguardian.com)
A dangerous strain of mpox that is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most transmissible yet and could spread internationally, scientists have warned....
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise (www.theguardian.com)
A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections....
Sister of Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Israeli strike on Gaza (www.newarab.com)
Thirteen Palestinians were killed on Tuesday, including the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, when Israel bombed the family home in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City....
China: death penalty for advocating ‘Taiwan independence’ (countervortex.org)
Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men (www.npr.org)
G7 nations are ignoring the "cow in the room"—beef and dairy emissions (www.motherjones.com)
Netanyahu walks back proposal for Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal endorsed by Biden (www.axios.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he is interested in a “partial deal” with Hamas that will free “some of the hostages” held in Gaza and allow Israel to continue fighting in the enclave....
Red Crescent Refutes State Department, Says Israel Never Reached Out About Hind Rajab’s Death (theintercept.com)
THE ISRAELI MILITARY never contacted the Palestine Red Crescent Society about Israel’s killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl, her family members, and the paramedics sent to save her, a Red Crescent spokesperson told The Intercept, refuting the State Department’s first substantive remarks about the killing that took place...
International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
UN Condemns Looting and Burning of World Food Program Warehouse by Myanmar Junta in Rakhine (www.irrawaddy.com)
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety, UN officials say (apnews.com)
N. Korea launches some 350 trash-carrying balloons overnight: Seoul military (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service (www.theguardian.com)
Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire (www.politico.com)
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian troops as soon as it was allowed to strike across the border, commander says (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian soldiers with HIMARS, a Ukrainian commander said....