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Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem (apnews.com)

Several US military bases in Europe on heightened alert amid possible terrorist threat (www.cnn.com)

Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)

Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.

French parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) projected to win first round, beating the leftist NPF alliance and Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble (www.dw.com)

Another One Of Russia’s Nuclear-Proof Transports Just Got Blown Up In Ukraine (www.forbes.com)

Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame ‘conservative creep’ (www.theguardian.com)

It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff....

South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/309474...

Arab League ceases labeling Hezbollah ‘terrorist organization’ (www.aa.com.tr)

How Ukraine shattered Europe's balance of power (www.newstatesman.com)

China’s online ultranationalists feel the heat over Japanese school bus attack (www.scmp.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17485661...

At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)

Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer (www.rawstory.com)

Expert: UK's Tories committing "electoral suicide" — but the far right will be back (www.salon.com)

Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv as Zelenskiy appeals for help (www.theguardian.com)

France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections (www.nbcnews.com)

Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)

Far right party Alternative for Germany says membership has grown by 60% to 46,881 since January 2023 (www.reuters.com)

For India's garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat (apnews.com)

The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish,...

Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)

Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....

Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)

A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....

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