Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem (apnews.com)
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)
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....
France Is Headed Towards Its Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the Nazis (www.thedailybeast.com)
Several US military bases in Europe on heightened alert amid possible terrorist threat (www.cnn.com)
Another One Of Russia’s Nuclear-Proof Transports Just Got Blown Up In Ukraine (www.forbes.com)
Arab League ceases labeling Hezbollah ‘terrorist organization’ (www.aa.com.tr)
Bolivia: coup attempt collapses, top general arrested (countervortex.org)
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? (www.theguardian.com)
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
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.
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....
North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Russia's LGBTQ+ community is turning to Telegram as the government cracks down on them (www.lgbtqnation.com)
France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections (www.nbcnews.com)
Far right party Alternative for Germany says membership has grown by 60% to 46,881 since January 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Alexei Navalny Sacrificed Himself to Show Russia That Putin Is a Monster (www.thedailybeast.com)
Navalny’s friends knew he was willing to become a martyr if that’s what it took to stand up to Putin....
How Ukraine shattered Europe's balance of power (www.newstatesman.com)
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed (www.politico.com)
‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US (www.aljazeera.com)
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity (www.theguardian.com)
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
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New German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to exist (www.middleeasteye.net)
Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. (www.usatoday.com)
