BYD says Mexico plant will create 10,000 jobs (www.straitstimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17162396
‘Only Pirates Do This’: China Wields Axes and Knives in South China Sea Fight (www.wsj.com)
The Chinese coast guard came in small boats with axes, long knives and spears....
Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs (www.theguardian.com)
Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe (www.politico.com)
Gaza's broken water system crippling children with sickness (www.bbc.com)
Eight months of war have reduced nine-year-old Yunis Jumaa to skin and bone....
As France reels from alleged rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to fore in election campaign (apnews.com)
Canada reportedly preparing to evacuate 45,000 citizens from Lebanon amid war fears (nationalpost.com)
UK's richest family get jail terms for exploiting staff at Swiss villa (www.rawstory.com)
Haiti’s Largest Investor Navigates Gangs to Keep Phones Working (www.wsj.com)
Gangs in Haiti have destroyed schools, pharmacies and factories. But they have largely spared one infrastructure network: the country’s telecommunications grid....
FAA investigates counterfeit titanium used in some Boeing and Airbus jets (ground.news)
Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists (www.theguardian.com)
If you ever wanted to read about fake druids vs. environmental activists, now’s your chance.
Tajikistan government passes bill banning hijab, other ‘alien garments’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas (www.politico.eu)
It’s a notable evolution in strategy for the EU, and came after Germany and Hungary held up a deal for weeks....
India's May oil imports: Russia at record high, Saudi lowest in 10-mth (www.reuters.com)
Israeli army knew of Hamas plot to take hostages before 7 Oct (www.newarab.com)
The Israeli military had advanced notice about a plan by Hamas to raid southern Israel including accurate predictions about the number of hostages the group would seize, a new report has found....
New legal powers for Jewish settlers open door to 'actual annexation' of West Bank (thecradle.co)
The Israeli military has given religious settler and minister Bezalel Smotrich increased legal control over the occupied West Bank...
Power outage hits Balkan states as heat overloads system, minister says (www.reuters.com)
PODGORICA, June 21 (Reuters) - A major power outage hit Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and most of Croatia’s coast on Friday, disrupting businesses, shutting down traffic lights and leaving people sweltering without air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave....
Kazakh government critic in hospital after being shot in Kyiv (www.cnn.com)
'Incomprehensible censorship': French journalist forced to leave India as MHA refuses to renew his work permit (www.telegraphindia.com)
Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Nissan to close auto plant in China amid intensifying EV price war (english.kyodonews.net)
Chinese coast guard ram and puncture Philippine military boats in disputed shoal (apnews.com)
Why bias against pro-Palestinian protesters matters for everyone (www.motherjones.com)
Gruesome hypocrisy of US foreign policy being exposed in Gaza, Ukraine (www.salon.com)
Netanyahu: US promised to lift hold on ammunition, weapons (jpost.com)
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....