Georgia's ruling party proposes LGBTQ+ "propaganda" law that compares homosexuality to incest (www.lgbtqnation.com)
A Hungarian Rapper’s Bandwagon Gets an Unlikely New Rider [Orban] (www.nytimes.com)
As War Drags On, Gazans More Willing to Speak Out Against Hamas (www.nytimes.com)
Despite government support, ex-convicts involved in 2019 Hong Kong protests struggle to reintegrate (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16929733
White gold, Black bodies: how a tiny African nation shaped the world (www.theguardian.com)
Kremlin bots spam internet with fake celebrity quotes against Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Russian bots with a Kremlin disinformation network published 120,000 fake anti-Ukraine quotes falsely attributed to celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston and Scarlett Johansson, in one day, the independent Russian media outlet Agentsvo reported June 15....
US unveils $1.5B in new energy, humanitarian aid for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Dutch tourist found dead, two Americans and two French tourists missing in Greece (www.independent.co.uk)
In Snap Election, French Left Forms Alliance To Counter Far Right and Neoliberals (www.commondreams.org)
'Our Leaders Are Not Leading': Groups Decry Yet Another G7 Climate Failure (www.commondreams.org)
ICC must be allowed to carry out work ‘without intimidation’, say 93 member states (www.theguardian.com)
The international criminal court must be allowed to carry out its work “without intimidation”, a group of 93 states has said in a significant public intervention intended to reinforce support for the judicial body....
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Who is the IDF general who ordered tank fire on a kibbutz home with 13 hostages inside? (www.haaretz.com)
Until she was taken out of the house, Porat identified nine living hostages. She wasn’t a witness to the close-range shooting of any of the hostages, or to any of them being hit in the exchange of fire. “I didn’t see anyone execute anyone,” she says. “I didn’t see a body.” That is compatible with what Hadas Dagan...
Myanmar's embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs (apnews.com)
Philippines files UN claim to extended continental shelf in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
China raises stakes in disputed waters (www.bangkokpost.com)
US slaps sanctions on Tsav 9, Israeli group targeting humanitarian aid to Gaza (forward.com)
For months, Tsav 9 activists have organized to block convoys, harass aid workers and damage aid trucks as well as goods meant to alleviate pervasive hunger and suffering in Gaza. The group’s name means Order 9 in Hebrew, a reference to the military’s order calling up reservists....
Princess of Wales Appears in Public for First Time Since Cancer Diagnosis (www.nytimes.com)
Catherine took part in a ceremonial parade to celebrate the birthday of her father-in-law, King Charles III.
93 Nations Back ICC as Israel Faces Charges for War Crimes in Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16560683...
The Dutchman who gets Nike and Lego into wartime Russia’s stores (www.reuters.com)
Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba (www.cbc.ca)
The Royal Canadian Navy now finds itself in the unusual position of both shadowing Russian warships as a threat in the Caribbean and sharing an anchorage with them as a guest in the port of Havana — because Canada accepted an invitation to send a patrol ship to Cuba while the Russian navy is in town....
Hezbollah changes tactics and reveals new strengths to force Gaza ceasefire (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israel’s assassination of a top Hezbollah field commander on Tuesday has raised, once again, concerns over a wider Israeli war in Lebanon after months of clashes....
Terrorist Designations of Nordic Resistance Movement and Three Leaders (www.state.gov)
Earth's core slows down rotation and reverses direction, effects of this phenomenal change on the planet (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/26714541
Chinese scientists develop cure for diabetes, insulin patient becomes medicine-free in just 3 months (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/26713156
