UK ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows ( www.theguardian.com )
Two explosions rock Ecuador. Authorities blame local criminal gang and Colombian ex-FARC dissidents ( apnews.com )
Three Australians accused of premeditated murder in Bali villa could face the death penalty ( www.theguardian.com )
Jim Bolger, former New Zealand prime minister who drove reconciliation with Māori, dies at 90 ( www.theguardian.com )
South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing ( www.theguardian.com )
Couple accused of spying on Russian opposition figures in Poland to face trial ( notesfrompoland.com )
‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers ( www.theguardian.com )
What are things you know because of your personal interests that most people have no idea about ? My interests: Journalism, Politics, International Relations, Urbanism ...
Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. ( www.politico.com )
This guy says the entire West Bank should be taken by Israeli settlers. He is one of the most popular politician in Louisiana. Why? Because he is a "Good Christian" https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3fea2122-3975-43cb-991d-407703e58868.png ...
Venezuelan activist and political consultant wounded in targeted shooting, Colombian police say ( apnews.com )
Corporations convinced americans that guns mean they are free™. Meanwhile, they can't pass basic ethics laws to prevent corporate influence 🤦 ( apnews.com ) "We have guns. That means our politicians respect us. We are not lapdogs like Canadians or Europeans" ...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk ( www.theguardian.com )
Venezuela closes embassy in Oslo after opposition leader awarded Nobel peace prize ( www.theguardian.com )
Pierre Purseigle: France’s political upheaval isn’t temporary - it’s a profound constitutional crisis ( www.theguardian.com )
Migrants overpaying for substandard homes face blame for Netherlands housing crisis ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion ( www.theguardian.com )
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff ( www.theguardian.com )
Across Central Europe, politicians are buying social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs ( vsquare.org )
Portugal’s far-right Chega falls well short of expectations in local elections ( www.theguardian.com )
Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up ( www.theguardian.com )
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working? ( www.theguardian.com )
Families of David Amess and Jo Cox voice concern at rise in violent political rhetoric ( www.theguardian.com )
Poland is nearly as rich as the UK. How has it caught up so fast? ( www.thetimes.com ) Paywall? https://archive.is/VLqba
UK ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows ( www.theguardian.com )
A bomb explodes on Syrian Defense Ministry bus, killing and wounding soldiers ( apnews.com )
Two explosions rock Ecuador. Authorities blame local criminal gang and Colombian ex-FARC dissidents ( apnews.com )
Costa Rica’s president limits abortion to life-threatening cases ( apnews.com )
Three Australians accused of premeditated murder in Bali villa could face the death penalty ( www.theguardian.com )
Jim Bolger, former New Zealand prime minister who drove reconciliation with Māori, dies at 90 ( www.theguardian.com )
South Korea bans travel to parts of Cambodia amid deepening scam crisis that has left 80 missing ( www.theguardian.com )
Uruguay passes law to legalize euthanasia ( www.lemonde.fr )
Unidentified drones disrupt Dutch troops during NATO exercises in Poland ( notesfrompoland.com )
Couple accused of spying on Russian opposition figures in Poland to face trial ( notesfrompoland.com )
Exhibition on “ten centuries of Polish Russophobia” opens in Moscow ( notesfrompoland.com )
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told ( www.theguardian.com )
German retirees who continue working set to earn €2,000 a month tax-free ( www.theguardian.com )
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Javier Milei loses election ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers ( www.theguardian.com )
What are things you know because of your personal interests that most people have no idea about ?
My interests: Journalism, Politics, International Relations, Urbanism ...
Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. ( www.politico.com )
This guy says the entire West Bank should be taken by Israeli settlers. He is one of the most popular politician in Louisiana. Why? Because he is a "Good Christian"
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3fea2122-3975-43cb-991d-407703e58868.png ...
Paris urban transport museum to open in 2032 ( www.lemonde.fr )
Madagascar president hiding in 'safe place' as he warns of coup attempt ( www.bbc.com )
Eurovision organisers postpone vote on Israel's inclusion in contest next year ( www.bbc.com )
Vodafone admits 'major outage' as more than 130,000 report problems ( www.bbc.com )
Venezuelan activist and political consultant wounded in targeted shooting, Colombian police say ( apnews.com )
Corporations convinced americans that guns mean they are free™. Meanwhile, they can't pass basic ethics laws to prevent corporate influence 🤦 ( apnews.com )
"We have guns. That means our politicians respect us. We are not lapdogs like Canadians or Europeans" ...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk ( www.theguardian.com )
Israelis and Palestinians celebrate as truce brings hope of ‘era of peace’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Venezuela closes embassy in Oslo after opposition leader awarded Nobel peace prize ( www.theguardian.com )
Pierre Purseigle: France’s political upheaval isn’t temporary - it’s a profound constitutional crisis ( www.theguardian.com )
Migrants overpaying for substandard homes face blame for Netherlands housing crisis ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Your basis to live is checked at each and every step’: India’s ID system divides opinion ( www.theguardian.com )
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family ( www.theguardian.com )
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff ( www.theguardian.com )
Across Central Europe, politicians are buying social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs ( vsquare.org )
Forty-two killed as bus crashes on South Africa mountain pass ( www.bbc.com )
Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins ( www.theguardian.com )
India and Canada reset ties after strain of Sikh leader's murder ( www.bbc.com )
German club condemns fan behaviour after tourists attacked ( www.bbc.com )
Middle East 'doomed' without Palestinian state, King of Jordan tells BBC ( www.bbc.com )
At least 27 people killed in fierce clashes between Hamas and clan members ( www.bbc.com )
Lab-grown human embryo model produces blood cells ( www.theguardian.com )
Portugal’s far-right Chega falls well short of expectations in local elections ( www.theguardian.com )
Mexico floods leave at least 64 dead and 65 missing, authorities say ( www.theguardian.com )
Post-ministerial jobs watchdog closes as part of UK government ethics shake-up ( www.theguardian.com )
BA stalls over paying out £220 flight compensation ( www.theguardian.com )
Most of Great Britain’s major rail operators are back in public hands – is it working? ( www.theguardian.com )
Families of David Amess and Jo Cox voice concern at rise in violent political rhetoric ( www.theguardian.com )
Poland is nearly as rich as the UK. How has it caught up so fast? ( www.thetimes.com )
Paywall? https://archive.is/VLqba
Finland fortifies itself against its Russian neighbor ( english.elpais.com )