AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar1 day agoUS journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind barsAssociated Press - By EMMA BURROWSFor Evan Gershkovich, the dozen appearances in Moscow’s courts over the past year have fallen into a pattern. Guards take the American journalist from the notorious Lefortovo Prison in a van for the short drive to the courthouse. He’s led in handcuffs to a defendants’ cage in front of a judge for …
AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar1 day agoChina faces US$50 billion shortfall in Southeast Asia as belt and road funds miss their markverified_publisherSouth China Morning Post - Kandy WongA sizeable sum of infrastructure funding China has allocated to Southeast Asia has gone unfulfilled thanks to political instability in recipient …
AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar1 day agoBenjamin Netanyahu Is Israel’s Worst Prime Minister Eververified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Anshel PfefferOne man’s ambition has undermined Israel’s security and consumed its politics. If Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted defeat in June 2021, finally yielding the stage to a coalition of his opponents, he could have retired at the age of 71 with a decent claim to having been one of Israel’s more successful …
AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar1 day agoIn reversal, Netanyahu sending delegation to White House for Rafah talksAxios - Barak RavidIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to send two top Israeli officials to Washington as early as next week for talks about a …
AvatarA Henry StokesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoRed nets revolutionize agriculture, reduce need for insecticidesthebrighterside.news - Joshua ShavitA groundbreaking study suggests that red nets might offer superior protection against common agricultural pests compared to traditional black or …
AvatarA Henry StokesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoOrbán faces new enemy brandishing a leaked tapepolitico.eu - Suzanne LynchPéter Magyar, ex-husband of former Justice Minister Judit Varga, has released a recording alleging high-level corruption. When Hungarian Justice …
AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar2 days agoPentagon presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault RafahPBS NewsHour - Nick SchifrinAt the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented an alternative vision to Israel’s stated plan to assault Rafah, the city in …
AvatarA Henry StokesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoThousands of Hungarians protest against Orban following corruption leak scandalkyivindependent.com - Martin FornusekThousands of people gathered near the Hungarian parliament in Budapest on March 26, calling for the resignation of the chief prosecutor and Prime …
AvatarA Henry StokesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoThis mega-city is running out of water: What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?phys.org - Patrick J. McDonnellWhen Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside. "Thanks to our good Lord!" she …
AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar3 days ago‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listenAssociated Press - By ELLEN KNICKMEYERWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. warning to Russia couldn’t have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Vladimir Putin’s government that “extremists” had “imminent plans” for just such slaughter. The United States …
AvatarA Henry StokesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoWhat Ukraine Needs from NATOforeignaffairs.com - Ivo Daalder, Karen DonfriedAdvanced weapons—and clarity on what membership will require.
AvatarA Henry StokesAvatarAvatar3 days agoBrewing conflict over military service for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox malesAssociated PressA brewing conflict over mandatory military service for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox males is set to reach a tipping point at the end of the month. (AP viddeo/Shlomo Mor)