World Politics
- www.frontiermyanmar.net Sources reveal Israeli shipments to Myanmar military after coup
An Israeli state-owned company has sent four shipments of aircraft parts to Myanmar since the military seized power in 2021, as the air force ramps up attacks on resistance groups and civilians.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/4693394
> Israel has supplied the Myanmar military since the 2021 military coup, according to a major general in the Myanmar air force, who spoke with Frontier on the condition of anonymity, and new trade data shared by activist group Justice for Myanmar.
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World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn't mean it's becoming a human rights watchdog.
theconversation.com World Bank freezes loans to Uganda because of anti-gay laws. But it doesn't mean it's becoming a human rights watchdogThe challenge is to ensure that the Bank is making decisions on a principled and predictable basis.
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The US scores 83/100 in freedom
freedomhouse.org Explore the MapFreedom House - Explore the map of global freedom and internet freedom around the world.
For a country that values freedom so much, it seems ironic that it scores so low.
- www.theguardian.com South Africa may seek way out of hosting Brics summit over Putin arrest
Pretoria would be required to arrest Putin if he attended and send him to The Hague for trial on war crimes charges
South Africa may abandon its role as host of this year’s Brics summit in an attempt to avoid international pressure to arrest the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who is wanted by the international criminal court on charges of war crimes.
- www.independent.co.uk Trump allies cite Clinton email probe to attack classified records case. There are big differences
As Donald Trump readies for a momentous court appearance Tuesday on charges related to the hoarding of top-secret documents, Republican allies are amplifying, without evidence, claims that he's the target of a political prosecution
- www.bbc.com Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group
It appears to be the latest in a public falling out between the Wagner boss and Russian officials.
Russia appears to have moved to take direct control of Wagner, after months of infighting between defence officials and the private military group.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy confirms that an offensive against Russia is underway
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday gave his first formal confirmation that Ukraine's long-awaited offensive was underway against Russian troops.
"Counteroffensive and defensive actions are taking place in Ukraine. At what stage, I will not say in detail," Zelenskyy said in a joint news conference with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- www.theguardian.com From ‘cranks’ to contenders: how Spain’s far-right Vox party is rising toward power
Once dismissed as anachronistic, the radical party hopes to ride a wave of patriotism in next month’s elections. In the town of Rascafría, its focus on local issues is proving effective
- www.vox.com What’s up with those claims the US has recovered UFOs?
The ultimate "whoa, if true." Especially the "if true" part.
A former government official named David Grusch, who has worked in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, has gone public and is saying some curious things.
Grusch says that he’s been told of secret government programs that have “intact and partially intact vehicles” of non-human origin. He says he’s been told both the US government and other governments have been engaged in a “publicly unknown Cold War” to try to reverse-engineer technology from these craft.
- www.vox.com How the right’s defeats gave us the anti-LGBTQ moment
The American right is returning to its homophobic roots.
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Ex-Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon arrested in connection with party funding probe, reports say
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested on Sunday, the BBC and Sky reported, after Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was in custody being questioned as part of its investigation into the Scottish National Party's funding.
- www.independent.co.uk Trump-appointed judge will stay on Mar-a-Lago documents case unless she recuses
Aileen Cannon previously issued rulings that helped Trump, but were overturned on appeal
A federal judge appointed to the bench by Donald Trump and previously scrutinised for rulings that were solidly in Mr Trump’s favour was assigned to preside over his prosecution in a Florida court under normal procedures, denying the possibility that the case will be reassigned.
