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Julian Assange to be made honorary citizen of Rome (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/1242124...

Former NSA employee pleads guilty to attempted selling classified documents to Russia (securityaffairs.com)

Mexico deploys 300 National Guard troopers to area where 13 police officers were killed in an ambush (apnews.com)

Alaska Airlines flight diverted, off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson arrested for trying to cut engines midflight, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)

Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt (theworld.org)

If Israel invades Gaza it will be a disaster for both Palestinians and Israelis | Michael Barnett | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Ground News - White House says Iran 'actively facilitating' some attacks on US military bases (ground.news)

Surprised this has not been reported more

Police chief hails ‘exemplary behavior’ of Arab Israelis amid war with Hamas (www.timesofisrael.com)

About 100,000 protesters join pro-Palestinian march through London (www.reuters.com)

China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea clash (www.reuters.com)

Rightwing SVP expected to make gains in Swiss federal elections (www.theguardian.com)

Israel Closes Al Jazeera Facilities (www.telesurenglish.net)

The ban comes after Al Jazeera presented a well-documented report suggesting that Israel was responsible for the attack on Al-Ahli Hospital....

SAS had ‘gone too far’ in Afghanistan, inquiry into claims of unlawful killings told (www.theguardian.com)

The US supports Israel because of 'Jewish wealth', claims BBC presenter (www.msn.com)

It’s very difficult to characterize this as an isolated incident of anti-semitism by the BBC considering it’s far from their first incident, and considering further that the BBC has spend 20 years and well over £300,000 keeping the 20,000 word Balen Report into their perceived anti-Israel bias buried....

Threats against rape victim, 10, lay bare Bolivia’s culture of sexual violence (www.theguardian.com)

Amsterdam sex workers and residents march together against controversial erotic center (nltimes.nl)

China's Xi offers to help Sri Lanka; buy more of its exports (www.reuters.com)

Atomic Arms Fears Grow After US Test, Russia Spurns Treaty (www.newsweek.com)

cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/1216504...

Philips Kept Warnings About Dangerous CPAP Machines Secret While Profits Soared. (www.propublica.org)

Exhibit #482,683 on why capitalism and medicine are inevitably a horrible combination.

Many frustrated Argentines pinning hopes on firebrand populist Javier Milei in presidential race (apnews.com)

U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency (www.cbc.ca)

Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill (www.theguardian.com)

First on CNN: US Navy warship near Yemen intercepts multiple missiles, US officials say (www.cnn.com)

Israel-Palestine megathread for the remainder of the weekend

the front page is now like half articles on this currently, so it’s probably time for a megathread because none of us want to keep track of 12 threads on this subject and all the resulting comments. only major subsequent developments (for example, boots on the ground; pronunciations by governments; that sort of stuff) will get...