❗️ NEW: US State Dept determines five Israeli security units committed “gross violations of human rights” prior to outbreak of war on Gaza

Washington is still deciding whether to restrict military assistance to one of the units under US law.

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💤 JUST IN: US 'does not support' ICC investigation of Israel - White House

Here comes the double standards.

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🆕 Police begin arresting protesters at University of Texas, Austin

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⚡️BREAKING: Four people ‘stabbed’ at London tube station by ‘man wielding machete’

A critical incident has been declared after a stabbing incident near a London tube station, with one person arrested.

The four victims were allegedly attacked at Hainault tube station in Redbridge, near Essex.

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📝 JUST IN: Palestinian Factions Hamas and Fatah Met in Beijing for “In-Depth, Candid” Dialogue and Made “Encouraging Progress” in Reconciliation Talks - Chinese FM Spox

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❗️NATO Prepares to Face Russia - and Problems of Its Own - The Wall Street Journal

Key points from the material:

📌 The Alliance is conducting exercises to 'defend' European countries bordering Russia in order to 'prepare allies to fight side by side'.

📌 NATO members are now spending more money on defence than they did during the Cold War, and preparing for coalition warfare has once again become a priority for the alliance;

📌 NATO says Russia is a 'major threat', but many officials in Turkey and other member states are more concerned about regional conflicts and illegal migration;

📌 NATO planners believe a 'direct invasion' of a member country by Russia is unlikely in the near future.

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😳 China's True Military Spending Stands at $710.6BN - American Enterprise Institute Estimates

The calculation is 3x larger than Beijing's publicly reported spending.

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💵JUST IN: Samsung Electronics reports 10-fold increase in operating profit in last quarter

Samsung reported a 933% annual increase to $4.8bn in first-quarter operating profits, fueled by chip price recovery from a post-pandemic slump and rising demand for AI-driven products - marking a turnaround after six consecutive quarters of profit decline.

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➡️ ICYMI: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele Gathers Every Official in Executive Branch of His Govt and Makes Surprise Announcement

Bukele asks the country’s Attorney General to investigate all of them for bribery.

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🪙China’s $170BN Gold Rush Triggers Taiwan Invasion Fear

Beijing appears to be stockpiling gold following a record buying spree, in a move that has raised fears China is preparing its economy for a possible conflict over Taiwan - guarding it against potential Western sanctions.

The People’s Bank of China bought 27 tonnes of gold in the first three months of the year, taking its reserves to a record high of 2,262 tonnes, according to data from the World Gold Council.

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🤔 HSBC Chief Exec Unexpectedly Quits

HSBC's group chief executive Noel Quinn has announced his retirement after nearly five years in the role.

It comes as the UK-based lender reported a 1.8% drop in profit for the first three months of 2024, compared to the same time last year.

HSBC - Europe's largest bank - recently completed the sale of its operations in Canada and announced plans to do the same with its business in Argentina.

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❗️UPDATE: 13-Year-Old Boy Dies After Hainault Sword Attack - Police

Three members of the public and two Met Police officers were wounded in the stabbing attacks.

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🔴Britain’s NHS Declares Sex is Biological Fact in Landmark Shift Against 'Gender Ideology'

Changes to the health service’s written constitution proposed by ministers will for the first time ban trans women from female-only wards.

Campaigners for women’s rights welcomed the significant shift to the constitution, which follows accusations that the health service had been captured by woke “gender ideology.”

The move was a “return to common sense and an overdue recognition that women’s wellbeing and safety matter,” women’s rights campaigners added.

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