🪪 UK Quietly Brings in Govt-Backed Digital ID - The Times

“People will be able to prove their identity for everything from paying tax, buying alcohol to opening a bank account using a government-backed “digital ID”, ministers have promised.”

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🤔 German software giant SAP expands workforce reduction plans - due to willingness of many employees to accept redundancy

Instead of the previously planned 8k job cull, the company announced that some 10k employees will be affected.

SAP has intensified its focus on AI as a crucial growth area and announced a restructuring program in January.

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🔴 Beijing Brokers Palestinian Reconciliation Agreement

In total, 14 major Palestinian factions signed the agreement, which aims to put an end to attempts by the US, UK, EU and Israel to keep the Palestinians divided, and thwart Tel Aviv’s desire to control all of Gaza.

The main elements include the establishment of an interim national unity govt, the formation of unified Palestinian leadership ahead of future elections and the free election of a new National Council.

While the US brings war and destruction to the Middle East, China brokers unity.

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🆕 US Erects Fences Around Capitol Building Ahead of Warmonger Netanyahu's Address to Congress

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⚡️ Slovakia refuses to arm Kiev, but its weapons get to Ukraine anyway, Bloomberg reported

The country's government cannot fully control where buyers send the shells, Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák said.

He added that sales of the military-industrial complex products support Slovakia's GDP, so it will not limit its production. Slovakia plans to produce 125,000 large-calibre ammunition this year and 200,000 next year.

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⚠️ Kamala Harris Skips Netanyahu Congress Address

Followers of the presumptive Democrat nominee expect she will be more critical of Israel’s war on Gaza than Biden. 

An aide to the VP said a prior commitment in Indianapolis will prevent her from attending the Israeli PM’s address to lawmakers on Wednesday. 

Harris will instead sit down with Netanyahu during his visit to Washington, the aide added - where she will put forward her view it’s time to end the war.

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😳 UK covers up Gaza spy footage from Israel’s aid worker massacre - Declassified

Britain’s MoD holds video surveillance footage of Gaza from the day that Israel killed seven international aid workers but is refusing to publish the tape - claiming its exempt from disclosure on security grounds

The footage was taken by an RAF surveillance plane - one of 200 flights from Cyprus supposedly intent on tracking down hostages.

Among those killed in the World Central Kitchen convoy on April 1 were three British military veterans: John Chapman, James Kirby and James ‘Jim’ Henderson.

Is London refusing to release the footage because the content relates to UK special forces or MI6?

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🚘Porsche Scraps EV Sales Targets as Demand Slumps

The German car manufacturer previously said that EVs would account for 80% of its new vehicle sales by 2030 – but have now watered down that goal, stating it will depend on uptake.

It comes after a slew of rival car companies shelved plans for electric models, cast doubt on customer enthusiasm for the tech and expressed support for low-carbon alternatives to petrol known as e-fuels.

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🤔 Over 83% of all cross-border missile attacks conducted between Israel and Lebanon since October 7 - have been made by Israel (BBC)

But it’s all about self-defense, right?

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⚠️ China & Japan Resume Strategic Dialogue after Four Years

Vice foreign ministers from the countries held talks Monday for the first time in four and a half years, as the countries focus on shared interests amid a host of diplomatic challenges. 

Masataka Okano and Chinese counterpart Ma Zhaoxu discussed developments in the East and South China seas as well as Ukraine during their meeting in Tokyo.

Other topics included Japan's release of treated wastewater from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the detention of Japanese nationals in China.

Did Japan wake up to the fact that the US is a paper tiger?

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➡️ Hungary Blocks EU Peace Fund for Ukraine

Brussels has failed to agree on the funding which finances the delivery of weapons to Ukraine.

Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto stated that Budapest will not change their stance until Kiev resolves the issue of oil transit.

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