Israel’s shameful ban on Al Jazeera — by ⁦ErikWemple⁩ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

38 North's Rachel Minyoung Lee (이민영) and Iliana Ragnone assess the #DPRK 's rural development initiative in the first part of a series looking at the progress, limitations, and implications of ongoing rural construction in #NorthKorea . bit.ly/3yfhbHG

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I asked South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol about Donald Trump's recent comments saying it 'doesn't make sense' to defend a wealthy country like South Korea unless they pay more to cover the US troop presence. Yoon laughed, and didn't directly answer youtube.com/watch?v=xuLcLb…

Yoon apologized for what he called “my wife’s unwise behavior” in accepting the Christian Dior bag but refused to elaborate because the scandal is under investigation by prosecutors.
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Thread of the most interesting part of Yoon's foreign policy answers from today's presser

Yoon’s tone on Russia today was interesting, more lenient to Moscow compared to the past and stressing friendly economic ties. Maybe it was because his mind today was mostly on domestic and economic issues, but still could raise some eyebrows in the Western partner countries

S.Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held his first press conference in 631 days after a brutal loss in April elections, a rebuke of Yoon administration. He acknowledged his shortcomings in communicating with the public about policy decisions & vowed to change. Will this pivot last?

A South Korean city sent an emergency alert warning residents of '70 fierce dogs' that had escaped and were on the rampage. Turned out to be 'three regular canines' that were on the loose

The Commerce Department has further restricted the sale of U.S. technology to China’s leading high-tech firm, Huawei Technologies, revoking certain allowances of U.S. chip sales amid renewed scrutiny of the company in Washington.
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India left out as U.S. prioritizes 'Squad' allies s.nikkei.com/3wqSKGC

A small Chicago-based nonprofit newsroom packs a punch. Two The Pulitzer Prizes nytimes.com/2024/05/06/bus…

He goes from linking arms with Joe Biden on climate one moment and hammering him on Gaza the next.

Such is the political dichotomy of Bernie Sanders, who stresses: “This election is not between Joe Biden and God.”

My dive into their relationship: apnews.com/article/sander…

Oof:

The FCCJ joins the UN Human Rights Office, Committee to Protect Journalists and other international media and human rights’ watchdogs in condemning Israel’s decision to close the Israeli offices of broadcaster Al Jazeera.
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After the war, what kind of future awaits Israelis and Palestinians? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

How Russia, China and other dictatorships around the world have coalesced to promote autocracy - and how some Americans and Europeans help them
Excerpt from my forthcoming book, in The Atlantic
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Chinese President Xi Jinping was treated to a state banquet at the Élysée Palace on Monday. But French hospitality hasn’t appeared to resolve tensions over trade or win Beijing’s commitment to take a tougher line on Russia.
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Poking around on the internet for ideas for a speech I'm giving later this week, came across this terrific JFK quote, from a 1962 commencement address at Yale: 'For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent,…

🎉🎉🎉 ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage propublica.org/article/pulitz…