Extremely good and clear-eyed article by former senior Italian diplomat Marco Carnelos.

I especially like this extract:

'The US-led rules-based international system is a more recent evolution of American political thinking: a self-referential mindset twisted to the interests of…

How an average American feels about TikTok ban….

Very beautiful message by Mélenchon, amidst attempts to smear him and his party in France for 'antisemitism' because of his support of Palestinians.

Here's a translation of what he says:

'The worst form of domestication is racism. Whether it is Islamophobic racism, anti-Semitic…

They have all gone crazy

Brilliant cartoon on this, with the policeman telling Rima Hassan: 'So, now we're apologists for international law, are we?' 😅
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'I don't want fans, I want comrades. This is a struggle. This is not lifestyle, this is not showbusiness. This is a major struggle for the spirit of humanity, and Germany is a battleground. Because once again, a proud nation- a proud people, the German people- are being dragged…

Big news from China today and a tipping point - EV penetration rate has broken 50% which means that they sell more EVs in China than ICE cars. (Pictured celebrating below)

🔴🔥Homeless people and beggars on streets of China a few years ago are no longer seen now. Where have they gone? I have some data: As of 2020, there are more than 44 million people receiving minimum living security nationwide, 6.1 million people receiving five security benefits,

Shanghai Metro Line 2 last month activated and switched over to it's new CBTC train signalling system with the old TBTC system serving as a back up. Being one of, if not the only, metro lines in the world with two parallel operating redundant signaling systems. A little🧵

I dare anyone intellectually honest to find a single lie in this UN speech by Iran. I personally couldn't.

By contrast you have countries like the US, UK, France and Germany calling their attack 'unjustifiable and highly irresponsible' (in the German Chancellor's words), which…

The irony of Netanyahu hiding in a bunker under residential housing during Iran's strikes...

Invited to address a conference in Berlin about my work in Gaza hospitals during the present conflict.
The German government has forcibly prevented me from entering the country
Silencing a witness to genocide before the ICJ adds to Germany's complicity in the ongoing massacre.

🚨Upon his return from Gaza, the president of the World Surgical Foundation says 'Genocide was the overwhelming impression that I got'

He adds 'The world's best marksmen are not gonna shoot a kid in the head twice & in the abdomen'

Very harrowing details

China supports full UN membership for Palestine.

This is the most insane article on US-China relations of the year so far, and by a VERY long mile:
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The 2 authors, the infamous Matt Pottinger (former Deputy National Security Adviser) and Mike Gallagher (former chair of the 'House Select Committee on the…

This is big, and explains so much of the current Philippines-China tensions in the South China Sea: scmp.com/news/asia/sout…

It's been revealed that the Philippines did in fact have an agreement with China with regards to the BRP Sierra Madre ship stranded on the Second Thomas…

I've worked on both sides.

I dispute the narrative about China being behind on AI. Its build on assumption that GenAI is the ONLY way to do AI.

AI advances in China are focused on process automation and augmentation. There's a larger focus on the data and product.

The Flour Massacre was indeed a flour massacre.

As I told Abby D. Phillip on CNN that night, we shouldn't trust the Israeli military's initial and kneejerk denials. They lie. They're good at lying.

And, now, CNN's own latest and important investigation proves me right:

It's rare I recommend a Bloomberg article but this opinion piece by David Fickling is a must-read.
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He explains that with the 'overcapacity' rhetoric towards China, Janet Yellen - and by extension America - is 'rejecting what’s been one of the most…

This is interesting and validates exactly what I was saying on the fact that 'overcapacity' is actually a buzzword for a fear of China's competitiveness.

The numbers the Vice Minister shares speak for themselves: 'The global demand for new energy vehicles will reach 45 million…