Notices by aggualaqisaaq🇦🇶 (aggualaqisaaq@mastodon.sdf.org), page 3

"Catalan pro-independence parties have lost their decade-long hold of power in #Catalonia as the pro-union socialist PSOE party – the Catalan Socialists in the region – have won the most votes in #elections on Sunday, according to 95% of the votes couned. The four pro-independence parties, led by the Junts per Catalunya... are set to acquire a total of 61 seats, short of the key figure of 68 seats needed for a majority in the Catalan Parliament

#News #Spain #Politics

https://www.spainenglish.com/2024/05/12/catalan-pro-independence-parties-lose-majority-as-psc-socialists-win-elections/

Russians conduct offensive operations northwest of Lypky – Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group

#News #Russia #Ukraine

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/12/7455469/

Debt owed by #Pakistan, #SriLanka and #Bangladesh to #China rise to record levels: Data

#News

https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=99143

N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year

#News #NorthKorea #SouthKorea

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240511000300315

@WarnerCrocker

Apple's whole strategy at this point amounts to replacing innovation and new product development with marketing hype and gimmicks, and hoping no one notices

Map of engagements between Israeli and Palestinian ground forces across #Gaza. Via ISW.

#News #Israel #Hamas #Palestine

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-8-2024

"The Greek navy on Wednesday extended an advisory effectively banning ship traffic off the coast of the southeastern Peloponnese that two sources said was aimed at deterring ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil off Greece. #Greece, in a rare move, over the past weeks has issued two NAVTEX notices for military exercises in the Laconian Gulf area, urging merchant and other vessels to avoid the area. One of them was issued on May 1"

#News #Russia #NATO #Ukraine

https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/foreign-policy/1238221/greece-extends-naval-advisory-to-deter-russian-oil-ship-to-ship-transfers/

"Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has pledged to continue enhancing cooperation with #Taiwan, as he and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed opposition to any unilateral change to the 'status quo' in the Taiwan Strait using force, Japanese media reported on Saturday. Kishida yesterday completed a trip to #France, #Brazil and #Paraguay, his first visit to South America since taking office in 2021"

#News #Japan #China

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2024/05/06/2003817433

"The #Philippines is exploring aerial supply missions to Filipino troops at #AyunginShoal in the West Philippine Sea, a top security official said on Tuesday. National Security Council Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya said there will be adjustments to the government's resupply efforts to troops stationed at BRP Sierra Madre, the grounded warship that serves as the country's outpost in the West Philippine Sea"

#News #China #SouthChinaSea

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/05/07/2353314/nsc-aerial-resupply-mission-west-philippine-sea-eyed

"Palestinian news outlets say Israeli forces are pushing into the Kerem Shalom crossing, shelling the area from the air and with artillery fire. Al-Aqsa TV reports that Israeli tanks are firing at the crossing from some 200 meters (650 feet) away, destroying the terminal which has served as one of the main conduits for aid into #Gaza since November. The crossing sits some 3 kilometers from the eastern edges of #Rafah in the far south of Gaza"

#News #Israel #Hamas

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/palestinian-reports-claim-israeli-tanks-troops-pushing-into-kerem-shalom-crossing/

"Three rockets were launched from the northern #Gaza Strip at the southern city of Sderot a short while ago, the military says. According to the IDF, two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome, while the third hit an open area. A spokesperson for Sderot says slight damage was caused to property from falling shrapnel following the interceptions. The Palestinian #IslamicJihad claimed responsibility for the attack"

#News #Israel

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/several-rockets-fired-at-sderot-shrapnel-hits-home/

"Chinese President #Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel #Macron called for 'a truce' in #Ukraine and other global conflicts during the #Paris #Olympics. 'The world is far from being tranquil and, as a permanent member of the #UnitedNations, #China calls for a worldwide truce during the Olympic Games,' Xi said Monday during press statements after a marathon day of talks in Paris"

#News #France

https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-and-xi-call-for-truce-during-paris-olympic-games/

Israeli military says it is striking #Hamas targets in eastern #Rafah

#News #Israel #Gaza #Palestine

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-military-striking-hamas-targets-eastern-rafah-109967826

"Palestinian Islamist group #Hamas said on May 6 it had agreed to a three-phased deal for a ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swop, although an Israeli official said the deal was not acceptable to #Israel because terms had been 'softened'... Based on details announced so far by Hamas officials and an official briefed on the talks, the deal that the Palestinian group said it had agreed to included the following..."

#News #Gaza #Egypt #Qatar #Palestine

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/three-phase-ceasefire-deal-hamas-backs-but-israel-does-not

"It has recently been confirmed by the Norwegian Intelligence Service that the presence of multiple Russian agents have been operating in #Norway. In an interview with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service in Western Norway, Torgils Lutro, alleged that these Russian agents may have been preparing for acts of sabotage in the country"

#News #Russia #NATO

https://www.icenews.is/2024/05/03/norways-norwegian-intelligence-service-confirms-presence-of-russian-agents/

"Defence Minister Guido Crosetto stressed the need for the Italian Army to adapt to a changing world as the armed force celebrated its 163rd anniversary... 'The challenge of change is the most difficult one," said Crosetto. 'The world has changed, the army must adapt. Before there was no rush, now there is no time to wait... We thought that war had disappeared, but over the last two years war has returned to our home'"

#News #Italy #NATO #Russia #Ukraine

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2024/05/03/army-must-adapt-to-changing-world-says-crosetto_72de9272-03be-4fe6-abd0-23ecf287c50b.html

"China’s coast guard has become more aggressive towards #Philippines vessels in the #SouthChinaSea and its water cannon attacks could threaten the lives of crew, a government spokesman in #Manila warned Wednesday. A series of high-seas incidents involving the two countries have injured a number of Philippine troops in recent months as the neighbors asserted rival claims over waters, reefs, and rocks in the strategic waterway"

#News #China

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/05/01/china-coast-guard-more-aggressive/

"Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez has accused China of trying to interfere with #Philippines politics when it criticized a House of Representatives lawmaker for seeking a probe into the influx of Chinese students in Cagayan. Gutierrez in a privilege speech asked why #China thinks it has the authority to question the motives of lawmakers, after Cagayan Rep. Jojo Lara filed a resolution asking the House to check why Chinese students are visiting Cagayan"

#News #SouthChinaSea

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1935924/solon-on-china-interfering-with-ph-politics-in-criticizing-house-member

Good reminder that America's gun problem isn't just a domestic issue. It impacts our neighbors as well:

American guns, Caymanian victims
https://www.caymancompass.com/2024/04/18/american-guns-caymanian-victims/

#News #CaymanIslands #Cayman #USPolitics #Politics #USpol #GunControl

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@jeffowski

And I'm going to assume you didn't bother to read the links I posted.