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Ukraine’s farmlands are affected by the toxic remnants of war
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Joseph Hupy, a professor at Purdue University, about soil toxicity in Ukraine farmlands as a result of the war.
Your Monday Briefing: China’s Saudi-Iran Deal
Also, Xi Jinping loyalists stack China’s leadership and Australia revives an Aboriginal alcohol ban.
Eight dead after smuggling boats capsize off San Diego coast
Smuggling off the California coast has ebbed and flowed over the years but has long been a risky alternative for migrants to avoid land borders.
Out-of-towners head to ‘climate-proof Duluth’
Hundreds of new residents have moved to Duluth in the past decade, coming from California, Colorado and New Mexico and changing the face of this erstwhile manufacturing town.
Long-lost letters bring word, at last
British warships snatched more than 100,000 letters from ships during wars from the 1650s to the early 19th century. The Prize Papers, as they became known, have now begun revealing lost treasures.
Europe Rocked By Numerous Protests This Weekend
Yesterday, thousands of Czechs came out in Prague for a rally “Czech Republic Against Poverty”. One of the demands is to stop the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army, writes the German publication Bild. https://t.co/9l5tZ1iQc5 pic.twitter.com/muQge…
Stop throwing our men ‘like meat’ to the front line in Ukraine, Russian women tell Putin
Russian recruits have reported being sent to battle with little training, old weapons and unsuitable clothing.
Dozens arrested at anti-govt protests in Moldova
Some 4,500 people decrying high prices massed in the capital Chisinau to protest against President Maia Sandu.
China plays Middle East peacemaker in U.S.’s shadow
Beijing stepped into what could be seen as a geopolitical vacuum in the Middle East, becoming a mediator in Saudi Arabia and Iran relations after a seven-year deep freeze.