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Zuckerberg-Musk fight’s first round: Meta launches ‘Twitter Killer’ Threads app

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-749031

NATO contingent may be deployed to Ukraine after Vilnius summit — politician

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As for territories where such a contingent can be deployed to, Rogov noted that Poland is interested in Western Ukrainian regions https://tass.com/politics/1643139

UK and Poland advocate Ukraine’s accelerated accession to NATO

Pravda Ukraine UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau have expressed hope that Ukraine would be accepted into NATO under an accelerated procedure. Source: Voice of America Details: They said that Ukraine’s accession process to NATO would probably be fast-tracked due to the fact that the Ukrainian army is already armed…

Russian passports to be issued to all Kherson Region residents by end of summer

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vladimir Saldo, “this process is proceeding very intensively” https://tass.com/society/1643137

Taiwan headline news

Taipei, July 6 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Thursday are as follows: https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202307060004

What’s News: Business & Finance

Wall Street Journal What’s News: Business & Finance https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-news-business-finance-4b2b43e8

What’s News: World-Wide

Wall Street Journal What’s News: World-Wide https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-news-world-wide-53869f61

South Korea’s baby crisis is so bad doctors shun paediatrics, leaving parents on edge

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some hospitals have shut children’s emergency rooms as paediatricians abandon a field they think has no future amid the country’s plunging birth rate. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226713/south-koreas-baby-crisis-so-bad-doctors-shun-paediatrics-leaving-parents-edge?utm_source=rss_feed

An Iraqi militia linked to Iran has taken hostage a Princeton researcher who is an Israeli citizen, the Israeli government said, creating another potential flashpoint between Israel and Tehran.

Wall Street Journal An Iraqi militia linked to Iran has taken hostage a Princeton researcher who is an Israeli citizen, the Israeli government said, creating another potential flashpoint between Israel and Tehran. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israeli-researcher-elizabeth-tsurkov-held-hostage-by-iran-linked-militia-in-iraq-israel-says-c4a38e7d?mod=world_major_2_pos1

The Defense Department warned against overly restricting military personnel’s access to national secrets in the aftermath of a massive leak of classified documents, even as it acknowledged the need to improve safeguards.

Wall Street Journal The Defense Department warned against overly restricting military personnel’s access to national secrets in the aftermath of a massive leak of classified documents, even as it acknowledged the need to improve safeguards. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-finds-shortcomings-in-handling-classified-files-in-wake-of-intelligence-leak-411011da?mod=politics_lead_pos5