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  • Ukrainian Drone Flurry Sends Russian Air Travel Into Disarray
    on July 6, 2025 at 10:06 pm

    Ukrainian drone attacks for the second day in a row severely disrupted flights throughout Russia, with the largest airports serving Moscow and St. Petersburg among those forced to restrict activity throughout July 6.

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Stocks Sink in Broad AI Rout Sparked by China's DeepSeek

U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]

Comex Gold, Silver Settle Lower

Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]

DeepSeek Won't Sink U.S. AI Titans

Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]

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Arabica Coffee Prices Hit Record on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat

Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]

Swiss franc, Japanese yen Rise as DeepSeek News Boosts Safe Havens

The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]

Natural Gas Falls on Shifting Weather Forecasts

U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]

Building-Products Distributor QXO Launches Hostile Bid for Beacon

QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]

Bleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On

June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic institutions, weakening civil society, and severely curtailing a wide range of freedoms. In [...]

Global Voices – Hundreds of women writers arrested as China extends crackdown on ‘Boys’ Love’ fantasies
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Profit-Seeking Police Crack Down on “Danmei” Erotic Fiction Writers

Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of writers of Boys’ Love (BL), or danmei, a genre of online homoerotic fiction featuring male protagonists, and typically created by and for women. This latest crackdown appears driven by a variety of factors, such as the patriarchal government’s efforts [...]

Photo: 中国贵州省贵阳市云岩区花果园小区, by 荧_Lumine
Photo: 中国贵州省贵阳市云岩区花果园小区, by 荧_Lumine

中国贵州省贵阳市云岩区花果园小区, by 荧_Lumine (CC BY 2.0) [...]

Translation of Chai Jing Interview With Chinese Civil War Survivor Gao Binghan, Part 2: “War Is Always a Tragedy, Something I Cannot Endorse.”

Amid recurrent China-Taiwan tensions and rising geopolitical instability, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Chai Jing has revisited and updated her iconic 2012 interview with Gao Binghan, a survivor of the Chinese Civil War who escaped with the Nationalists to Taiwan at the age of 13. [...]

Rights Defenders Criticize Upcoming Rollout of National Internet ID System

Last summer, the Chinese government released a proposal for a national internet ID system. The proposal was met with strong opposition, which was heavily censored online. (See CDT’s past coverage for examples.) The final rules for this new system were then released in May of [...]

China Resigned to Quiet Diplomacy After U.S. and Israeli Strikes on Iran

A fragile ceasefire appears to have paused 12 days of war between Israel and Iran, which has killed at least 28 people in Israel and at least 1,054 people in Iran. As the dust settles, observers have scrutinized not only the U.S., whose military took [...]

Cough medicine turned brain protector? Ambroxol may slow Parkinson’s dementia

Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over 12 months, whereas placebo patients worsened. Those with high-risk genes even saw cognitive gains, hinting at real disease-modifying power. [...]

Multisensory VR forest reboots your brain and lifts mood—study confirms

Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of nature-connectedness—especially when all three senses were engaged. Researchers suggest such multisensory VR “forest baths” could brighten clinics, waiting rooms [...]

Pregnancy’s 100-million-year secret: Inside the placenta’s evolutionary power play

A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells at the mother-baby boundary have been working together for over 100 million years. By mapping gene activity in these cells, they found that pregnancy isn’t just a battle between [...]

Scientists capture real-time birth of ultrafast laser pulses

Scientists have captured the moment a laser "comes to life"—and what they found challenges long-held beliefs. Using a special technique to film laser light in real time, researchers observed how multiple pulses grow and organize themselves into a stable rhythm. Instead of one pulse splitting [...]

New tech tracks blood sodium without a single needle

Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system that tracks sodium in real time, even through skin. The approach bypasses traditional barriers like water [...]

Defying physics: This rare crystal cools itself using pure magnetism

Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this effect doesn’t rely on gases or compressors. Instead, it’s tied to the crystal’s unusual inner structure, [...]

Scientists reverse Parkinson’s symptoms in mice — Could humans be next?

Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In mouse models, restoring the protein’s function with a targeted copper supplement dramatically rescued movement, hinting at a future therapy that [...]

Tiny twitches, big breakthrough: New clues to catch Parkinson’s sooner

These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers for tracking the progression of Parkinson's disease. [...]

Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington
Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Qatar as Netanyahu heads to Washington

Hamas said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal positively but there are still gaps to be bridged. [...]

Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza
Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza

The officer says Israeli strikes have devastated the group's leadership and structure, and that armed clans are filling the void. [...]

IDF says it killed Hamas commander in cafe strike that killed dozens of civilians
IDF says it killed Hamas commander in cafe strike that killed dozens of civilians

After Monday's attack, family members told the BBC of their shock at the scale of civilian casualties. [...]

US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Militants threw grenades at an aid centre in Khan Younis, the controversial relief organisation says. [...]

Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war
Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war

State TV showed footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being cheered at a mosque ahead of a Shia festival. [...]

Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran's military elite
Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran's military elite

The former deputy chief of the Israeli intelligence explains how technology and innovation played a key role for Israel in the 12-day conflict. [...]

David Lammy first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011 uprising
David Lammy first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011 uprising

David Lammy said he promoted transparency and accountability in a meeting with Syria's interim president Al-Sharaa. [...]

Israel's strike on bustling Gaza cafe killed a Hamas operative - but dozens more people were killed
Israel's strike on bustling Gaza cafe killed a Hamas operative - but dozens more people were killed

The attack raises more questions over whether Israel’s use of force is proportionate, as required by international law. [...]

BRICS Envoys Flock to Rio
BRICS Envoys Flock to Rio

At the bloc’s annual summit, Brazil hopes to focus on economic development rather than anti-Western antagonism. [...]

China Is Not Ready for Global Leadership
China Is Not Ready for Global Leadership

Pax Americana is dead, but Pax Sinica is nowhere in sight. [...]

Why Must Hollywood Presidents Kick Ass and Take Names?
Why Must Hollywood Presidents Kick Ass and Take Names?

The French aren’t making action movies about heads of state. [...]

The Novels We’re Reading in July
The Novels We’re Reading in July

From a Salvadoran multiverse to queer life in contemporary Nigeria. [...]

Taiwan Is on the Cusp of an Energy Revolution
Taiwan Is on the Cusp of an Energy Revolution

As the island phases out nuclear power, can it harness its vast geothermal reserves? [...]

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Leaves the Congressional Budget Office Battling for Relevance
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Leaves the Congressional Budget Office Battling for Relevance

A non-partisan panel of experts shaping policy, in this economy? [...]

The Russia Problem Threatening Germany’s Government
The Russia Problem Threatening Germany’s Government

Amidst a deteriorating European security environment, a coalition party slides back into Cold War reflexes. [...]

Why Don’t the Iranian People Rise Up?
Why Don’t the Iranian People Rise Up?

A demonstrably unpopular regime maintains total control down to the neighborhood level. [...]

Africa: African Leaders Urge Nuclear Energy Adoption to Drive Growth

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Participants of African delegates at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2025) underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali called for the accelerated adoption of nuclear energy to meet the continent's rising energy demand, support industrialization, and drive sustainable [...]

Africa: ECA Chief Calls for Financial Instruments That Reflect Africa's Development Needs

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete has urged a shift from rhetoric to results, calling for financial instruments that reflect Africa's development needs. [...]

Ethiopia: African Single Electricity Market Program Gains Momentum

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), a continental energy trading program that aims to interconnect all 55 African Union (AU) members through an efficient and affordable electricity market, is well in progress, AU officials remarked. [...]

East Africa: Ethiopia Shares Successes in Poverty Reduction, Food Security At Global Conference

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Ethiopia's Minister of Agriculture, Girma Amente, highlighted the nation's "Yelemate Terufat" (Bounty of Basket ) initiative at a high-level meeting of the Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger. [...]

Togo: Tiny Togo Playing in a Big Arena

[allAfrica] Behind last week's U.S-brokered peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hidden storyline: Togo's quest to become West Africa's Rwanda. [...]

Kenya: Tears and Anger As Slain Molo Student Dennis Njuguna Laid to Rest

[Capital FM] Molo -- Emotions ran high on Thursday as hundreds of mourners gathered in Molo to bid farewell to Master Dennis Njuguna, a high school student fatally shot by police during the nationwide anti-government protests on June 25. [...]

Nigeria: Left Behind - Why Jar Kuka's Mothers Walk 10km for Healthcare

[Nigeria Health Watch] In the dead of night, with no transport, Nafisat delivered her third child by lantern light. "I gave birth to all three of my children at home due to the absence of a health facility. Pregnant women either go to Shuwaki or [...]

Nigeria: Court Lifts Akpoti-Uduaghan's Senate Suspension but Fines Her for Contempt

[Premium Times] The court described her six-month suspension by the Senate as excessive [...]

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