How much must Palestinians pay to escape Gaza? At least $5,000 for an adult and $2,500 for a child, paid to a firm with ties to the Egyptian army and intelligence services. Amid fears of a looming Israeli offensive in Rafah, prices show no sign of falling. economist.com/middle-east-an…

Abrams tanks, like any other tanks, didn’t fare well against drones in a real battlefield and have been pulled back from Ukrainian frontlines. A lesson for U.S. military planners, too. apnews.com/article/ukrain…

Why are many journalists in India choosing to self-censor? An important piece by Jyoti Thakur & Hanan Zaffar . Editors Guild of India CPJ Asia

The French president has in the past often sounded an upbeat note, evoking European dreams and a brighter future. In his latest speech he sounded decidedly solemn, bordering on the apocalyptic econ.st/49Sid9I 👇

Huh. Why would China do this. How strange and inexplicable

The most popular ideas on this list are Biden ideas (good news) but note that really nasty Trump ideas like 'end birthright citizenship' and 'deport Gaza protestors' are in fact above water.

Don't assume he won't be able to do it if he wins.

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Biden and Trump will be mere miles apart from each other this week in Manhattan, but the backdrops couldn’t be more stark: the Republican in a dingy courtroom and the president at fundraisers bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

The big systematic business model challenge for American colleges is that the number of teenagers is shrinking

This is true of New Delhi, as well.

Does 'free speech' mean a foreign government can censor Americans' videos?

TikTok's lawyers would tell you yes.

India had 200 million TikTok users when they banned TikTok.

Creators quickly just switched to YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels, and life continued much as before.

#IntelBrief : Both the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) have been growing in strength & reach over the past year, & now control large swaths of territory stretching throughout the region. thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-202…

Alito is implying that unless a president has immunity his successors will persecute him....Did I just imagine that this has never happened in US history? This is dark sophistry.

Exclusive: A Royal Navy destroyer has shot down a ballistic missile for the first time in 30 years by hitting an Iranian-made Houthi weapon fired at a merchant vessel thetimes.co.uk/article/10421d…

Penguins of the world. Each one is precious 🐧🌍💙 #WorldPenguinDay

'The largest contributor was Coca-Cola, which accounted for 11 percent of the branded plastic pollution worldwide.' washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

This is extraordinary. The exhaustion & tragedy of top level chess, but also the fraternity, as Nepo realises he has a draw, and with it Caruana's chances of having a shot at being world champion.

And then the pathos, right at the end, as he says simply: 'I'm sorry'.

Pyongyang made the decision to send workers to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine after concluding that Russia had gained the upper hand in its war. buff.ly/4d9wlOJ

🚨NEW🚨A large majority of Americans see the freedom of the press as highly important to the well-being of society, but many express concerns about potential restrictions on press freedoms in the U.S.

Ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay , explore our findings: pewrsr.ch/4aV7YTl

A brave decision... 👏👏👏

Leading L.A. vegan restaurant goes un-vegan. 'I knew the vitriol that would come my way' latimes.com/food/story/202…