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12 votes
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Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - August 17
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
35 votes -
France says Niger's junta has 'no authority' to ask ambassador to leave - other articles report Niger's government has cut off water to French embassy
16 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges
75 votes -
US federal judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election case from state court to federal court
12 votes -
Judge in Georgia election case sets October trial date for ex-Donald Trump lawyer and co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro but not alleged co-conspirators
12 votes -
Israeli cops accused of beating Palestinian detainee, branding him with Star of David
45 votes -
Palm Beach County lawyer files legal challenge in Southern District of Florida to disqualify Donald Trump from 2024 presidential race
25 votes -
A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance across many regions of the US
58 votes -
Canadian court upholds social media sensitivity training requirement for Jordan Peterson
62 votes -
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran among six countries invited to join BRICS group
10 votes -
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia
154 votes -
Italy impounds three rescue ships as migrant numbers soar
25 votes -
US intelligence assessment shows intentionally caused explosion crashed Wagner chief's plane
26 votes -
260 year old Crooked House pub catches fire and is demolished days after purchase by developer
53 votes -
Anti-corruption candidate wins Guatemala presidency in landslide
17 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 21
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
6 votes -
After election, Spain struggles to form a government - King Felipe VI names proposed leader
7 votes -
Niger observers link coup to president’s support for EU migration policies
4 votes -
Central America parliament expels Taiwan as permanent observer, adds China in the same role
7 votes -
Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change
4 votes -
BRICS leaders to meet and discuss expansion
12 votes -
‘They fired on us like rain’: Saudi Arabian mass killings of Ethiopian migrants at the Yemen-Saudi border
13 votes -
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is suing the state for allegedly violating his human rights due to his being held in extreme isolation
28 votes -
West African bloc says 'D-Day' set for possible Niger intervention
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Regional news thread
/// US states so far: California. /// Countries/regions so far: Germany, Ireland, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Australia. /// What's happening in your corner of the world recently? Since the front page is...
/// US states so far: California.
/// Countries/regions so far: Germany, Ireland, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Australia.
///
What's happening in your corner of the world recently?
Since the front page is frequently dominated by US news (understandably so with the site is mostly US users) I thought it'd be nice to have a place to highlight news from other countries.
To avoid this thread from becoming just a mirror of the frontpage though, here's something I think we can try, see if it works:
- Start a top-level comment with the country name then post the news as reply (together with your commentary if any). Others can reply to that same top-level comment if they want to share other news, naturally grouping them according to countries.
- English articles are nice but if the news you want to share is available in your language only, that's even better! The value of a thread like this is to highlight the local perspectives, which aren't necessarily well represented in English-speaking news outlets. You can also write a brief summary (in case autotranslate does poorly :p), as well as any context or biases that foreigners might not be aware of.
- For our US friends, you can go one layer down and share state-local news (not all states got representation on the frontpage I'm sure). Same idea, start with the state name then reply with the news. But please keep them all under the "United States" top-level comment so it's easier for others to collapse and find news from other countries.
- Anything you want to talk about other than news sharing can be posted under "Misc".
33 votes -
Grand jury in the US state of Georgia charges Donald Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case
46 votes -
Far right wing French billionaire takes over prestigious newspaper Journal du Dimanche
17 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 14
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
12 votes -
Grand jury in the US state of Georgia returns indictments in Donald Trump 2020 election case
101 votes -
Finland's former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run as a candidate in the presidential elections – will face the popular former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto
12 votes -
Marion County Record newspaper raid: the sworn affidavit for the search warrant is essentially just the text of the search warrant
31 votes -
Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - August 10
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
17 votes -
Latvia's prime minister announces resignation
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 7
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
16 votes -
Villavicencio assassination a ‘disturbing moment’ for Ecuador democracy, former running mate says
6 votes -
Three-year-old migrant dies during trip to Chicago on bus sponsored by Texas
41 votes -
Andy Ngo loses civil lawsuit against Portland activists
16 votes -
Economic Community of West African States activates military forces for possible intervention in Niger
22 votes -
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Villavicencio reported killed in attack at rally
31 votes -
US FBI accuses indicted Air National Guardsman of sharing classified information with someone living in a foreign country
15 votes -
Weekly megathread for news/updates/discussion of Russian invasion of Ukraine - August 3
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic,...
This thread is posted weekly on Thursday - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
If you'd like to help support Ukraine, please visit the official site at https://help.gov.ua/ - an official portal for those who want to provide humanitarian or financial assistance to people of Ukraine, businesses or the government at the times of resistance against the Russian aggression.
30 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted on four counts on Tuesday, by a grand jury in the District of Columbia, over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election
205 votes -
Niger coup: Junta shuts airspace citing military intervention threat
12 votes -
Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader's jail term extended to nineteen years
31 votes -
Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan handed three-year prison sentence
12 votes -
Among US whistleblower claims: Nonhuman biologics have been recovered
45 votes -
Six Mississippi 'goon squad' deputies plead guilty to torturing Black men
57 votes -
Understanding Bill C-18: Canada’s Online News Act
25 votes -
‘Republican stooge’: Robert F Kennedy Jr mocked in the US after it’s revealed half his Super PAC funding comes from GOP mega donor
30 votes