Activist killed in the #WestBank was likely unintentionally shot by Israeli forces, says Israeli military -
Israel-Gaza war: killing of Turkish-American activist in West Bank ‘unprovoked and unjustified’, says Blinken – as it happened | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian
US secretary of state says Israeli forces need to make ‘fundamental changes’ to operations in occupied West Bank after Ayşenur ...
 yeah, right, sure #Ezgi
Britons should be able to use wider range of ID to vote, says watchdog -
the Guardian
Britons should be able to use wider range of ID to vote, says watchdog
Changes proposed after as many as 750,000 people may have been excluded from 2024 election due to lack of documents
 no they shouldn't - get rid of this whole unnecessary attempt at voter suppression
EU Commission scores stunning court win in €13B #Apple tax row -
European Commission scores stunning court win in €13B Apple tax row – POLITICO
 whoa
#Australia plans to ban children from #socialmedia. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible? -
the Guardian
Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible?
As the Albanese government pledges a ban, age verification trials in the UK and US show possible hurdles and privacy concerns
 nope, next question...
Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break #Encryption -
Schneier on Security
Australia Threatens to Force Companies to Break Encryption - Schneier on Security
In 2018, Australia passed the Assistance and Access Act, which—among other things—gave the government the power to force companies to b...
 spy chief: "I don’t accept that actually lawful access is a back door or systemic weakness". well, you're an idiot, then...
Forecast: 2 million people to remain in #Armenia by 2035 -
Forecast: 2 million people to remain in Armenia by 2035
The population of Armenia is rapidly declining, and it may decrease by almost 30% in ten years. In 25 years, there may simply be no Armenians left ...
 "due to the fact that many citizens are leaving Armenia, and those who remain do not raise the demographics" grim and tragic #demographics
Wind and solar farms power Great Britain’s grid to greenest ever summer -
the Guardian
Wind and solar farms power Great Britain’s grid to greenest ever summer
Exclusive: Reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity generated across country
 "Reliance on fossil fuels fell in August to less than one-fifth of all electricity generated across country" great news, but we must do even better #renewables