Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/strikes-water-facilities-iran-war-crime-experts

Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the country

Military strikes that damaged two water storage facilities in southern Iran may constitute a war crime, military and legal…

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Trump to skip son’s wedding that he labeled a ‘no-win’ for him: report

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-son-wedding-skip-iran-war-b2981938.html

Donald Trump will not attend his eldest son’s wedding, reportedly taking place in the Bahamas this weekend.

After telling reporters Thursday he was going to “try to make” the intimate ceremony between Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina…

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France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs

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https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/france-has-ditched-windows-11-for-linux-on-2-5-million-government-pcs-heres-why-microsoft-should-worry-that-millions-more-could-follow-by-the-end-of-2026

Frances switchted to Linux on 2.5 million PCs

US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/millionaire-hunter-dies-elephants-gabon

An American millionaire big-game hunter has died after being crushed by a group of elephants during a hunting expedition in Gabon.

Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/04/20/google-starts-scanning-all-your-photos-as-new-update-goes-live/

Google confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation. That means Gemini seeing who you know and what you do. You likely have tens or…

Weimar Republic economy gets Weimar Republic results

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I am being absolutely serious here with the Weimar Republic comparison. Because people are fucking miserable and it’s fucking terrifying.

A hundred years ago, broke people in big cities would go to fascist rallies because they were free, and because sometimes the organizers gave out free food and beer, and because people had…

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