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New reports on surveillance, ‘demographic genocide’ of Uighurs; Israel hesitates on annexation; Russian election comes to close
New reports on China’s policies toward Uighurs show draconian efforts to cut birthrates and surveil the largely Turkic-speaking and Muslim population. Israel hesitates with moving forward on annexing part of the West Bank. In Russia, a week-long vote comes to a close. A Eurovision spoof film is inspiring covers from real musicians.
‘Volcano Man’: Song from Eurovision spoof film inspires covers from real contestants
A new Netflix movie starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams may fill the Eurovision-sized hole in 2020’s entertainment world. Now, a song from the film is getting a few authentic covers — from Eurovision contestants themselves.
Twitter purges state-backed disinformation accounts; US sanctions ICC staff, Syria
Twitter has purged more than 32,000 accounts linked to state-backed disinformation operations. The Trump administration has authorized sanctions and visa restrictions on International Criminal Court personnel, in an attempt to undermine investigations into possible US war crimes. In Lebanon, there are increased calls for the government to resign after the currency plunged 25% in two days.