The US demands extradition of a Venezuelan government representative to Iran, who was arrested in Cape Verde when his plane was refueling there.

His "crime" was arranging trade between Venezuela and Iran.

The US can make rules about its own trade with other countries, but it cannot legitimately have jurisdiction over dealings between two other countries.

*Tax raids target Indian paper that criticised government over Covid.*

President Nixon made an "enemies' list" and ordered the IRS to investigate the people on it. This seems like similar corruption on Modi's part; but it is no surprise, since he has already done much worse things, including putting a whole state under martial law and preparing to exile Muslims without proper papers.

Investigative journalists now face high-tech surveillance carried out by teams that combine multiple methods, including spying on smartphones.

* A group of US Democratic senators on Thursday said that newly released materials show the FBI failed to fully investigate sexual misconduct allegations against [79]US supreme court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was nominated to the court in 2018.*

Japan has pledged to move rapidly to renewable electric generation. Now Australia will find its coal and gas export markets disappearing.

Hooray! Australia's truth-despising planet-roaster government deserves this slap in the face. It deserves three more slaps in the face, for (1) unending imprisonment of thousands of boat people without trial, (2) prosecuting whistleblowers, and (3) threatening to imprison free software developers who don't add back doors on command.