Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints (www.reuters.com)
Italy PM Meloni says illegal migrant flows damage all nations (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine to nationalise Russian-owned Sense Bank (www.reuters.com)
Wagner mercenaries and Belarus hold military exercises near Poland's border (www.reuters.com)
Putin says Russia has 'sufficient stockpile' of cluster bombs and will use them if necessary (www.reuters.com)
Kyiv has said it will use the munitions, banned in more than 100 countries, to dislodge concentrations of enemy soldiers when trying to take back its own territory. Putin told state TV Moscow would respond in kind if necessary.
Rice to get costlier as weather, India's farm perks threaten supply (www.reuters.com)
AI means everyone can now be a programmer, Nvidia chief says (www.reuters.com)
Russian oil and gas revenue soars 41% in first half, data shows (www.reuters.com)
Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" (www.reuters.com)
Canada’s ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
Germany to order 105 Leopard tanks to equip German brigade in Lithuania (www.reuters.com)
Ingo Gaedechens, a member of conservative opposition party CDU and parliament’s budget committee, said the tank deal is a manoeuvre by Pistorius to bypass the budget stalemate....
China coast guard personnel a "band of barbarians", says Philippine navy official (www.reuters.com)
Argentina posts largest monthly primary surplus yet under Milei (www.reuters.com)
US suspends avocado, mango inspections in Mexican state on security concerns (www.reuters.com)
The United States paused safety inspections for avocados and mangos from a top-producing Mexican state due to a security incident involving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff, a spokesperson for the agency said on Monday....
Kremlin's top security officials call on Russians to mobilise to inflict 'maximum harm' on West in response to sanctions (www.reuters.com)
- Kremlin hawk talks of need for harsh campaign against West***- Ex-president Medvedev: Response needed against sanctions******- Calls for Western society, infrastructure to be targeted******- Western officials have accused Russia of sabotage******- Moscow has publicly rejected those allegations***...
Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s parks authority said earlier on Monday that fires had already covered hundreds of acres. The national fire service said its firefighters were operating late into the night in several spots, including in the town of Kiryat Shmona, where they were trying to protect a line of houses.
Suspect detained in Romania after throwing petrol bomb outside Israeli embassy (www.reuters.com)
A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Monday after throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Israeli embassy, causing no damage or casualties, police said....
China launches 'punishment' war games around Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to “separatist acts”, sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te....
'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY/PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday....
Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: thelemmy.club/post/12319871...
Why German politicians are facing growing violence (www.reuters.com)
The black-clad attackers beat up Matthias Ecke so badly as he put up posters in Dresden that he needed surgery. In Nordhorn, a man threw eggs at a lawmaker then punched him in the face. In Berlin, a pensioner hit a senator on the head with a bag....
Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military said on Monday it had begun encouraging residents of Rafah to evacuate the southern Gazan city as part of a ‘limited scope’ operation, but did not immediately confirm media reports this was part of preparation for a ground assault....
Colombia President Petro says will break diplomatic relations with Israel (www.reuters.com)
India dismisses US human rights report as 'deeply biased' (www.reuters.com)
Trump's $175 million bond goes before judge on New York AG's concerns (www.reuters.com)
UK's Sunak proposes tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture' (www.reuters.com)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday the government would look to tighten rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons who have permanently dropped out of the workforce....
