British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash (www.theguardian.com)
First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic (www.theguardian.com)
Virus has already killed other mammals including sea lions and seals, while also taking toll on farm animals...
Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors (www.theguardian.com)
Report to United Nations security council says remnants of Hwasong-11 violate arms export embargo on Russian ally...
The ‘man who repairs women’ on rape as a weapon and how the world forgot the DRC: "It’s amazing that economic interests can take precedence over humanity" (www.theguardian.com)
New Orleans police accused of excessive force as Gaza protesters arrested (www.theguardian.com)
Officers used batons and tasers against protesters in the square, including some who had not entered the park at all. At least three people were tased, according to witnesses and video of the protest....
‘Do not bow’: ex-Black Panther praises pro-Palestinian student protesters from prison (www.theguardian.com)
In a powerful and rousing live address to students at the City University of New York (CUNY) on Friday night, the incarcerated Black political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal praised the pro-Palestinian movement growing at US colleges as being on the right side of history....
Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters calling for Israel to cease fire in its war with Hamas who have disrupted US public events and infrastructure are practicing “leftwing fascism” or “leftwing totalitarianism”, a senior US House Democrat said, adding that such protesters are “challenging representative democracy” and should be arrested....
No more 12345: devices with weak passwords to be banned in UK (www.theguardian.com)
EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation before June polls (www.theguardian.com)
The EU is set to launch formal proceedings against Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, amid concerns it is not doing enough to counter disinformation before the EU elections in June, according to reports....
They’re back: Cohen and Avenatti return to spotlight at Trump trial (www.theguardian.com)
As Donald Trump’s hush-money trial enters its second week, jurors will be asked to focus on the testimony of his former Mr Fixit – the disbarred lawyer Michael Cohen....
Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine (www.theguardian.com)
The International Red Cross movement has decided not to suspend membership of the Russian Red Cross (RRC), despite potential breaches of neutrality regulations brought to light by an investigation by a group of international media outlets, including the Guardian....
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution (www.theguardian.com)
Study confirms Altria, Philip Morris International, Danone, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are worst offenders...
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
Russia makes more gains around Avdiivka as Ukraine awaits US aid (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has consolidated recent battlefield gains in the east of Ukraine, and is attempting to break through Ukrainian defensive lines before a long-awaited package of US military assistance arrives at the frontline....
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say unidentified man killed influencer who had previously been imprisoned over dancing videos...
Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail (www.theguardian.com)
Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison...
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
Junk science is cited in abortion ban cases. Researchers are fighting the ‘fatally flawed’ work (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases...
Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states (www.theguardian.com)
Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executions...
Junk science is cited in abortion ban cases. Researchers are fighting the ‘fatally flawed’ work (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases...
Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’ (www.theguardian.com)
Years after the emergency, the Michigan city is yet to replace all lead pipes and affected families are still awaiting justice...
Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’ (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.
‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled (www.theguardian.com)
Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial...
Man admits on deathbed to killing West Virginia mother and daughter in 2000 (www.theguardian.com)
Before dying earlier this month, Larry Webb confessed to killing Susan Carter and her child and burying their bodies in his yard...
