‘Inside an oven’: Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia (www.theguardian.com)
US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
The Kurdish fighters are holding more than 56,000 detainees with alleged or perceived links to the Islamic State group....
Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure (www.theguardian.com)
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Italy can reclaim 2,000-year-old Greek statue from Getty Museum, ECHR rules (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...
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....
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...
Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front (www.theguardian.com)
Fifteen miles east of the garrison town of Lyman, a desperate fight has been taking place on Ukraine’s eastern front for months. The once verdant Serebryansky pine forest has been reduced to burnt-out stumps, reminiscent of images from the Somme, destroyed amid Russian attacks aimed at eliminating Ukrainian foxholes....
Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says president (www.theguardian.com)
Cross posted from: feddit.de/post/11416930...
Ukraine foreign minister says west must boost defence as ‘era of peace is over’ (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s foreign minister has enthusiastically praised US politicians for approving a long-delayed $61bn military aid package for Ukraine, but said western allies needed to recognise that “the era of peace in Europe is over” and that Kyiv would inevitably need more help to fight off Russia....
‘Not like other Passovers’: hundreds of Jewish demonstrators arrested after New York protest seder (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14830625...
‘Workers end up paying the price’: laborers call for safer building sites (www.theguardian.com)
Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in construction...
TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama | Technology | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on....
A progressive congresswoman made history in 2022. Can a billionaire stop her re-election? (www.theguardian.com)
‘Hidden in plain sight’: the European city tours of slavery and colonialism (www.theguardian.com)
From Puerta del Sol plaza in Madrid to the Tuileries Garden in Paris, guides reshape stories continent tells about itself...
DWP warns carers they could face greater penalties if they appeal against fines (www.theguardian.com)
Officials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of ‘threatening and cruel’ tactics over repayment orders...
At least 17 dead after three Russian missiles hit Chernihiv (www.theguardian.com)
Israel reportedly deploys extra weapons for assumed Rafah offensive (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has reportedly deployed extra artillery and armoured personnel carriers to the Gaza Strip periphery, suggesting that the military is preparing for its long-threatened ground offensive on Rafah, the only place of relative safety for at least 1.4 million displaced Palestinian civilians....
Why Israel’s attack on Iranian consulate in Syria was a gamechanger (www.theguardian.com)
UN demands end to Israeli forces’ support of settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians (www.theguardian.com)
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory....
Astronomers discover Milky Way’s biggest stellar black hole – 33 times size of sun (www.theguardian.com)
BH3 spotted when scientists chanced upon star in Aquila constellation ‘wobbling’ under its gravitational force...
‘Sympathy shifted to Israel’: many fear Iran attack has distracted aid effort (www.theguardian.com)
The US seems so preoccupied that officials are barely keeping track of shipments they last week said were a priority
Workers at California cannabis-delivery service threaten ‘unprecedented’ strike (www.theguardian.com)
After Eaze workers unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers, company cut pay and wouldn’t address it in negotiations...
China reaffirms ties with North Korea in high-level meeting (www.theguardian.com)
Top-ranking Chinese official Zhao Leji met Kim Jong-un during three-day visit to Pyongyang...
OJ Simpson, ex-NFL star who was acquitted of murder, dies aged 76 (www.theguardian.com)
