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Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study (www.theguardian.com)

Angry French farmers storm into Paris agriculture fair (www.theguardian.com)

Protesters clash with police before planned visit by French president Emmanuel Macron...

South Korea doctors’ strike: ‘severe’ public health alert issued for first time (www.theguardian.com)

US to impose sanctions on 500 Russia-linked targets to mark Ukraine war anniversary (www.theguardian.com)

Military industrial complex and companies aiding Moscow in third countries will be targeted, treasury says...

Gaza’s largest functioning hospital ‘completely out of service’, say health officials (www.theguardian.com)

Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison (www.theguardian.com)

Pressure builds on Israel to ditch Rafah offensive as ministers gather in Munich (www.theguardian.com)

Australian PM Anthony Albanese supports vote calling on UK and US to free Julian Assange (www.theguardian.com)

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France mourns Robert Badinter, lawyer who fought to ban death penalty (www.theguardian.com)

Indonesia election: minister dogged by rights abuse claims ‘takes early lead’ (www.theguardian.com)

Pakistan: coalition agrees to form government and shut out Imran Khan’s party (www.theguardian.com)

A coalition including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PLM-N) and the Pakistan People’s party (PPP) have agreed to form the next government of Pakistan, ensuring that the party of former prime minister Imran Khan will not take power despite getting the most votes in the election....

Israel in breach of international law if it denies Gaza food and water, says Cameron (www.theguardian.com)

Killing of three women in a week sparks femicide protests in Somalia (www.theguardian.com)

Police name husbands as suspects in separate deaths of women, two of whom were pregnant

Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles (www.theguardian.com)

Russian drone attack on Kharkiv petrol station kills seven (www.theguardian.com)

Seven people, including three children, were killed in a Russian drone attack on a petrol station in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Saturday....

Candidates supporting Imran Khan take unexpected early lead in Pakistan general elections (www.theguardian.com)

In 2022, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from his position in what was alleged to be a military-backed coup, and the Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) came to power. Following this, Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had its party symbol banned and candidates were forced to run as independents. However, these...

Del Monte Kenya representatives accused of seeking to cover up circumstances of men’s deaths (www.theguardian.com)

Representatives of Del Monte Kenya have been accused of offering bribes in an attempt to cover up the circumstances in which four men died after going to steal pineapples from its farm in December....

EU to take action against Hungary’s ‘sovereignty’ law (www.theguardian.com)

The European Commission has announced it is taking the first step in legal action against Hungary over a new law that it says violates the principle of democracy, upping tensions with Budapest as the continent enters a fraught election season....

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