What $61bn US aid boost could mean for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
A $61bn package of military aid for Ukraine could be signed off within days. So what weapons might it receive and what difference could they make in trying to stem Russian advances?...
Five rockets fired from Iraq towards U.S. military base in Syria (www.reuters.com)
Bruises and broken ribs - Israel's unexplained prison deaths (www.bbc.com)
“Pray for me mum,” Abdulrahman Mari said. “Things are getting harder here. They might not let me speak to you again”....
Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as ‘toys that our children play with’ (www.nbcnews.com)
In an interview with NBC News, Hossein Amirabdollahian refused to acknowledge that Israel was behind the recent attack on his country....
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says (apnews.com)
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity....
Taiwan rattled by more than 200 quakes, but no major damage (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations....
Child among at least five migrants dead in English Channel crossing attempt hours after Rwanda bill passed (www.independent.co.uk)
The French coastguard has confirmed that five people, including a child, have died attempting to cross the English Channel on Tuesday morning...
Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested (www.theguardian.com)
A huge crowd of faculty members who teach at Columbia University in New York held a mass walk-out on Monday afternoon to protest the institution having called police to arrest students at a pro-Palestinian encampment protest last week....
Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died (apnews.com)
Deforestation pushes animals in Uganda forest to eat virus-laden bat poo (www.bbc.com)
Animals in a Ugandan forest have been eating bat poo laden with viruses after tobacco farming wiped out their usual food source, a study has found....
Documents found on a North Korean server suggest US studios may have unknowingly outsourced animation work (www.cnn.com)
The Latest | Tent compound rises in Khan Younis as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive (apnews.com)
The tent construction is near Khan Younis, which has been targeted by repeated Israeli military operations over recent weeks. Israel has said it plans to evacuate civilians from Rafah during an anticipated offensive on the southern city, where hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge during the war, now in its seventh...
Slovak citizens raise $2.8 million for Czech ammunition initiative after government refuses to contribute (kyivindependent.com)
Slovak activists collected over 2.6 million euros ($2.8 million) for the Czech ammunition initiative for Ukraine in five days after the Slovak government refused to participate....
Land of the dinosaurs: baseline of sexism overshadows tennis in Madrid (www.theguardian.com)
When the female tennis players head back to Spain’s capital for the Madrid Open this week, they may be forgiven for letting out a collective groan. A quick glance at the tournament’s history shows a litany of gaffes, accusations of inequality and a full-blown sexism row just last year. Not exactly a highlight of the...
London police apologize after threatening to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestinian protest (www.nbcnews.com)
London’s police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an “openly Jewish” man if he refused to leave the area around a pro-Palestinian march because his presence risked provoking the demonstrators....
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn (www.theguardian.com)
The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history...
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
Canada contacts Israel after aid agency says water truck bombed in 'targeted' attack (www.cbc.ca)
Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine is corrupt to the core says leading candidate for Polish ruling party (notesfrompoland.com)
Britain pushes through controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda (www.usatoday.com)
US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine reported dead (www.theguardian.com)
Russell Bentley, 64, reported killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk by Russian state media and confirmed by his battalion...
Amsterdam bans new hotels in fight against mass tourism (www.ndtv.com)
Mass grave found at Gaza hospital occupied by Israeli forces (www.aljazeera.com)
A new mass grave has been discovered at al-Shifa Hospital where a two-week siege by the Israeli army has turned the facility into a graveyard and put what was once Gaza’s largest medical complex out of service.
Global military spending soars to new record highs (www.dw.com)
The global defense budget saw its largest yearly increase in 14 years in 2023, according to the think tank SIPRI. Russia’s war in Ukraine, the China-Taiwan crisis and other global conflicts played a significant role....
