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Ukraine appears to have launched its biggest drone attack ever, with reports of explosions at two major Russian ports (www.businessinsider.com)

Ukraine may have launched its biggest drone attack ever, per the Kyiv Independent....

Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group (www.kyivpost.com)

Elections opportunity for Kurdish-Turkish de-escalation – US think tank (May 8th, 2023) (rojavainformationcenter.org)

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The upcoming Turkish elections on May 14, especially if they yield an opposition victory, will be “a rare opportunity” for the US to broker a Turkish-Kurdish peace, argues a new report by the New Lines Institute, a Washington-based think tank....

Crockett slams Greene as ‘racist’ following contentious House committee meeting | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “racist,” following a tense House Oversight markup Thursday evening that quickly devolved into personal attacks....

A Serial Killer from the U.S. Preyed on Young Women in Canada (www.nytimes.com)

EU suspends 4 more Russian propaganda outlets (kyivindependent.com)

Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

Russia must pay for Ukraine rebuild, Blinken says (www.bbc.com)

Speaking in Kyiv, Mr Blinken said Washington has the power to seize Russian assets in the US and will use them to help rebuild Ukraine....

Marjorie Taylor Greene pushes wild conspiracy theory about Slovakia PM’s shooting: ‘No wonder they shot him’ (www.independent.co.uk)

Niger Speaker halts plan to marry off 100 orphans, accuses Minister of interference (dailypost.ng)

Modi’s anti-Muslim rhetoric taps into Hindu replacement fears that trace back to colonial India (theconversation.com)

It's International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (www.advocate.com)

Political violence rises in EU driven by extremism and disillusionment (www.euronews.com)

European Policy Centre analysts say the general political climate and the upcoming European elections are, in part, responsible for the uptick in violence....

Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote (www.politico.eu)

The Gaza Death Toll Is Confusing And Unreliable (www.theatlantic.com)

These numbers matter—first, because of the dignity of those killed or still living....

First aid flows into Gaza over massive U.S. pier (www.nbcnews.com)

Israel recovers bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas, including Shani Louk (www.theguardian.com)

The bodies of three hostages kidnapped by Hamas, including the German-Israeli Shani Louk, have been retrieved from Gaza by the Israeli military, it announced....

Children needs to be lifted out of poverty globally (www.compassion.com)

Children needs to be lifted out of poverty globally...

Chinese police were allowed into Australia to speak with a woman. They breached protocol and escorted her back to China (www.abc.net.au)

Chinese police hunting international corruption targets were allowed into Australia by the federal police and subsequently escorted a woman back to China for trial, in a major breach of Chinese-Australian police protocols....

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