France imposes a state of emergency in New Caledonia as unrest continues (www.npr.org)
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery (www.forbes.com)
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
She Was at the Top of the State Department. Now She’s Ready to Talk. (www.politico.com)
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'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,' China trolls new US tariffs | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
French president is considering imposing a state of emergency in the territory of New Caledonia (apnews.com)
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Campus sex assault suspect accused of sending "So I raped you" message to victim is detained in France after 3-year-search (www.cbsnews.com)
William Crowther: Vandals topple Australian colonial-era statue (www.bbc.com)
A colonial-era statue honouring a former Australian premier who mutilated the body of an Aboriginal man has been toppled by vandals ahead of its planned removal....
‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks (www.theguardian.com)
The White House has condemned an attack on an aid convoy heading to Gaza by Israeli settlers who threw packages of food into the road and set fire to the vehicles....
France launches manhunt after deadly ambush on prison van (www.dw.com)
Police are searching for fugitives they say ambushed a prison van to free a drug dealer known as “The Fly.” At least two prison guards died and three more are seriously injured....
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter detonates flares (www.abc.net.au)
An Australian pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese military jet detonated flares close to a Navy helicopter that was operating in international waters near South Korea....
Brazil floods: River levels rise again in Rio Grande do Sul (www.bbc.com)
River levels are on the rise again in the flood-stricken Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul after more heavy rains on the weekend....
Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds (www.nytimes.com)
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Germany may introduce conscription for all 18-year-olds (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Another visitor has been arrested in Turks and Caicos for ammunition possession (www.nbcboston.com)
Monthly inflation slows to single-digit: 8.8% in April | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
BSE: 'Mad cow disease' case found on farm in Scotland (www.bbc.com)
A case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been identified on a farm in Ayrshire....
Slovakia PM shooting live: Robert Fico in hospital after being shot - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Climate change: Last summer hottest in 2,000 years, trees reveal (www.bbc.com)
Clues hidden deep in the trunks of ancient trees have revealed that last summer was the northern hemisphere’s hottest in 2,000 years....
‘We can be on the path to the EU or to Belarus’: Political thug culture grips Georgia (www.politico.eu)
Intimidation is becoming a feature of daily life, even before a controversial new Kremlin-style law takes effect....
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
Netanyahu ministers join Israeli far-right 'march to Gaza,' demand Palestinians' expulsion (www.haaretz.com)
Thousands of Israelis joined a far-right Independence Day march on Tuesday in the south, led by Jewish activists advocating for resettling Gaza and forcing Palestinians to leave the enclave....
'I saw one terrorist standing by a bed pleading 'no, no,' I killed him with four bullets' (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Just to be clear, this was an elderly Palestinian man cowering under a bed who came out with his hands up and was murdered by an Israeli soldier who brags about it after.
Brazil’s Lula government ousts Petrobras chief after dispute over dividends (www.ft.com)
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