England fans injured in attacks before Euro 2024 semi-final (www.independent.co.uk)
Israeli snipers accused of attacking fleeing civilians in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Several civilians in Gaza City say people were shot dead by snipers after the Israeli military issued a new evacuation order and told Palestinians to head south as it steps up its offensive across the enclave....
IDF Soldier Confesses That in Gaza, 'It's Permissible to Shoot Everyone' (www.commondreams.org)
US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school (www.theguardian.com)
The scene shows a moment of respite and relative calm in Gaza: a crowd of people watching a football match in a school playground. A player fails to control a long pass from a teammate. The opposing goalkeeper gathers the ball and looks to launch it back up the pitch....
Ukraine seizes cargo ship, detains captain for exporting 'looted' grain (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine seized a foreign cargo ship on the Danube River and detained the captain on suspicion of helping Moscow export Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied Crimea, officials said on Thursday....
Journalist in Gaza Describes Last 24 Hours as the Deadliest in Months (truthout.org)
China constructs secret Tajikistan military base amid fears of Taliban (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared | Prisons and probation | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch and Danish leaders say Ukraine will be ‘flying operational F-16s this summer’ as Kyiv seeks battlefield wins...
Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate...
New cargo rail service that connects Malaysia, Thailand, Laos and China kicks off (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Russia bans Moscow Times newspaper (www.dw.com)
Russia has declared the English-language newspaper The Moscow Times an “undesirable organization.” Cooperating with the outlet can entail sentences of up to five years in prison...
Spain sentences 15 schoolchildren over AI-generated naked images (www.theguardian.com)
Teenagers each given a year’s probation after creating and spreading faked images of female classmates in south-west Spain...
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? (www.theguardian.com)
Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action for six months (www.cnn.com)
One of Iran’s newest warships capsized in port over the weekend while undergoing repairs, an incident that could damage key warfighting systems and put the ship out of commission for up to half a year, a naval analyst said....
Temperatures in Pakistan cross 52 degrees Celsius — that’s more than 125°F (edition.cnn.com)
Taiwan sees single-day record of Chinese planes in airspace (www.dw.com)
Taiwan reported an increase in Chinese airforce activity, detecting 66 Chinese planes around the island in a single-day record for this year....
Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17363648...
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
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Zelenskyy rubbishes Orbán’s global ‘peace mission’ (www.politico.eu)
‘Hard to argue against’: mandatory speed limiters come to the EU and NI (www.theguardian.com)
All new cars must have the devices from 7 July, adding fuel economy as well as safety. Will mpg become the new mph?...
China: Man tries to smuggle 100 live snakes in his pants (www.dw.com)
Chinese customs said they had seized 104 of the reptiles, including milk snakes and corn snakes, many of which were non-native species....
“Barbie” might be banned in Lebanon for ‘promoting homosexuality’ (www.france24.com)
The Ministry of Culture in Lebanon may decide to ban the film “Barbie” after it accused the film of “promoting homosexuality” on Wednesday. Lebanon, normally perceived as relatively open and free in the Middle East, has seen its ruling elites gather around hardcore conservative values.
China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say (www.reuters.com)
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