UN, Amnesty International and Indigenous Peoples Denounce Carbon Markets and IMF’s Whale Offsets (globaljusticeecology.org)
Israel Threatens 'Severe Consequences' for Nations Who Recognize Palestine (www.commondreams.org)
ECHR exit ‘would breach Good Friday Agreement’ (www.bbc.co.uk)
“Everyone is absolutely terrified”: Inside a US ally’s secret war on its American critics (www.vox.com)
No sign Israel will change course after Gaza ruling (www.bbc.com)
This was the outcome Israel sought to avoid: a demand to halt a military operation the government regards as essential for the defeat of Hamas and the return of hostages....
Estonia Says Russia Removed Narva River Buoys Marking Border (www.bloomberg.com)
Dockworkers Push Union Resolution to Block Shipment of Israeli Military Cargo (truthout.org)
Biden Honors Kenya as the East African Nation Prepares to Send Forces to Haiti (www.nytimes.com)
Gazans fleeing Rafah say they now live in misery next to massive garbage dump (www.cbc.ca)
In Khan Younis, where Gaza’s Al-Aqsa University once stood, thousands of families say they’re being forced to live next to what has become a putrid temporary garbage dump....
Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state (www.theguardian.com)
Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state on 28 May, triggering an immediate response from Israel, which said it would retaliate by recalling its ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo, and withholding vital funds from the Palestinian Authority....
Macron hits Putin for rejecting truce with Ukraine during Olympics (thehill.com)
Kabosu, the Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Meme, Has Died (www.ign.com)
Not sure if this counts as “world news”, but RIP Doge :(...
Russia smashes train tracks in a battered Ukrainian border region where children are being evacuated (apnews.com)
A nighttime Russian attack destroyed train tracks and rolling stock in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said Friday, and authorities organized the evacuation of children from the area that is being pummeled by the Kremlin’s forces in a powerful new offensive....
Deadliest predators invade popular tourist spot weeks before summer (townflex.com)
Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (www.cnn.com)
None of the aid that has been unloaded from the temporary pier the US constructed off the coast of Gaza has been delivered to the broader Palestinian population, as the US works with the UN and Israel to identify safe delivery routes inside the enclave, the Pentagon said on Tuesday....
Study says Europeans fear migration more than climate change – DW – 05/08/2024 (www.dw.com)
Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint (www.bbc.co.uk)
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans (www.theguardian.com)
WWF says the government has breached the law ‘without adequately assessing the consequences’...
Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint (apnews.com)
An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia....
Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis (apnews.com)
On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat....
Amid campus protests, organizers with past ties to Hamas support also emerge (www.usatoday.com)
On Day 7 of the pro-Palestinian protests on the Columbia University campus, Osama Abuirshaid stopped by the student encampment....
Security Council approves resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers and demanding protection (apnews.com)
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday that strongly condemns attacks on humanitarian workers and U.N. personnel and demands that all combatants protect them in accordance with international law....
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive in case by South Africa (www.middleeasteye.net)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must halt its offensive in Gaza’s Rafah, following a plea from South Africa....
A $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight (www.politico.eu)
G7 nations are coalescing around a plan to use frozen Russian assets to secure an enormous loan....
Latin American voters ditch socialism for free enterprise (www.dw.com)
Jose Raul Mulino’s election victory in Panama confirms a shift in Latin America economic policies. Disenchanted with years of state intervention in the economy, voters now hope free markets will improve their lives....
