US campus protests inspire wave of international action as French university occupied by pro-Palestine activists’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front (www.theguardian.com)
Fifteen miles east of the garrison town of Lyman, a desperate fight has been taking place on Ukraine’s eastern front for months. The once verdant Serebryansky pine forest has been reduced to burnt-out stumps, reminiscent of images from the Somme, destroyed amid Russian attacks aimed at eliminating Ukrainian foxholes....
The fight over the future of plastics: As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its image. (www.nytimes.com)
Trump Campaign Struggles with Minority Outreach as Election Approaches (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
As Trump aims to flip Democratic strongholds and broaden his appeal among voters of color,
Israeli Drone Strike in Lebanon Kills Two Following Hezbollah Attack (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone strike targeted a car in eastern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of two people
The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use (english.elpais.com)
US threatens new China sanctions over supplies to Russian arms industry (www.theguardian.com)
Antony Blinken has warned Xi Jinping at a meeting in Beijing that the US and its European allies are ready to impose new sanctions on Chinese companies if they do not stop supplying material and equipment to the Russian arms industry....
M'sia finds parasitic worms in China canned sardine (tnp.straitstimes.com)
Hamas and Iran celebrate anti-Gaza war protests taking US colleges by storm (www.usatoday.com)
Facility seen polluting Malaysian river part of anti-pollution program promoted by US plastics industry (abcnews.go.com)
Kyiv evacuates children hospital due to attack threat (kyivindependent.com)
Kyiv authorities announced on April 26 an urgent evacuation of two hospitals, including a children’s one, saying that they were at a risk of being targeted in an air attack....
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Exclusive: U.S. pier attacked during construction work off Gaza coast - I24NEWS (www.i24news.tv)
Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power (apnews.com)
🇨🇩 DR Congo Tells Apple to Cease & Desist using "Blood Minerals" in iPhones (youtu.be)
Vatican eyes closer ties with communist Vietnam (www.dw.com)
Closer relations between the Vatican and Vietnam have raised eyebrows over why the Catholic Church is making friends with a state where religious organizations are tightly under the thumb of the communist authorities....
American boys say they were beaten and starved at Jamaican school for troubled teens (www.nbcnews.com)
China is not afraid of competition, Xi tells Blinken as two spar over Beijing’s backing to Russia’s Ukraine war (www.deccanherald.com)
Spain: PM Sanchez suspends public duties as wife probed (www.dw.com)
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he will suspend public duties until next week to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a probe of his wife....
‘Privileged access’: pro-plastic lobbyists at UN pollution talks increase by a third (www.theguardian.com)
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates...
US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine (www.politico.com)
With Hope of Kickstarting Floundering Ceasefire Negotiations, Egypt Sends Delagation to Israel- Republic World (www.republicworld.com)
UK man with alleged Wagner ties charged with spying for Russia (kyivindependent.com)
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean (apnews.com)
‘Are we joking?’: Venice residents protest as city starts charging visitors to enter (www.theguardian.com)
Day-trippers will have to pay €5 to visit Italian city under scheme designed to protect it from excess tourism...
