Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near (www.theguardian.com)
Thailand passes landmark Bill recognising same-sex marriage (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Japan has an excess sushi problem. These food waste activists put it in numbers (www.bbc.com)
The country’s ubiquitous convenience stores throw out huge amounts of edible food. In Tokyo, Rachel Nuwer meets the campaigners trying to change that....
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone (theconversation.com)
US blasts ‘aggressive’ China over South China Sea collision with Philippine ship (www.cnn.com)
The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised the potential of a flashpoint for global conflict in the vital waterway....
‘A Big Step Back’: In Ukraine, Concerns Mount Over Narrowing Press Freedoms (www.nytimes.com)
Trial opens of ‘esoteric’ wing of alleged German coup plotters (www.theguardian.com)
GP, celebrity chef and astrologer among defendants in third trial linked to far-right Reichsbürger...
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage (www.reuters.com)
In Need of Munitions, Putin to Visit North Korea (www.nytimes.com)
DEA operation exposes growing links between Sinaloa cartel and Chinese organized crime (www.nbcnews.com)
The world’s oldest wine discovered in liquid form was found in a Roman tomb in Spain (n24hr.com)
As War Drags On, Gazans More Willing to Speak Out Against Hamas (www.nytimes.com)
Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried - Autoblog (www.autoblog.com)
‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 years (www.theguardian.com)
Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war...
Netanyahu angrily rejects move to seek his arrest, lambasts the ICC saying it has compared Israel to "mass murderers" (www.bbc.com)
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
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This HMP inmate says a rat gave birth in his pants — but it was no surprise (www.cbc.ca)
Her Majesty’s Penitentiary inmate Devon Fitzpatrick says early one morning in mid-May he woke up and felt something moving in the crotch of his pants. When he reached in, he discovered a rat had given birth there....
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Georgia's ruling party proposes LGBTQ+ "propaganda" law that compares homosexuality to incest (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Seoul says soldiers from North briefly crossed border (www.dw.com)
Soldiers from South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the demarcation line....
Takeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza (apnews.com)
Extreme heat takes withering toll in teeming Philippine jails (www.washingtonpost.com)
'The Abyss Is Beckoning': Global Nuke Spending Surged to $2,898 a Second in 2023 (www.commondreams.org)
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UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests left (www.bbc.com)
Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)
