Over 4,000 residents flee a town in southern Mexico after armed gangs start shooting, burn homes (abcnews.go.com)
Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes (apnews.com)
Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia....
Ukrainian warplane fires weapon at target inside Russia for first time (news.sky.com)
“While damage assessment is still occurring, it is confirmed as a direct hit,” a Ukrainian military source tells Sky News....
Al Jazeera denies rumor that hostage was held at employee’s home (www.timesofisrael.com)
Qatari news network Al Jazeera is stridently denying any link to Gaza-based journalist Abdallah Aljamal, amid unverified rumors that hostage Noa Argamani had been held at his home in central Gaza’s Nuseirat....
Teacher Li: The hunt for the cartoon cat vexing China's censors (www.bbc.com)
As anti-lockdown protests flared across China’s cities in November 2022, hundreds of thousands around the world were glued to an unlikely source: a mysterious X account, fronted by a cartoon cat....
America’s Commute to Work Is Getting Longer and Longer (www.wsj.com)
Israel white phosphorous attacks on Lebanon harming people and ecosystem (www.aljazeera.com)
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say (apnews.com)
The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault....
Belgium shifts right — but not far right (www.politico.eu)
Belgium shifted to the right in Sunday’s election, but an expected extremist landslide didn’t happen....
South Korea thinktank suggests girls start school earlier to raise birthrate (www.theguardian.com)
Critics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address population decline...
Europe’s rapidly rising right: Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election (www.politico.eu)
The longstanding effort to keep extremist forces out of government in Europe is officially over....
Pope Francis appeals for urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza and backs cease-fire proposals (apnews.com)
It’s not just boomers, young people are voting far right too (www.politico.eu)
Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie....
British TV presenter Mosley found dead on Greek island of Symi (www.reuters.com)
British TV presenter and healthy living advocate Michael Mosley has been found dead in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi, just metres away from his destination, local mayors told Reuters on Sunday....
Israel rescues 4 hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, and 210 Palestinians are reported killed (apnews.com)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military’s heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children, were brought to local hospitals, a health...
Iran Braces for Uncertainty After President Raisi’s Death (truthout.org)
Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian intelligence ‘strikes Su-57 warplane deep inside Russia’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Grilled on Palestinian Civilian Deaths During Hostage Rescue (www.rollingstone.com)
The cat in the flat: Singapore lifts ban on pets in public housing (www.theguardian.com)
Europe swings to the right — led by France (www.politico.eu)
Europe’s center of political gravity is veering to the right....
US involved in Israeli operation in Nuseirat that killed over 200 Palestinians (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Israeli military had US support in rescuing four captives from Gaza in a “complex daytime operation” in Nuseirat that killed over 200 Palestinians....
Israel keeps pounding central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises to 274 (www.reuters.com)
Yuntai: Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall (www.bbc.com)
A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China, even prompting an explanation from the water body itself....
Israel Lists Names Of 17 Alleged Militants Killed In Gaza School Strike, But Many Don't Match Hospital's List Of Dead (apnews.com)
Israel’s military said Friday an additional eight militants were among those killed in a strike on a U.N.-run school in central Gaza, raising the number of alleged militants to 17....
World leaders neglected this crisis. Now genocide looms. (www.vox.com)
