Far right party Alternative for Germany says membership has grown by 60% to 46,881 since January 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped (english.elpais.com)
More than 170 attacks have been committed against politicians in the lead-up to the June elections. This violence has put campaigns under tension and is sowing doubts about governability in several regions. Specialists warn that the line between the Mexican state and organized crime is increasingly blurred...
Russian trans politician forced to detransition or get sent to psychiatric hospital (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
Women-only social media app Giggle for Girls taken to court by transgender woman Roxanne Tickle after her account was restricted (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Transgender woman Roxanne Tickle is suing social media platform Giggle for Girls after she was excluded from the women-only app....
Several US military bases in Europe on heightened alert amid possible terrorist threat (www.cnn.com)
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
Arab League ceases labeling Hezbollah ‘terrorist organization’ (www.aa.com.tr)
Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem (apnews.com)
Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer (www.rawstory.com)
Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says (www.independent.co.uk)
Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory....
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. (www.usatoday.com)
Expert: UK's Tories committing "electoral suicide" — but the far right will be back (www.salon.com)
Pakistan: More than 500 die in six days as heatwave grips country (www.bbc.co.uk)
Bolivia: coup attempt collapses, top general arrested (countervortex.org)
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)
A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....
France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections (www.nbcnews.com)
Alexei Navalny Sacrificed Himself to Show Russia That Putin Is a Monster (www.thedailybeast.com)
Navalny’s friends knew he was willing to become a martyr if that’s what it took to stand up to Putin....
Biden team worries as Macron’s election gamble looks doomed (www.politico.com)
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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