Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries (www.theguardian.com)
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe...
Indian PM Narendra Modi convinced to be 'emissary of God', questions his biological origins (www.telegraphindia.com)
A Champion Sherpa Died Guiding Foreigners. Is It Too Dangerous? (www.nytimes.com)
Spread of tiger mosquito behind rise of dengue fever in Europe (www.bbc.com)
An invasive species of mosquito has set up home in 13 countries in the EU, including France, Spain and Greece, with experts linking their presence to a rise in dengue fever in Europe....
Russian attacks on power grid provoke the worst energy crisis of the war in Ukraine (english.elpais.com)
Air strikes have left the country with less than half of its electricity generation capacity, leading to daily power outages of 10 hours or more, a situation experts say will deteriorate further ahead of winter...
It's not just convicts. Russia is forcing its African migrants and students to fight for them in Ukraine. (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia is replenishing its troops with an unlikely source — African migrants and students....
Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal (www.cnn.com)
Colombia to suspend coal sales to Israel (www.msn.com)
BOGOTA — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Saturday that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel as a rebuke against its deadly war against Hamas in Gaza....
Genetic testing firm 23andMe investigated over hack (www.bbc.com)
The data watchdogs of the UK and Canada will investigate genetic testing company 23andMe over a data breach in October 2023....
China's electric vehicle makers face uphill battle in Europe (www.dw.com)
China has been accused of dumping cheap electric cars on EU countries. But poor sales, price wars and tariff threats have prompted a mood change among some Chinese auto producers....
India under its longest-ever heatwave, with worse to come (www.straitstimes.com)
Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths by financing paramilitary group, must pay $38.3M to family members (apnews.com)
Trump could — and wants to — shake up U.S. foreign policy even more in a second term (www.npr.org)
China arrests a man in connection to stabbing of 4 U.S. college instructors (www.npr.org)
UN Human Rights Office Says IDF's Deadly Nuseirat Raid May Amount to War Crime (www.commondreams.org)
Macron rolls the dice on France’s future - Atlantic Council (www.atlanticcouncil.org)
West Bank midwives are facing a maternal health crisis (www.motherjones.com)
Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details, official says (www.reuters.com)
CAIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - Hamas accepts a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters on Tuesday, adding that it was up to Washington to ensure that Israel abides by it....
8 Tajikistanis with suspected ties to ISIS arrested in US, source says (abcnews.go.com)
Eight suspects from Tajikistan with suspected ties to ISIS, who crossed into the United States from the southern border last year and this year, have been arrested in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and New York City, according to a source familiar with the investigation....
Why global GDP might be $7trn bigger than everyone thought (www.economist.com)
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No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections (yle.fi)
Finland’s results in the European election bucked a continent-wide trend of rising support for parties on the outer fringe of right-wing politics, with the Left Alliance and the National Coalition winning big at the expense of the nationalist Finns Party....
Bangkok Post - Thousands of pets die in fire at Chatuchak market (www.bangkokpost.com)
'Becoming a totalitarian state': UK judge on why he quit Hong Kong court (www.bbc.com)
A high-profile British judge who resigned from Hong Kong’s highest court last week has warned the city is “slowly becoming a totalitarian state” and judges are being compromised by an “impossible political environment created by China”....