Portugal's new government tightens immigration rules (www.dw.com)
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has vowed to put an end to the “wide-open doors” policy with new limitations on one of Europe’s most open immigration regimes....
India’s early election results point to rebuke for Modi and his party (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say (apnews.com)
Fake Tom Cruise Movie About the Paris Olympics Tied to Russian Disinformation (gizmodo.com)
US-Made M270 and HIMARS Hammer Targets Inside Russia, First Cross-Border Strikes Since Biden Green Light (www.kyivpost.com)
Give 'em hell boys. President Biden sends his regards
Security tight in Hong Kong and China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary (www.reuters.com)
Horizon IT scandal: BBC challenges former Post Office lawyer (www.bbc.co.uk)
Iran’s supreme leader writes letter to US students, says they stand 'on right side of history' (www.aa.com.tr)
Russia knows Putin's Crimea bridge is 'doomed,' Ukrainian official says (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia knows Putin’s Crimea bridge is “doomed,” a Ukrainian official told The Economist....
Suspect detained in Romania after throwing petrol bomb outside Israeli embassy (www.reuters.com)
A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Monday after throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Israeli embassy, causing no damage or casualties, police said....
India Election Results Live: Modi ahead but markets plunge as landslide predictions fade (www.reuters.com)
"BJP and NDA’s seat share is lower-than-expected. There is only one state that has gone completely off the charts in our data: Uttar Pradesh. And that has pulled down the BJP’s own tally as well and this is the reason they are unable to touch the majority mark on their own at this point of time....
Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant seeks plea deal with US (www.semafor.com)
Hadi Matar, the man accused of nearly fatally stabbing British-American writer Salman Rushdie, is negotiating a plea agreement with both US state and federal prosecutors that could shed light on whether a foreign government or terrorist organization was involved in the attack, officials involved in the case told Semafor....
The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon scam (www.theguardian.com)
Daphne and other scammers’ pillaging of Europe’s carbon market constitutes what the media have called “the fraud of the century” – billions of euros were stolen in a matter of months. The shadowy scheme attracted established crime rings and amateur hucksters alike, many of whom knew one another. Its web reached the...
Continued Israeli Assault Forces 1 Million Palestinians From Rafah (truthout.org)
The assault on Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, has left the displaced in “unspeakable” conditions, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on social media. Approximately 1.7 million displaced people are now in Khan Younis and “Gaza Middle Areas,” according...
Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake (apnews.com)
Ukraine can strike Russian targets with Dutch F-16s (www.politico.eu)
The Dutch position contrasts with Belgian policy, under which donated F-16s cannot be used by Kyiv to hit targets inside Russia....
Why North Korea dumped trash on South Korea (www.vox.com)
Israel confirms 4 hostages killed in Gaza, military investigating circumstances of deaths | CBC (www.cbc.ca)
China turns to private hackers as it cracks down on online activists on Tiananmen Square anniversary (theconversation.com)
A Former President’s Daughter Used X to Bombard South Africa With Conspiracy Theories (www.wired.com)
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr warns China against 'acts of war' (www.bbc.com)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has warned China not to cross a red line in the South China Sea, where a standoff between the countries continues to escalate....
German tanks and troops in Lithuania have one goal: Scare off Russia (www.politico.eu)
Lithuania is busy digging up a remote forest to host German troops....