Germany pledges €500 million in arms support for Ukraine (www.dw.com)
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new arms package for Ukraine focusing on air defense and including 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition....
China takes aim at EU’s planes and farmers as trade war brews (www.politico.eu)
China’s Commerce Ministry has sent a letter to the EU trade chief to express annoyance at recent trade probes and calling for a reset....
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid for Women (thelemmy.club)
Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv kill 5, injure 25 (kyivindependent.com)
Russian missile attacks on the Novobavarsky neighborhood of Kharkiv killed at least five people and injured 25 others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 31....
North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea (www.cnn.com)
Everyone should read this, it’s hilarious....
In the 'gay capital' of Asia, Chinese LGBTQ+ emigres look to build a new life (www.latimes.com)
BANGKOK, Thailand — In 2019, business was booming for Owen Zhu. He was one year into his new career in real estate, showing Bangkok properties to Chinese investors....
AfD fears losing voters over latest Russia and China spy scandals (www.euronews.com)
Recent investigations linking top AfD members to Beijing and Moscow have rattled the far-right party voting base in the run-up to the European elections in June, causing doubts about their dedication to the patriotic cause — one of their main talking points....
Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Wealthy white men from rural areas are the UK’s biggest emitters of climate-heating gases from transport, according to a study....
Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts (www.theguardian.com)
Efforts by Israel’s intelligence agencies to undermine and influence the international criminal court (ICC) could amount to “offences against the administration of justice” and should be investigated by its chief prosecutor, legal experts have said....
Biden gives Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes within Russia using US weapons (www.cnn.com)
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn...
Israel embassy set on fire during chaotic 'solidarity with Palestine' protest in Mexico (www.msn.com)
Saudi textbooks remove Palestine from most maps, says Israeli study (www.middleeasteye.net)
References to Israel as an ‘enemy’ have also been altered in new editions of school curricula, in an apparent toning down of hostile language...
Univ. of Toronto Protesters Vow to Continue Gaza Encampment (www.democracynow.org)
Despite False Claims, an Equitable Pandemic Treaty Would Make Us All Safer (www.commondreams.org)
Never quite understood if rule 4 prohibited opinion articles or not. It says they “may” be removed.
EU ministers fume as ‘outrageous’ Hungary yet again blocks military aid for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
A large number of EU resolutions on Ukraine are being blocked by Hungary, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis....
U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Damaged by Rough Seas (www.nytimes.com)
The temporary pier that the U.S. military constructed and put in place to provide much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza has broken apart in rough seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday....
Trump Found Guilty in Hush-Money Case (www.nytimes.com)
Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor (apnews.com)
Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
In a warehouse off Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in an industrial area outside Dallas, the future of American military ammunition production is coming online....
4 climbers dead Mount Everest, 1 missing; ice collapse among factors cited (www.usatoday.com)
Deadly strike on Rafah a tragic mishap, Netanyahu says (www.bbc.com)
China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs (www.cnn.com)
Coming soon to a western military near you…
Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors (www.theguardian.com)
Spain and France are among the most opaque when it comes to declaring who party funders are, analysis shows...
South Africa’s ANC on course to lose majority in early projections (www.semafor.com)
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress looks set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since coming to power after the end of apartheid 30 years ago, according to projections based on early election results....
