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Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of damaging its ship (www.dw.com)

Authorities say water cannons “directly hit the starboard astern of the BFAR vessel,” in the Scarborough Shoal, which China seized in 2012....

Finnish carrier suspends Estonia flights after GPS interference prevents 2 landings (www.voanews.com)

Russia detains 2 journalists on 'extremism' charges, accuses them of having worked with Navalny (kyivindependent.com)

Two Russian journalists were detained on “extremism” charges in Russia on April 28 for having allegedly worked for a group founded by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny....

Tornado in China's Guangzhou kills five and injures 33 (www.reuters.com)

Police arrest [far-right] Finns Party MP over nightclub shooting [in Helsinki, Finland] (yle.fi)

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The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system (theconversation.com)

Gaza doctors save baby from womb of mother killed in Israeli airstrike (www.theguardian.com)

Doctors in Gaza have saved a baby from the womb of her mother as she lay dying from head injuries sustained in an in Israeli airstrike. The girl was delivered via an emergency caesarean section at a hospital in Rafah....

Report: Staffer of Germany's AfD arrested over China espionage suspicions (www.reuters.com)

German police have arrested an employee of an Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician in the eastern German city of Dresden on suspicion of espionage for China, broadcasters ARD, RBB and SWR reported on Tuesday....

Ukraine is corrupt to the core says leading candidate for Polish ruling party (notesfrompoland.com)

‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city (www.theguardian.com)

Lebanon’s economy and electricity system are broken and much power is now generated locally, with devastating effects on air quality and health...

German police arrest two suspected of spying for Russia (www.dw.com)

German police have arrested two men on suspicion of spying for Russia. The German-Russian nationals are accused of acting as agents for sabotage purposes....

9 arrests made in $14.8 million gold heist at Toronto airport, only fraction recovered (abcnews.go.com)

Orbán to Brussels: Time to shake up ‘bad’ EU leadership (www.politico.eu)

“If the leadership proves to be bad, it must be replaced. It’s that simple,” Hungarian leader says....

Debris from burning satellites could be affecting Earth's magnetic field | Space (www.space.com)

Brussels police move to shut down Farage and Orbán’s right-wing jamboree (www.politico.eu)

“Tinpot dictatorship” fumed one of the National Conservatism Conference organizers....

Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record (www.theguardian.com)

The percentage of reef areas experiencing bleaching-level heat stress is increasing by about 1% a week, scientists say...

Ukraine war: Russian double-tap strikes hit civilians then rescuers too (www.bbc.com)

On the night of 3 April, a swarm of Russian drones attacked Kharkiv, in Ukraine’s northeast....

Germany bans Greece ex-finance minister from speaking at events over pro-Palestinian views (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Germany has banned Greece’s former finance minister from speaking in the country even through online means, amid Berlin’s increasing crackdown on freedom of speech regarding Palestine and Israel....

EU passes asylum and migration pact after eight years of deadlock (www.theguardian.com)

Roberta Metsola, the European parliament president, wrote on X: “History made. We have delivered a robust legislative framework on how to deal with migration and asylum in the EU. It has been more than 10 years in the making. But we kept our word. A balance between solidarity and responsibility. This is the European way.”

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