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Volvo to end diesel car production by early 2024 (www.reuters.com)

World inching ever closer to a great fracture, says UN chief (www.theguardian.com)

China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high of activity the island calls harassment (apnews.com)

China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry called a recent new high....

California sues oil companies claiming they downplayed the risk of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)

Civil lawsuit filed by the state targets Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP...

6-month-old girl raped by relative in Uttar Pradesh. "She was found naked, screaming and bleeding" (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

Canada demands Meta lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing (www.reuters.com)

Kremlin blames loose monetary policy as rouble slides past 101 vs dollar. (www.reuters.com)

President Vladimir Putin’s economic adviser rebuked the central bank on Monday as the rouble slid past 101 per U.S. dollar, blaming its 30% year-to-date slump on loose monetary policy and revealing growing discord among Russia’s monetary authorities.

Cocaine seized by customs in record 8-ton haul (www.dw.com)

Russians ask people not to burn down military enlistment offices, blaming Ukrainian scammers for it (www.pravda.com.ua)

UK could leave European convention on human rights to stop Channel migrant boats (www.theguardian.com)

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A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence (www.popsci.com)

Ship sailing from Israel becomes the first to break Russia’s grain blockade (www.i24news.tv)

The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)

Indonesia blocks Musk’s X.com under curbs on porn, gambling (www.aljazeera.com)

Highly pathogenic subtype of bird flu found at fur farms in Finland (www.helsinkitimes.fi)

Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing (www.theguardian.com)

DNA database to be used to crack down on dog faeces in French town (www.theguardian.com)

New Zealand bans thin plastic fruit and vegetable bags in world first | The ban is expected to reduce the use of 150 million bags a year (www.standard.co.uk)

New Zealand is to become the first country to ban thin plastic bags used to purchase loose fruit and vegetables in supermarkets....

Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding (www.politico.eu)

France’s far-right chief faces corruption investigation....

2024 French elections: Map and chart of second-round results (www.lemonde.fr)

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In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit (www.nytimes.com)

‘They miscalculated’: Gaza’s floating aid pier failing to deliver in rough seas (www.theguardian.com)

The pier has been usable for just 12 days since it began operations on 17 May. On most of those days the assistance arriving by sea has had to be left on the beach as there have been no trucks to distribute it to warehouses in Gaza, because of lack of security....

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