Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies (www.bbc.com)
'Qatar targeted my brother on Grindr - I want him home’ (www.bbc.com)
The family of a gay British-Mexican man held in Qatar for alleged drug offences has given further details of what they say was a “honeytrap” operation using the gay dating app, Grindr....
Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said....
As Biden, Sunak pledge more cruise missiles for Ukraine, Germany’s Scholz adamant on Taurus refusal (www.politico.eu)
The German chancellor and his defense minister have doubled down on their decision not to send long-range missiles to Ukraine....
Afghan Asylum Seekers Are Being Denied Their Religious Rights in ICE Prisons (truthout.org)
U.S. unveils $1 billion Ukraine weapons package (www.washingtonpost.com)
The United States will send a substantial security package to Ukraine, including badly needed air defense systems and artillery rounds, the White House said Wednesday, as the administration — its war chest replenished after months of gridlock in Congress — moves quickly to help Kyiv counter a resurgent Russian campaign....
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package (www.nbcnews.com)
G7 gives Iran sharp warning not to send ballistic missiles to Russia (www.politico.eu)
‘We are prepared to respond in a swift and coordinated manner’ if Tehran sends missiles to Moscow, G7 ministers say....
An object from the sky smashed through my roof: Space debris is starting to be a problem (english.elpais.com)
The international community is pushing for the approval of rigorous standards that track and limit the obsolete objects that can pass through the atmosphere and cause material damage on Earth...
Even Europe’s far-right firebrands seem to sense Brexit is a disaster (www.theguardian.com)
When I met the Dutch politician Geert Wilders years ago, he was set on ‘Nexit’. Now he too would rather stay in the EU...
Top IDF commander in aid strike wanted to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The most senior IDF commander dismissed for his role in the drone strike which killed seven aid workers in Gaza is a settler who signed an open letter in January calling for the territory to be deprived of aid, The Telegraph can reveal....
US seeking to deter Iran from strike on Israel, officials say (www.theguardian.com)
EU Parliament refuses decision on budget until members commit more Patriots to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Israel Must Allow Foreign Journalists Entry to Gaza, UN Secretary General Says (truthout.org)
Revealed — the next Brexit headache on the Irish border (www.politico.eu)
The U.K. and EU are planning separate systems to tax carbon-heavy imports, prompting familiar fears about the impact in Northern Ireland....
German civil servants demand ‘immediate’ end to Israeli arms supplies (www.aljazeera.com)
According to the organisers of the five-page statement, around 600 civil servants have voiced support for the initiative, which has slowly been gathering traction for months through professional networks and word-of-mouth across a range of ministries....
Prostate cancer cases worldwide likely to double by 2040, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Largest study of its kind predicts 85% increase in deaths from the disease in same period as more men live longer...
President Javier Milei fires 24,000 government workers in Argentina: ‘No one knows who will be next’ (english.elpais.com)
## Public sector employees denounce that the cuts will put many state functions on hold...
Palestinian Fatah group says Iran trying to spread chaos in West Bank (www.reuters.com)
Israel won't release journalist whose sick baby is solely reliant on breast milk (www.middleeasteye.net)
An Israeli court has refused to release a female Palestinian journalist whose prematurely born baby is solely reliant on her mother’s breast milk for nutrition, her family told Middle East Eye....
Israel warns Ireland over calls to break trade links (www.rte.ie)
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Kyiv fights off 36 tanks in one of Russia’s biggest assaults (www.independent.co.uk)
OpenAI Previews 'Voice Engine' Audio Tool That Can Clone Human Voices With 15 Seconds of Audio (feddit.cl)
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The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them (apnews.com)
The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online....
The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore collapses after a ship crashed into it (www.npr.org)
A cargo ship crashed into one of two main supports for the 2.5km long bridge at around 1:30AM EDT....
