Pentagon prepares to send artillery, air defenses to Ukraine as House approaches vote (www.politico.com)
“We certainly understand and appreciate the urgency and are poised to move quickly,” a Pentagon spokesperson said....
Dubai airport gripped by major disruption as unprecedented rains continue to batter Gulf (www.bbc.com)
Operations at Dubai airport are still severely disrupted as heavy rains continue to batter the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries....
Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead (www.bbc.com)
Israel vows to retaliate against Iran for missile attacks (www.axios.com)
Joel Cauchi named as Bondi Westfield attacker who stabbed shoppers (www.theguardian.com)
Police believe 40-year-old Queensland man suffered from mental health problems and had only moved to Sydney a month ago...
The Online Speech Given by Yanis Varoufakis After German Police Raid Palestine Congress [Brett Wilkins | Apr 12, 2024 | Common Dreams] (www.commondreams.org)
“Friends, we are here because vengeance is a lazy form of grief. We are here to promote not vengeance but peace and coexistence across Israel-Palestine.”
Iranian attack on Israel expected ‘sooner rather than later’, says Joe Biden (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden has said he expects an Iranian attack on Israel “sooner rather than later” and issued a last-ditch message to Tehran: “Don’t.”...
A filthy river Seine could force Paris to cancel an triathlon Olympics event (www.nbcnews.com)
UK will not block arms sales to Israel, says David Cameron (www.aljazeera.com)
The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said....
France’s Florida: Retired, rich and ready to vote far right (www.politico.eu)
Wealthy voters fear something bigger than taxes is threatening their lavish lifestyle....
‘I saw my sister forced to say she was a spy on Iranian TV. It was the worst day of my life’ (www.theguardian.com)
French teacher Cécile Kohler was on holiday in Iran when she became one of dozens of European nationals used as pawns by the regime. Her sister Noémie explains the ongoing fight for her release...
Top Israeli official Ron Dermer began yelling during a meeting with U.S. officials on Gaza, Israel plans for a ground invasion of Rafah (www.nbcnews.com)
Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation (www.theguardian.com)
A strong earthquake shakes Taiwan, damaging buildings and causing a tsunami (apnews.com)
Turkish local elections: Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory (www.bbc.com)
Turkey’s main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara....
Russia demands extradition of Ukraine security chief and others for ‘terrorism’ (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has demanded that Ukraine extradite a number of people, including the head of the country’s SBU security service, over claims they are connected with “terrorist” acts....
Chocolate prices could soar as changing climate patterns worsen cocoa crisis (news.sky.com)
US-funded Radio Free Asia shuts down in Hong Kong over safety concerns (www.nbcnews.com)
US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) has closed its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns for its staff in the wake of a new national security law known as Article 23....
World Court orders Israel to 'take all necessary and effective' action to ensure Gaza has access to humanitarian aid (www.abc.net.au)
Reminder: Tomorrow is Land Day...
Israel must take steps to allow more food and water into Gaza, UN top court orders (www.cbc.ca)
In its legally binding order, the court told Israel to take “all necessary and effective measures to ensure, without delay, in full co-operation with the United Nations, the unhindered provision at scale by all concerned of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance” including food, water, fuel and medical...
‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists (www.theguardian.com)
Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows...
Britain’s Conservatives go full Trump in London (www.politico.eu)
Moscow attack: How Central Asia became the Islamic State organization's new foothold (www.lemonde.fr)
The jihadist group, which claimed responsibility for Friday night’s bloody attack in Russia, has spread to countries north of Afghanistan....
What we know after the Islamic State group claims responsibility for Moscow massacre (apnews.com)
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed at least 133 people, the most deadly attack in Russia in years. Though the U.S. says it has evidence backing up the jihadists’ claim, that didn’t stop Moscow and Kyiv from pointing the finger...
Carnage on the streets of Port-au-Prince as world stalls on a promised intervention for Haiti (www.cnn.com)
A woman hustles her young child into a waiting car, half-dragging him as she shields his eyes. Other family members follow with heavy suitcases, averting their eyes too. They’re leaving the city, even though the drive through gang-controlled roads is risky....
