France riles allies by inviting Russia to D-Day commemoration (www.politico.eu)
Vladimir Putin is not on the guest list, but Russian representatives have been invited to take part in WWII anniversary ceremony....
Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group (www.kyivpost.com)
The State Department said that Israel's military campaign in Gaza may have violated international law. (www.nytimes.com)
The Biden administration has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has violated international law, but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid, the State Department told Congress on Friday....
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....
Attacks on German politicians stir memories of Nazi past (www.politico.eu)
Recent assaults spark national debate over Germany’s increasingly raw political climate, with some seeing echoes of its dark history....
Gaza mass grave: Almost 400 bodies have been found, says Palestinian Civil Defense | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14905603...
M'sia finds parasitic worms in China canned sardine (tnp.straitstimes.com)
EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature (www.dw.com)
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
Russia to Hire Contract Soldiers in Bid to Avoid Unpopular Draft (www.bloomberg.com)
Russia to Hire Contract Soldiers in Bid to Avoid Unpopular Draft. Russia is preparing to enlist more contract soldiers as it presses its invasion of Ukraine, aiming to avoid at least for now another mass call-up that could undermine popular support for the war
Three killed after high winds pull them out of their apartments in China (www.cnn.com)
Three people died after typhoon-like winds pulled them out through their apartment windows in southern China, as extreme weather battered the region over the past week....
Images suggest Israel ran over Palestinian detainee with armoured vehicle (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces in Gaza destroyed the body of a Palestinian man by running him over either using a tank or a bulldozer, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said on Friday....
US Blocks Security Council Statement Condemning IDF Killing of Gazans Seeking Aid (www.commondreams.org)
Canada to start airdropping aid into Gaza within days (www.cbc.ca)
The Canadian government will begin airdropping aid into Gaza within the next week, a government source tells CBC News.
Ukraine shoots down 4 Russian fighter jets in weekend killstreak, says air force chief (www.businessinsider.com)
The Ukrainian airforce says it shot down four Russian fighter jets this weekend....
Russian anti-war candidate Boris Nadezhdin says he is barred from election (www.theguardian.com)
Russian anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin says he has been banned from running against Vladimir Putin in the carefully managed presidential elections in March....
Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas (www.bbc.com)
Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel (www.pbs.org)
Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be years-long talks between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution....
US attacks Houthi anti-ship missiles, vessel hit in Red Sea (www.reuters.com)
Nobody can stop Israel's war, including the world court, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says (www.itv.com)
U.S. carries out new strike in Yemen after Biden vows to keep pressure on (www.reuters.com)
At The Hague, Israel Mounted a Defense Based in an Alternate Reality (theintercept.com)
Cops ripped for arresting reporter trying to ask Chrystia Freeland questions (torontosun.com)
Y’know, assault is generally defined as causing a person to fear for their safety. What these cops were doing was absolutely assault, bumping into someone’s shoulder is not. Plus it kinda looks like a football play the aide, Freeland and the cop were playing.
France Gets Its Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister (www.nytimes.com)
As police lose the war on crime in South Africa, private security companies step in (apnews.com)
The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy (apnews.com)
