Experts Say Israeli Apartheid—Not Palestinian Statehood—Is the Real 'Gift to Hamas' (www.commondreams.org)
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says (apnews.com)
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
Yellen Calls for EU-US Cooperation to Counter Surge in Chinese Green-Tech Exports (eletric-vehicles.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15924621...
Ukraine war: Kyiv makes gains in another fight - against corruption (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine has battled endemic corruption since the first days of its independence in 1991, and government officials and independent campaigners alike say that fight is key to winning the existential war it is fighting with Russia....
Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli soldiers and police tipping off groups that attack Gaza aid trucks (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Members of security forces giving settlers who intercept vital supplies information on location of convoys, group says...
Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law (apnews.com)
Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country’s new ban on Al Jazeera.
Judge quits courtroom after cross-examination of Trump witness Costello. (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
Americans involved in foiled deadly coup, DR Congo military says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
American citizens were involved in an attempted coup d’état that left at least three people dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson told CNN Monday....
US lawmakers slam ICC prosecutor’s Israel arrest warrant requests (www.aljazeera.com)
Nine people arrested in Poland over alleged Russian sabotage plot (kyivindependent.com)
The Polish government arrested nine people from a Russian spy ring in connection to alleged sabotage plots, Prime Minister Donald Tusk told Polish media outlet TVN24....
Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve (www.wired.com)
Faced With a Russian Onslaught, Ukraine Struggles to Keep the Lights On (www.nytimes.com)
As Ukraine struggles to hold back Russian advances, the country’s officials say they are once again facing the formidable challenge of keeping electricity flowing as Moscow’s forces increasingly strike power plants....
A Ukrainian student escaped Russia after his arrest for anti-war posts. Meduza’s sources say his friends asked Putin’s daughter for help. (meduza.io)
International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders (www.cnbc.com)
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president? (www.reuters.com)
Russian 'double-tap' strike north of Kharkiv kills 6, including pregnant woman (kyivindependent.com)
Russian troops attacked a recreation center in a northern suburb of Kharkiv at around 11 a.m. local time, killing six civilians including a pregnant woman and wounding 27, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on May 19....
Ukraine appears to have launched its biggest drone attack ever, with reports of explosions at two major Russian ports (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine may have launched its biggest drone attack ever, per the Kyiv Independent....
Israeli Reporter Amira Hass on Palestine & the Role of Journalism to Fight “Normalization of Evil” (www.democracynow.org)
Our guest is the Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass, the only Israeli Jewish journalist to have spent 30 years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank. She is the recipient of the 2024 Columbia Journalism Award, and on Wednesday she addressed the graduating class of the Columbia Journalism School in New York City. Hass...
Elections opportunity for Kurdish-Turkish de-escalation – US think tank (May 8th, 2023) (rojavainformationcenter.org)
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The upcoming Turkish elections on May 14, especially if they yield an opposition victory, will be “a rare opportunity” for the US to broker a Turkish-Kurdish peace, argues a new report by the New Lines Institute, a Washington-based think tank....
They were treating waves of wounded in Gaza. Then an Israeli assault trapped the foreign doctors (apnews.com)
Children needs to be lifted out of poverty globally (www.compassion.com)
Children needs to be lifted out of poverty globally...
KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta Base in Gold, Amber Mining Hub in Kachin (www.irrawaddy.com)
French police shoot suspect dead in synagogue incident in Rouen (www.theguardian.com)
Interior ministry says armed suspect ‘neutralised’ after attempting to set fire to synagogue in Normandy city...
Japan's Diet enacts bill allowing joint custody after divorce | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Japan’s Diet has enacted a bill into law that paves the way for divorced parents to share custody of their children. The current system allows only either of the couple to exercise parental rights.
