America is next: South African minister says countries aiding Israel liable for ICC prosecution (www.jpost.com)
Ukraine sent special forces to Syria to attack Russians there, revealing a new front to the war: report (www.businessinsider.com)
Netanyahu won’t agree to hostage release deal unless it polls well for him, Israeli families say they were told (www.nbcnews.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not agree to end the war in Gaza in exchange for the release of hostages unless opinion polls show it is politically advantageous for him, a top Israeli security official told the families of those held captive, a person in the closed-door meeting and an advocacy group said Friday. (…)...
Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking, rape trial (apnews.com)
Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country....
Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops | CNN (www.cnn.com)
“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he extends his apologies to those who felt offended by the use of a term, as reported by others,” the Vatican said in a Tuesday statement....
Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens (apnews.com)
Knesset to vote on declaring UNRWA a terrorist organization - The Jerusalem Post (m.jpost.com)
Heavy seas disrupt Gaza pier aid operations (www.upi.com)
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Mexico's drought, heatwave and water shortage are so bad even police are blocking traffic in protest (www.castanet.net)
Russia begins tactical nuclear weapon drills near Ukraine border (www.theguardian.com)
Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to what Moscow deems threats from western officials about increased involvement in the conflict....
Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison (apnews.com)
Joost Klein from the Netherlands disqualified from Eurovision 2024 (eurovisionworld.com)
Chinese climbers stuck on cliff for more than an hour due to overcrowding (www.cnn.com)
Germany recalls envoy to Russia over cyberattack (www.dw.com)
Germany has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Moscow after members of the ruling party were targeted in what Berlin said was a state-sponsored Russian cyberattack....
Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya (www.economist.com)
Yet they and their descendants would go on to transform Europe and much of Asia genetically, culturally and linguistically. Among the many innovations that these steppe migrants ushered in, scientists believe, are the Indo-European languages that are dominant in Europe today, and which are spoken by nearly half of humanity....
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners against military contractor (abcnews.go.com)
German far right’s eastern stronghold has clear view on spy allegation: ‘It’s a witch hunt’ (www.politico.eu)
Alternative for Germany’s core supporters are sticking with the party despite allegations of dodgy links to Russia and China....
British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash (www.theguardian.com)
AP and Reuters journalists arrested in Russia (www.pravda.com.ua)
Mexico's likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background and first female elected (apnews.com)
Indian voters battle extreme temperatures as intense heat wave hits region (www.cnn.com)
Indian voters are battling sweltering conditions to take part in the world’s biggest election as a severe heat wave hits parts of the country and authorities forecast a hotter-than-normal summer for the South Asian nation....
‘Yes, I Did It’: Politician Confesses to Murdering Wife on Social Media (www.thedailybeast.com)
Israeli Weapon Damaged Iranian Air Defenses Without Being Detected, Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
“The two Iranian officials said the weapon had struck an S-300 antiaircraft system at a military base in the nearby province of Isfahan. The officials’ account is supported by satellite imagery analyzed by The New York Times, which showed damage to the radar of an S-300 system at the Eighth Shekari Air Base in Isfahan.”...
Brexit plans in ‘complete disarray’ as EU import checks delayed, say businesses (www.theguardian.com)
Businesses have described Britain’s Brexit border plans as being in “complete disarray” after it emerged the introduction of some checks on EU imports will be delayed....
Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law (www.bbc.com)
Paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could lose parental rights over their children under a new law....
