British climber and Nepali guide feared dead after reaching Everest summit (www.theguardian.com)
A British man and his Nepali guide are believed to be dead after reaching the summit of Mount Everest on Tuesday, a guiding company said....
EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group (www.theguardian.com)
The far-right German party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has been expelled from its pan-European parliamentary group after a string of recent controversies over its policy choices and the conduct of some of its leaders....
Israel's far-right minister Smotrich calls to occupy Gaza, take over south Lebanon (www.haaretz.com)
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday that the Israeli army should create a security zone in southern Lebanon should Hezbollah not heed an Israeli ultimatum to withdraw from the border area. He also called on the security cabinet to order a permanent military presence “in all of the Gaza Strip.”...
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details (www.cnn.com)
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating....
Israeli minister vows to quit war cabinet if PM fails to agree new Gaza plan (www.theguardian.com)
The Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign if Benjamin Netanyahu fails to adopt an agreed plan for Gaza, calling into question the future of the Israeli government....
Afghanistan: Three Spanish tourists killed in shootout (www.dw.com)
The attack on foreign nationals took place in Bamyan province of Afghanistan. Some foreigners visit the site with the remnants of massive Buddhist statues mostly destroyed by the Taliban in 2001....
Intelligence chief warns Canadians that China can use TikTok to spy on them (www.cbc.ca)
New Caledonia: Two dead as riots escalate after French vote (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s troops withdraw from parts of north-east as pressure mounts (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s troops withdrew from several areas of the country’s north-east amid mounting pressure from a new Russian offensive, as the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, postponed all foreign trips underscoring the seriousness of the threat....
Shein suppliers still working 75-hour weeks, report says (www.bbc.com)
Workers for some suppliers of Chinese fast fashion giant Shein are still working 75 hours a week, despite the company promising to improve conditions, a report suggests....
U.S. soldier detained in Russia, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 24 dead (apnews.com)
The ground beneath the highway appeared to have caved in, along with the section of the road that had broken off....
An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India [gift article] (wapo.st)
‘Every day I cry’: 50 women talk about life as a domestic worker under the Gulf’s kafala system (www.theguardian.com)
Condemned as dangerous and abusive, the kafala labour system not only disregards migrant workers’ rights but depends on exploitation. But 10 years after Qatar was advised by the UN to abolish kafala (“sponsorship”) entirely and replace it with a regulated labour network, the system is thriving across Lebanon, Jordan and...
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says (apnews.com)
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity....
Canada contacts Israel after aid agency says water truck bombed in 'targeted' attack (www.cbc.ca)
A Canadian humanitarian organization says its key water-aid truck was bombed in Gaza this week, and the federal government now says it has contacted the Israeli government for “more information” on the incident....
Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns (www.cnbc.com)
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a statement advising the government not to use Facebook pages if it doesn’t get clarity on the privacy risks associated with using the platform....
China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads (www.businessinsider.com)
Apple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store following a government order....
Paris police evict hundreds of migrants ahead of Olympics (www.dw.com)
The move to empty a migrant camp is the latest effort to get migrants out of public view before the global spotlight is trained upon Paris this summer. Rights groups fear the evicted will be left even more vulnerable....
Julian Assange: What the US “assurances” for extradition are all about (www.freitag.de)
today is the deadline for the United States to provide diplomatic assurances to the High Court of the UK prior to the next hearing on May 20
Iran sought mass casualties in Israel strike, U.S. officials say | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Russian airstrikes destroy Kyiv’s largest power plant (www.cnn.com)
Russia destroyed the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region in a missile attack on Thursday, as President Volodomyr Zelensky accused the West of “turning a blind eye” to his country’s need for more air defenses....
Oh Crap, Am I Pro-Slavery? (medium.com)
Mexico's president says his country is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy raid (apnews.com)
Mexico is breaking off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who has sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption....
German police seize $100 million in US-bound fake bills (www.dw.com)
