ITF Accuses Dubai Company of Abandoning Over 100 Seafarers (gcaptain.com)
Black mothers twice as likely as white mothers to be hospitalised with perinatal mental illness (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: MEPs’ millions in outside earnings (www.euronews.com)
Transparency International has called for stricter controls on EU lawmakers, as a report shows many hold lucrative positions with firms that also lobby Brussels....
China’s Xi is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle (www.cnn.com)
When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative....
British-Palestinian surgeon 'prevented' from entering France (www.middleeasteye.net)
Prominent British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta said he was denied entry into France on Saturday where he was scheduled to address the senate about Israel’s attacks against Gaza’s healthcare system....
The longshot plan to end the war in Gaza and bring peace to the Middle East (www.vox.com)
Africa Watch – Yanks bow out (www.sbmintel.com)
Israeli forces detain wife of Middle East Eye correspondent at Gaza checkpoint (www.middleeasteye.net)
China continues to export its digital authoritarianism playbook across the Indo-Pacific, a new report reveals (www.article19.org)
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Myanmar junta bans conscription-age men from leaving country for work (myanmar-now.org)
Philippines summons Chinese envoy over water cannon attack (www.dw.com)
The Philippines summoned a Chinese Embassy official to protest the “harassment of Philippine vessels” as tensions flare up in the South China Sea....
Poland launches “Refugeebook” app to help asylum seekers | Notes From Poland (notesfrompoland.com)
Deputy PM says no plan to forcibly bring back Ukrainian men from EU (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine is not planning to forcibly bring back military-aged men who are in the EU, said Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna in an interview with Deutsche Welle published on April 30....
ICJ rejects request to order Germany to stop selling arms to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
The International court of justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to issue Germany emergency orders to desist selling arms to Israel, by 15 votes to one....
Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors (www.theguardian.com)
Report to United Nations security council says remnants of Hwasong-11 violate arms export embargo on Russian ally...
Facebook and Instagram face EU probes in content crackdown (www.politico.eu)
Meta’s handling of political ads may be a focus ahead of the EU election in June....
Chinese ‘settle in’ at Cambodian naval base (www.bangkokpost.com)
Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine (www.theguardian.com)
The International Red Cross movement has decided not to suspend membership of the Russian Red Cross (RRC), despite potential breaches of neutrality regulations brought to light by an investigation by a group of international media outlets, including the Guardian....
Kenya dam bursts: More than 40 killed in Kamuchiri village (www.bbc.com)
More than 40 people have died in Kenya after a dam burst following heavy rains and flooding, officials have said....
Moldova eyes energy lever to topple Kremlin puppet regime in Transnistria (www.politico.eu)
For the first time, Moldova can cut an energy link to its breakaway territory. Yet doing so risks Moscow’s threats and a possible humanitarian crisis....
Sánchez on the edge: Will Spain’s prime minister resign? (www.politico.eu)
Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu (www.timesofisrael.com)
Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine is just beginning to understand the lasting effects of the traumas its prisoners of war experienced in Russian captivity, but it has been failing to treat them properly and returning them to duty too early, say former prisoners, officials and psychologists familiar with individual cases....
Coca-Cola, L’Oréal, other big brands told by MEPs to stop ads fueling Russian disinformation in Balkans (www.politico.eu)
Global companies get heat for financing pro-Kremlin media in Serbia and Bulgaria with their advertising budgets....
Is Myanmar's army reversing its losses? It's complicated (www.bbc.co.uk)
