UK-US air strikes launched against Houthis in Yemen (www.bbc.com)
‘Media outlets are erasing Sinead O’Connor’s Muslim identity’ (www.aljazeera.com)
As musicians, politicians and fans remember Sinead O’Connor, some Muslims are disappointed that the Irish singer and lifelong activist’s religious identity is not being highlighted in tributes....
Israel Threatens 'Severe Consequences' for Nations Who Recognize Palestine (www.commondreams.org)
Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill (www.euronews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months....
Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment (www.cnn.com)
Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN....
'Oppenheimer' finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions (www.npr.org)
New German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to exist (www.middleeasteye.net)
Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration (www.theguardian.com)
Israel Committing 'Textbook Case of Genocide,' Holocaust Historian Says (www.newsweek.com)
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‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report....
Pyongyang Says It Will Send Support Troops to Ukraine Within a Month (www.kyivpost.com)
European car safety body is coming for touchscreens. The European New Car Assessment Programme mandates that key controls need physical buttons or switches (www.politico.eu)
Carmakers are equipping their latest models with fancy touchscreens, but that could cause problems with Europe’s largest car safety authority....
Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers, NHS England says (www.thepinknews.com)
Trans youth will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at NHS England gender identity clinics in a new “blow” to gender-affirming healthcare....
Iranian Engineer Who Protested Forced Hijab Sentenced to 74 Lashes (iranwire.com)
Calls to reform UN Security Council after US vetoes Gaza ceasefire (www.aljazeera.com)
Calls are growing for the UN Security Council to be reformed after the US became the only member to use its veto power to block a Gaza ceasefire resolution, a move welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The UN chief says he will keep pushing for peace.
The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth (www.bbc.com)
Cigarette-style climate warnings on food could cut meat consumption, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
People are used to seeing stark warnings on tobacco products alerting them about the potentially deadly risks to health. Now a study suggests similar labelling on food could help them make wiser choices about not just their health, but the health of the planet....
77% of Top Climate Scientists Think 2.5°C of Warming Is Coming—And They're Horrified (www.commondreams.org)
“I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South,” one expert said.
Netanyahu snaps back against growing US criticism after being accused of losing his way on Gaza, says Israel won't stop until 'total victory' is achieved (apnews.com)
Pope Francis: I don’t bless a ‘homosexual marriage.’ I bless two people who love each other. (www.americamagazine.org)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – People who act shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman are hypocrites, Pope Francis said....
Emotional outburst on live TV from Gaza over death of reporter encapsulates collective grief (abcnews.go.com)
“No one is looking at us or the extent of this disaster or the crimes that we are experiencing in Gaza,” he said. Still holding his microphone, he slid off his flak jacket marked with the word PRESS and unstrapped his helmet....
Video shows stripped Palestinian men detained in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
With fighting raging around Khan Younis and in the north of Gaza, a video has emerged on social media showing dozens of Palestinian men detained by Israel.
Germany has too many solar panels, and it's pushed energy prices into negative territory (markets.businessinsider.com)
Unprecedented GPS jamming attack affects 1600 aircraft over Europe (www.newscientist.com)
A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible...