Iraq switches off electronic billboards after hacker broadcasts porn to Baghdad passers-by (www.cnn.com)
Russia is charging families of dead soldiers $1,500 to get their bodies back, human-rights group claims (www.businessinsider.nl)
Rising shipping costs hit global trade hard | DW (www.dw.com)
The government of Cuba declares itself in a ‘war-time economy’ (english.elpais.com)
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Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe (www.politico.com)
France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections (www.dw.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh elections after his party’s poor performance in the EU elections. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally....
Bug meat and other fake news inundate EU voters (www.dw.com)
Conspiracy theorists are trying to influence European election campaigns with disinformation and lies. Much of the fabrication comes from Moscow, but plenty is homegrown....
Visibly Distressed Putin Pals Shaken Up by Trump Verdict (www.thedailybeast.com)
Israel won’t end war for deal to free all hostages, PM’s aide said to tell families (www.timesofisrael.com)
Remember when the war was supposed to end when all the hostages were released?...
Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt (www.reuters.com)
An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to retaliate if nearly $300 billion of Russian assets were seized by the West and used to help Ukraine....
China is giving Russia significant support to expand weapons manufacturing as Ukraine war continues, US officials say (www.cnn.com)
China is helping Russia ramp up its defense industrial base at such a large scale that Moscow is now undertaking its most ambitious expansion in military manufacturing since the Soviet era as it continues its war against Ukraine, according to senior Biden administration officials....
Over 150 elementary schools have no 1st graders: Korean ministry (www.koreaherald.com)
Tiger mosquitoes now everywhere in France after spreading to Normandy (www.rfi.fr)
As Ramadan begins, Israeli settlers increase attacks on Palestinian villages in occupied West Bank (www.newarab.com)
Fears over €10 kebabs go all the way to German parliament (www.telegraph.co.uk)
The doner, known as Germany’s national dish, is being skewered by the rising prices of ingredients amid cost of living crisis, MPs are told...
Biden says US 'shall respond' after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan (apnews.com)
Air Canada passenger opens cabin door, falls out of plane before takeoff at YYZ (globalnews.ca)
A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Dubai opened a cabin door and fell to the tarmac before takeoff Monday evening, injuring themselves and causing lengthy delays....
Iran arms Hezbollah ahead of wider conflict with Israel (www.ynetnews.com)
Advanced weapons include precise missiles, surface to air missiles and air defenses transported mostly via Damascus airport which has come under repeated strikes attributed to Israel...
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli troops kill 12 Palestinians, desecrate West Bank mosque (www.reuters.com)
Israeli troops killed a youth at a hospital and read out Jewish prayers at a mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin during raids that Palestinian authorities said on Thursday killed 12 and that Israel said helped capture dozens of militants....
Kim's sister rejects US offer of dialogue with North Korea and vows more satellite launches (apnews.com)
Israeli army displays tunnel beneath Al Shifa it says served as Hamas hideout (www.reuters.com)
Russia says a battalion made up of Ukrainian prisoners of war is about to be sent to fight against their own country (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia said a battalion of Ukrainian prisoners of war, or POWs, would soon be sent to the front lines to fight against their own country, state media reported....
Developing countries owe China at least $1.1 trillion – and the debts are due (edition.cnn.com)
Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially....