Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds (apnews.com)
Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal (www.theguardian.com)
Rich individuals in all countries must pay more to tackle the climate crisis, whether through taxes or charges on consumption, one of the architects of the Paris agreement has said....
While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels (www.abc.net.au)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16322892...
Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Wealthy white men from rural areas are the UK’s biggest emitters of climate-heating gases from transport, according to a study....
‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 pro-democracy activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion (www.theguardian.com)
Fourteen people have been found guilty in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial, the prosecution of the so-called “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners....
Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June (www.politico.eu)
Hungary faces renewed pressure to drop its opposition to Kyiv’s accession bid....
Israeli army appears to be using Gaza hospital, school as bases, Washington Post reports (www.haaretz.com)
Israeli soldiers appear to be using the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in the Gaza Strip as a br for military operations, and, since March, also a school in the village of Juhor ad Dik, which is located about one kilometer from the border with Israel and was destroyed in the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, indicated...
Israel Has Blocked Medical Supplies From Gaza for 10 Days, WHO Says (truthout.org)
US intelligence spotted Chinese, Iranian deepfakes in 2020 aimed at influencing US voters (www.cnn.com)
Campus sex assault suspect accused of sending "So I raped you" message to victim is detained in France after 3-year-search (www.cbsnews.com)
‘They’ve destroyed us because of some tweets’: why has Saudi Arabia targeted these three sisters? (www.theguardian.com)
Last week one was sentenced to 11 years, another had to flee the country, a third could be arrested at any moment. And what were Manahel, Maryam and Fawzia al-Otaibi’s ‘crimes’? A few social media posts that outraged Saudi Arabia’s conservatives...
Falklands dispute may last decades - Argentina president (www.bbc.com)
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK"....
Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list (www.reuters.com)
Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow’s “desperation”....
Catholic priest allegedly spends $40K of parish money on Candy Crush, slot machine apps (local12.com)
A Catholic priest allegedly spent $40,000 of church money on Candy Crush and slot machine apps....
Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu (www.timesofisrael.com)
According to reports in several Israeli media, the United States is part of a last-ditch diplomatic effort to prevent the International Criminal Court from issuing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials....
Milei trumpets quarterly budget surplus in TV address | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
London police apologize after threatening to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestinian protest (www.nbcnews.com)
London’s police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an “openly Jewish” man if he refused to leave the area around a pro-Palestinian march because his presence risked provoking the demonstrators....
‘I hope Ukraine will lose’: What MEPs told Russian propaganda channel (www.politico.eu)
A POLITICO review of the 50 videos on Voice of Europe’s YouTube channel revealed 16 MEPs had engaged with the outlet....
Zimbabwe is grappling with its sixth currency change in 16 years (www.semafor.com)
McDonald's to buy back Israeli restaurants after boycotts - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Poland demands explanation after accusing Russia of violating its airspace (www.cnn.com)
Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after saying a Russian cruise missile aimed at Ukraine entered its territory....
Canada stops arms shipments to Israel (www.lemonde.fr)
Israel has historically been a top receiver of Canadian arms exports, with CAN$21 million worth of military materiel exported to Israel in 2022, according to Radio Canada, following CAN$26 million in shipments in 2021. That places Israel among the top 10 recipients of Canadian arms exports.
Blinken says all of Gaza facing unprecedented food insecurity (www.timesofisrael.com)
“According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 percent of the population in Gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. That’s the first time an entire population has been so classified,” Blinken told a press conference in the Philippines, where he is on an official visit.