German police officer injured in Mannheim knife attack dies – DW – 06/02/2024 (www.dw.com)
Israel maintains a shadowy hospital in the desert for Gaza detainees. Critics allege mistreatment (apnews.com)
Marcos slams South China Sea actions at Shangri-La Dialogue (www.dw.com)
At Asia’s largest defense summit, the president of the Philippines discussed maritime tensions with Beijing over the South China Sea. Meanwhile, top US and Chinese defense officials held a rare meeting on the sidelines....
Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels was full of grain bound for Iran, the group's main benefactor (apnews.com)
Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel sent tanks on raids into Rafah on Wednesday and said its war on Hamas in Gaza would likely continue all year, after Washington said the Rafah assault did not amount to a major ground operation that would trigger a change in U.S. policy....
Summer 2024: Temperatures cross 50C in northern India (www.bbc.com)
Temperatures have crossed 50C in parts of northern and central India as the country grapples with extreme heatwave conditions....
China Is Trying to Remake Uyghur Kitchens (foreignpolicy.com)
Traditional food is painted as backward and dirty—except for tourists....
Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video (www.reuters.com)
Spain’s foreign minister condemned as “scandalous and execrable” a video posted by his Israeli counterpart suggesting Hamas would be grateful to Spain, in a growing spat between the two countries over the Gaza war....
IDF Soldier Threatens ‘Military Coup’ Against Defense Minister, Asks To Stay in Gaza (www.thedailybeast.com)
Britain covered up tainted blood scandal that killed thousands, report finds (www.upi.com)
‘We Have Shot Dead All the People’: Survivors Recount Horror of Myanmar Monastery Massacre (www.irrawaddy.com)
Israel says it will stop work of Spanish consulate for Palestinians (www.lemonde.fr)
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Friday, May 24, that he had decided to “sever the connection” between Spain’s diplomatic mission and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over Madrid’s recognition of a Palestinian state....
Israel’s military says it is fighting near central Rafah, apparently expanding its operation in the city. (www.nytimes.com)
Israel’s military said on Thursday that it was fighting in neighborhoods near the heart of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, apparently expanding its campaign against Hamas in a week when Israel has faced mounting diplomatic and legal pressure over its war effort....
Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina over Milei 'insult' | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
Islamic State claims responsibility for gun attack that killed three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan (news.sky.com)
The terror group’s affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival of the country’s Taliban government, and earlier claimed responsibility for an attack on Chinese citizens in Kabul in 2022....
Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact (www.nytimes.com)
Two years into President Biden’s term, his aides began negotiating with Saudi leaders to have the kingdom establish diplomatic relations with Israel. But when the Israel-Hamas war began last October, the talks withered....
Israel kills more than 500 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7 (www.aljazeera.com)
That toll is more than three times the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2022....
Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
William Crowther: Vandals topple Australian colonial-era statue (www.bbc.com)
A colonial-era statue honouring a former Australian premier who mutilated the body of an Aboriginal man has been toppled by vandals ahead of its planned removal....
David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents (www.bbc.com)
David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing and sharing military secrets on the eve of his trial last year, after legal rulings sunk his defence....
Russian forces push deeper into northern Ukraine (www.bangkokpost.com)
In the past three days, Russian troops, backed by fighter jets, artillery and lethal drones, have poured across Ukraine’s northeastern border and seized at least nine villages and settlements, and more territory per day than at almost any other point in the war, save the very beginning.
3 Dead, 59 Injured After Huge Billboard Falls During Mumbai Dust Storm (www.ndtv.com)
Spy scandal: Why did a Polish judge 'defect' to Belarus? (www.dw.com)
Polish prosecutors will likely file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is now seeking asylum....
UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’ | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson attack was the latest in a series of threats, harassment and violent incidents perpetrated by Israelis against the agency’s staff over the past two months....
Serbia to Xi Jinping: No one reveres you like we do (www.politico.eu)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “the sky is the limit” on future cooperation....
