Israeli strike on Gaza school killed 30 - health ministry (www.bbc.com)
Children dead in attack on football pitch in Israeli-occupied territory (www.bbc.com)
Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity (www.dw.com)
Indian students are the top recipients of a prestigious EU scholarship program, which is celebrating its 20th year. Europe and India are seeking new ways to cooperate on academics and research.
US Healthcare Workers Back From Gaza Tell Harris and Biden: 'End This Madness Now' (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17975216...
Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage peace march in Tel Aviv (today.lorientlejour.com)
A year has passed since Niger’s dramatic coup. Life has become more dangerous and desperate (apnews.com)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When a group of military officers appeared on state television in Niger one year ago to make a dramatic announcement of a coup, they said they deposed the West African nation’s elected government for two key reasons: its security, and economic crises....
A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say (apnews.com)
TOKYO (AP) — Depending on who you ask, the bones that have been sitting in a Tokyo repository for decades could be either leftovers from early 20th century anatomy classes, or the unburied and unidentified victims of one of the country’s most notorious war crimes....
French rail lines disrupted by ‘coordinated sabotage’ ahead of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony (www.cnn.com)
Chinese and Russian bombers patrolling off Alaska raise concerns about growing military cooperation (apnews.com)
Hamas rocket fell on Gazan school after failing to reach Israeli territory (www.i24news.tv)
To halt Brazil’s decline, Lula needs to cut runaway public spending (www.economist.com)
“Investors have started to worry” Why is that? From what i’ve seen (i live in Brazil) the economy is going from bad to worse, the spending is always growing and there’s no intent to reduce that…
Russian rockets clog Europe’s South American spaceport (www.politico.eu)
Even in the most distant reaches of EU territory, Moscow is still posing problems....
Afghanistan - wish you were here? The Taliban do (www.bbc.com)
Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws (apnews.com)
With prices soaring, 86.8% of Nicaraguans cannot afford to buy essentials (english.elpais.com)
In a country dominated by authoritarianism and poor economic prospects, the population can only cover half a basket of basic goods, according to a report by Hagamos Democracia...
Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis (www.miamiherald.com)
A stunning 10% of Cuba’s population — more than a million people — left the island between 2022 and 2023, the head of the country’s national statistics office said during a National Assembly session Friday, the largest migration wave in Cuban history....
Israeli airstrikes target Yemen’s Houthis day after deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
“A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah (Hodeidah) Port in Yemen in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months,” the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said in a statement....
German combat medic reportedly sentenced to death in Belarus (www.theguardian.com)
A German combat medic accused by Belarus of committing crimes including “terrorism” and “mercenary activity” has been sentenced to death by firing squad, according to a Belarusian rights group....
Air attack leaves 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv (apnews.com)
injuring at least 10 people and leaving one dead...
Radical anti-feminism the most prevalent form of violent extremism in Australia, report finds (phys.org)
Tons of dead fish cover major river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste (apnews.com)
Several tons of fish have died along one of the main rivers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state after an alleged illegal dumping of industrial waste from a sugar and ethanol plant, environmental authorities and prosecutors said on Wednesday....
Investment dispute ends in hotel cyanide tea party (www.bangkokpost.com)
Islamic State group claims deadly attack in Oman (www.bbc.com)
Six people, including a policeman, have been killed and 28 others injured in a rare shooting attack near a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman’s capital, Muscat, police say....
Jaguars, Macaws and Tropical Dry Forest Have a Right To Exist, a Colombian Court Is Told (insideclimatenews.org)
The Chinese Base That Isn’t There (www.nytimes.com)
