A figure who worked in the shadows on D-Day awarded France's highest honor (www.independent.co.uk)
European Central Bank cuts main interest rate by 0.25 points (www.theguardian.com)
Citing a sustained fall in inflation, the ECB said its deposit rate would be cut to 3.75% from a record high of 4%, putting it ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, which have yet to cut interest rates.
UN Chief Calls for Global Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising (www.commondreams.org)
Starvation already causing many deaths and lasting harm in Gaza, agencies say (www.theguardian.com)
Foreign streamers must pay into fund to boost Canadian content, CRTC says (www.cbc.ca)
Money will be put toward funding for local, Indigenous broadcasting, per briefing
Suspect detained in Romania after throwing petrol bomb outside Israeli embassy (www.reuters.com)
A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Monday after throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Israeli embassy, causing no damage or casualties, police said....
Ukraine can strike Russian targets with Dutch F-16s (www.politico.eu)
The Dutch position contrasts with Belgian policy, under which donated F-16s cannot be used by Kyiv to hit targets inside Russia....
Crimean students’ grades lowered for not writing 'thank you letters' to Russian soldiers invading Ukraine (khpg.org)
The Israeli army says it investigates itself. Where do those investigations stand? (apnews.com)
Throughout its grinding seven-month war against Hamas, Israel has pledged to investigate a series of deadly events in which its military forces are suspected of wrongdoing. The commitment comes in the face of mounting claims — from human rights groups and the International Criminal Court ‘s chief prosecutor — that the...
Out with the old: Gen Zers ready to take the reins (www.politico.eu)
Hailing from across the political spectrum, young people are looking to breathe new life into EU policymaking....
Ukraine war: Germany joins US in allowing Kyiv to use its weapons to strike Russia (www.independent.co.uk)
US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official (www.theguardian.com)
From Allies and Advisers, Pressure Grows on Biden to Allow Attacks on Russian Territory (www.nytimes.com)
Gift article, no paywall
Colombia moves to ban bullfighting (www.dw.com)
Colombian lawmakers voted to ban bullfighting from 2027, sending the bill to the President Gustavo Petro for signing. Animal rights groups say the sport does not represent culture, but rather torture....
US-made munitions used in deadly strike on Rafah tent camp, CNN analysis shows | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Munitions made in the United States were used in the deadly Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Rafah on Sunday, a CNN analysis of video from the scene and a review by explosive weapons experts has found....
China has threatened trade with some countries after feuds. They're calling 'the firm' for help - Japan Today (japantoday.com)
Gay men in France are facing wave of attacks after being lured into hook-ups (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Papua New Guinea says landslide killed more than 2,000 people (www.nbcnews.com)
‘They call us Nazis’: inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise (www.theguardian.com)
Death Toll From Russian Bombing Of Kharkiv Hardware Store Climbs To 16* (www.rferl.org)
kyivindependent.com/update-14-killed-in-russian-s…...
Tunisia: Thousands of migrants 'dumped' in the desert (www.dw.com)
Human rights observers say the Tunisian authorities are conducting illegal “collective expulsions” of migrants, with funds from the European Union. They say that the practice is becoming increasingly common....
Some U.S. Weapons Stymied by Russian Jamming in Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
Some American-made, precision-guided weapons supplied to Ukraine have proved ineffective on the battlefield, their accuracy badly diminished by Russian jamming efforts, according to Ukrainian commanders and a Ukrainian military research project....
'A great sadness': Venezuela is first Andean country to lose of all its glaciers (www.nbcnews.com)
Scientists explain the loss of the Humboldt Glacier, the last in the Sierra Nevada, which they believe makes the South American country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers....
Biden Honors Kenya as the East African Nation Prepares to Send Forces to Haiti (www.nytimes.com)
How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
Working in a kibbutz that was ravaged by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Otmazgin — a volunteer commander with ZAKA, an Israeli search and rescue organization — saw the body of a teenager, shot dead and separated from her family in a different room. Her pants had been pulled down below her waist. He thought that was evidence of...
