Poland's leader says the border with Belarus will be further fortified after a soldier is stabbed (apnews.com)
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that its forces would further fortify the border with Belarus and can use “all available means” to defend the NATO nation’s frontier, after a soldier was seriously wounded with a knife by a migrant....
Haiti transition council taps former PM Conille to again lead country (www.reuters.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 28 (Reuters) - Haiti’s transition council on Tuesday tapped former Prime Minister Garry Conille, who briefly led the country over a decade ago, to return to the role as the Caribbean nation works to restore stability and take back control from violent gangs....
UCLA academic workers go on strike in support of pro-Palestinian protests (www.theguardian.com)
In historic first, Canada lawmaker addresses legislature in Indigenous language (www.theguardian.com)
Sol Mamakwa, a New Democratic party member from the community of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, rose on Tuesday to give the province’s first-ever Indigenous language speech in Queen’s Park, telling colleagues the moment left him feeling “thankful and proud”....
IDF tanks roll into central Rafah in unprecedented thrust into city [Maya Gur Arieh | May 28, 2024 | Jerusalem Post] (www.jpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15919830...
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
North Korea spy satellite explodes in flight as latest launch fails (www.theguardian.com)
Venus volcanoes might still be active (cosmosmagazine.com)
Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine ‘peace summit’ after deadly Kharkiv strike (www.theguardian.com)
Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe | Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort (www.nytimes.com)
German far-right AfD leader criticizes counterparts in France, Italy (nordot.app)
A leader of the scandal-plagued far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) lashed out at European parties of a similar ilk on Saturday after the AfD was expelled from its European Parliament group....
Italy to resume UNRWA funding as Gaza faces humanitarian crisis (www.aljazeera.com)
Italy has announced it will restore funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) months after it suspended aid to the agency over Israeli allegations linking UN staff to the deadly October 7 attack....
After World Court ruling, Palestinians want action not words (www.reuters.com)
"Israel doesn’t care about the world, it acts as if it was above the law because the U.S. administration is shielding it against punishment,” said Shaban Abdel-Raouf, a Palestinian displaced four times by the Israeli offensive....
Food bound for Gaza rots in the sun as Egypt's Rafah crossing stays shut (www.reuters.com)
Some of the food supplies waiting to enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt have begun to rot as the Rafah border crossing remains shut to aid deliveries for a third week and people inside the Palestinian enclave face worsening hunger....
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive in case by South Africa (www.middleeasteye.net)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must halt its offensive in Gaza’s Rafah, following a plea from South Africa....
Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis (apnews.com)
On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat....
A $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight (www.politico.eu)
G7 nations are coalescing around a plan to use frozen Russian assets to secure an enormous loan....
9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally (www.cnn.com)
Russia’s latest offensive into Kharkiv Oblast is stretching Ukrainian defenses (kyivindependent.com)
Two weeks into the offensive, one group of Russian forces is already fighting in the streets of the town of Vovchansk about 70 kilometers away from the city of Kharkiv, while the other is trying to push toward the town of Lyptsi, just under two dozen kilometers away from the city....
Baltic Sea countries remain vigilant after Moscow mulls border changes (www.euronews.com)
Baltic leaders reacted warily on Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region....
UK PM Rishi Sunak set to announce surprise July election as his party seeks to defy dire polls (www.cnn.com)
French far-right National Rally splits with Germany's AfD (www.dw.com)
The main far-right party of France says it will no longer align with its erstwhile German allies, the AfD, in the EU parliament. This followed comments by the AfD’s top candidate about the Nazi SS paramilitary force...
Israel says it will return video equipment seized from The Associated Press, hours after shutting down AP's Gaza live video feed (www.cbsnews.com)
Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight Claims One Life, Injures 71 (thenarinder.in)
A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence, resulting in one death and at least 71 injuries. The Boeing 777-300ER diverted to Bangkok, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members. Initially, the airline reported 30 injuries, with affected passengers receiving treatment at hospitals and the...