‘Not genocide’ says Biden after ICC warrants sought (www.google.com)
Amal Clooney, a key figure in the request for Netanyahu’s arrest by the International Criminal Court (english.elpais.com)
Federal judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring dealers at gun shows to run background checks (fortune.com)
Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Russia amps up nuclear threat.
Biden: What's happening in Gaza is not genocide (www.gmanetwork.com)
“What’s happening in Gaza is not genocide. We reject that,” Biden said at a Jewish American Heritage Month event at the White House....
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries (www.reuters.com)
Ireland to recognise Palestinian state (www.reuters.com)
Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to follow in the coming weeks after talking to world leaders....
‘What’s the Problem?’ Zelensky Challenges West Over Hesitations. (www.nytimes.com)
With his army struggling to fend off fierce Russian advances all across the front, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the United States and Europe to do more to defend his nation, dismissing fears of nuclear escalation and proposing that NATO planes shoot down Russian missiles in Ukrainian airspace....
Israel calls on ‘civilised nations’ to boycott ICC arrest warrants against its leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has urged what it called “nations of the civilised world” to refuse to implement any international criminal court arrest warrants issued against its leaders....
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says (apnews.com)
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
Gaza: UN says gunmen were filmed in abandoned Rafah aid warehouse (www.bbc.com)
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released drone footage that it said showed armed “terrorists roaming and shooting” next to marked UN vehicles at the facility in eastern Rafah on Saturday....
Sperm count fall could be due to microplastics, new study finds (www.euronews.com)
The tiny plastic particles were found in all 23 human testes in a new study, and all 47 testes from pet dogs....
British passenger dies after severe turbulence on London-Singapore flight (www.theguardian.com)
One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence (www.bbc.com)
One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence....
Japanese town overrun with tourists puts up view-blocking barrier near Mount Fuji (www.cnn.com)
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms....
A few NATO countries are lobbying the rest to be bolder when it comes to sending their own soldiers to Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
Some European NATO members are talking about putting their troops in Ukraine....
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....
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...
Biden on halting weapons to Middle East: ‘We’re not walking away from Israel’s security’ (fortune.com)
Yellen Calls for EU-US Cooperation to Counter Surge in Chinese Green-Tech Exports (eletric-vehicles.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15924621...
Indigenous Brazil community stays on flooded land in dispute with developer (www.reuters.com)
Stranded for nearly three weeks by record flooding in southern Brazil, one tiny Indigenous community is determined not to evacuate what they consider sacred ancestral lands that are in dispute with real estate developers....
European Commission says Ukraine will receive first payment of revenue from frozen Russian assets in July (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine will receive the first delivery of funds stemming from the revenue of frozen Russian assets in July, the European Commission said on May 21....
UN suspends Rafah aid distribution and warns US pier may fail (www.theguardian.com)
The United Nations has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity....
Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law (apnews.com)
Ukraine war: Kyiv makes gains in another fight - against corruption (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine has battled endemic corruption since the first days of its independence in 1991, and government officials and independent campaigners alike say that fight is key to winning the existential war it is fighting with Russia....
