Children needs to be lifted out of poverty globally (www.compassion.com)
Children needs to be lifted out of poverty globally...
Mayoral candidate, five others killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in Mexico (abcnews.go.com)
China tries drastic measures to boost ailing property sector (www.dw.com)
China has announced some policies designed to shore up its ailing property sector after the latest data showed housing prices slumped nearly 10% since the start of the year....
Attempted assassination of Slovak prime minister follows country’s slide into political polarization (theconversation.com)
Putin and Xi vow to deepen 'no limits' partnership as Russia advances in Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar (www.bbc.com)
A man has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar after going missing about 26 years ago....
Biden driving China, Russia into 'shocking' partnership, expert warns: 'Blunder of the highest order' (www.foxnews.com)
KIA Seizes Myanmar Junta Base in Gold, Amber Mining Hub in Kachin (www.irrawaddy.com)
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Putin and Xi cast U.S. as Cold War hegemon...
Report: China’s taste for ’blood timber’ may be fueling Mozambique conflict (www.voanews.com)
'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY/PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital Noumea, the top French official in the Pacific island territory said on Friday....
Israel Sending More Troops to Rafah Amid Warnings of Famine in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Israel said on Thursday that it would send more troops to Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, which has become the focal point in the war between Israel and Hamas....
Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on (apnews.com)
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military....
Teenagers could help fill train driver shortage | BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group (www.kyivpost.com)
French police shoot suspect dead in synagogue incident in Rouen (www.theguardian.com)
Interior ministry says armed suspect ‘neutralised’ after attempting to set fire to synagogue in Normandy city...
‘I’ve been here for 40 years’: Newsagent’s fight for UK passport (www.thetimes.co.uk)
US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on (apnews.com)
The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war....
New Caledonia riots: France declares state of emergency, bans TikTok (www.france24.com)
France deployed troops to New Caledonia’s ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.
Japan's Diet enacts bill allowing joint custody after divorce | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Japan’s Diet has enacted a bill into law that paves the way for divorced parents to share custody of their children. The current system allows only either of the couple to exercise parental rights.
Colonial past haunts latest New Caledonia crisis (www.france24.com)
Putin Visiting Xi Underscores Limits of Pressure to Divide Russia and China (time.com)
5 Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire in northern Gaza (www.nbcnews.com)
The Israeli military said Thursday that five soldiers were killed and seven injured in a friendly fire incident in northern Gaza, amid renewed battles in the area against regrouped Hamas militants....