EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature (www.dw.com)
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
Ukraine to EU: Don’t let US aid package make you complacent (www.politico.eu)
Washington’s support for Ukraine should not dispel a sense of urgency among EU countries, Ukraine and its allies warn....
The missiles that could give US ally the edge over China (www.newsweek.com)
The Philippines, a U.S. ally, has hailed as a “game-changer” the delivery of new supersonic missiles that it believes will significantly beef up its coastal defenses amid rising tensions with China....
Report: Staffer of Germany's AfD arrested over China espionage suspicions (www.reuters.com)
German police have arrested an employee of an Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician in the eastern German city of Dresden on suspicion of espionage for China, broadcasters ARD, RBB and SWR reported on Tuesday....
Congress candidate claims Constitution ‘forced’ on Goa, PM Modi reacts (www.hindustantimes.com)
‘India’s security can’t be outsourced’: Army chief stresses on self-reliance (www.hindustantimes.com)
Cong moves Election Commission, alleges misinformation by BJP about its Lok Sabha poll manifesto (www.hindustantimes.com)
India test fires new version of medium range ballistic missile (www.hindustantimes.com)
Jairam Ramesh on PM's mangalsutra remark: 'Narendra Modi is Vish Guru, never respected…' (www.hindustantimes.com)
Yogi Adityanath says Congress wants to impose Sharia law (www.hindustantimes.com)
Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth (www.nytimes.com)
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Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan (arynews.tv)
Documents found on a North Korean server suggest US studios may have unknowingly outsourced animation work (www.cnn.com)
Taiwan rattled by more than 200 quakes, but no major damage (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations....
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous (apnews.com)
The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months....
Bruises and broken ribs - Israel's unexplained prison deaths (www.bbc.com)
“Pray for me mum,” Abdulrahman Mari said. “Things are getting harder here. They might not let me speak to you again”....
Child among at least five migrants dead in English Channel crossing attempt hours after Rwanda bill passed (www.independent.co.uk)
The French coastguard has confirmed that five people, including a child, have died attempting to cross the English Channel on Tuesday morning...
Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
Deforestation pushes animals in Uganda forest to eat virus-laden bat poo (www.bbc.com)
Animals in a Ugandan forest have been eating bat poo laden with viruses after tobacco farming wiped out their usual food source, a study has found....
The Latest | Tent compound rises in Khan Younis as Israel prepares for Rafah offensive (apnews.com)
The tent construction is near Khan Younis, which has been targeted by repeated Israeli military operations over recent weeks. Israel has said it plans to evacuate civilians from Rafah during an anticipated offensive on the southern city, where hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge during the war, now in its seventh...
Canada contacts Israel after aid agency says water truck bombed in 'targeted' attack (www.cbc.ca)
What $61bn US aid boost could mean for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
A $61bn package of military aid for Ukraine could be signed off within days. So what weapons might it receive and what difference could they make in trying to stem Russian advances?...
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says (apnews.com)
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity....
Ukraine is corrupt to the core says leading candidate for Polish ruling party (notesfrompoland.com)
Israel has yet to provide evidence of Unrwa staff terrorist links, Colonna report says (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has said....
