Indonesian president in damage control over new capital (www.reuters.com)
Papua New Guinea ends landslide rescue efforts amid fears of another (www.nbcnews.com)
Amazon workers in India endure extreme heat, lack of breaks, and safety concerns (www.hindustantimes.com)
Russia Is Targeting Germany With Fake Information as Europe Votes (www.wired.com)
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October (truthout.org)
Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around (www.cnn.com)
Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families — even launching its own dating app....
State Security goes door to door in Zgharta, ensuring eviction of Syrians (today.lorientlejour.com)
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say (apnews.com)
The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault....
LGBTQ+ activists warn against normalizing Europe's far right (www.dw.com)
LGBTQ+ activists share their stories with DW to warn against the potential consequences should nationalist and far-right parties make their expected gains in the European elections....
Day After UN School Attack, IDF Brags About Striking Another Refugee Camp School (truthout.org)
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed a UN school-turned-evacuation center in Al-Shati refugee camp, near Gaza City, as they carried out an intense series of bombardments on Friday. Palestinian officials have reported that three Palestinians were killed and 15 were injured....
As Gaza Starves, Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Calls to Reduce Humanitarian Aid (www.commondreams.org)
Shein's pre-IPO charm offensive hits roadblocks in Europe (www.reuters.com)
As online fast-fashion retailer Shein ramps up its pre-IPO charm offensive in Britain, pushback is growing too from Europe’s retail industry and lawmakers....
US pier in Gaza to reopen for humanitarian aid after sea damage (www.usatoday.com)
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations' (apnews.com)
Britain's Rishi Sunak apologizes for leaving D-Day event early to return to campaigning (www.cbc.ca)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party....
Man arrested after attacking Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen (www.theguardian.com)
‘We have normalised horror’ says agency official, after Israeli strike on school (www.theguardian.com)
Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and leading to a sense of fatalism inside Gaza itself, according to Sam Rose, the director of planning for the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa....
Biden Claims Israel Isn't Starving Gazans. Rights Groups Say 'It Is Clear as Day' (www.commondreams.org)
Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement (www.aljazeera.com)
Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about 40 people have been killed in “violent artillery fire” by paramilitary forces in the twin city of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as fighting and displacement intensify across the war-ravaged country....
We’ve just had a year in which every month was a record-setter (arstechnica.com)
The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant (apnews.com)
Latin American anger grows over China's economic clout (www.dw.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say (apnews.com)
Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions (theconversation.com)
Brussels says Ukraine and Moldova ready for EU membership talks (www.euractiv.com)
Diplomatic sources say Hungary is threatening to derail the opening of accession negotiations....
