Ukraine just held its first Pride event in years despite Russia's continued invasion (www.lgbtqnation.com)
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups (www.theguardian.com)
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress (www.theguardian.com)
All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites (sciinsider.com)
Prominent Palestinian doctor, Iyad Rantisi, dies during interrogation in Israel (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Woman gets fine for owing maid 3 years’ salary in ‘safekeeping’ arrangement - TODAY (www.todayonline.com)
Netanyahu Blasts Biden Admin For ‘Withholding’ Weapons From Israel In Harshest Criticism Yet: ‘Inconceivable’ (www.forbes.com)
Wikipedia declares Anti-Defamation League 'unreliable' on Israel, antisemitism: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)
Wikipedia’s editors voted to declare the Anti-Defamation League “generally unreliable” on Israel and Palestine as well as the issue of antisemitism, adding the organisation to a list of banned sources, according to a report by the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)....
UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/day (www.bbc.com)
ADL faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (www.jta.org)
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains (www.theguardian.com)
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage (www.reuters.com)
Hamas' alleged captive IDF soldier unmasked as West Bank Palestinian (www.ynetnews.com)
China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Xi Jinping accused the US of trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, the Financial Times said....
Japan has an excess sushi problem. These food waste activists put it in numbers (www.bbc.com)
The country’s ubiquitous convenience stores throw out huge amounts of edible food. In Tokyo, Rachel Nuwer meets the campaigners trying to change that....
Global leader of ISIS targeted and possibly killed in U.S. airstrike (www.nbcnews.com)
The U.S. announced May 31 that it killed three militants in a Somalia airstrike. Officials now say the target was ISIS leader Abdulqadir Mumin, but also say they aren’t certain he is dead....
DEA operation exposes growing links between Sinaloa cartel and Chinese organized crime (www.nbcnews.com)
Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near (www.theguardian.com)
Joining NATO binds countries to defend each other – but this commitment is not set in stone (theconversation.com)
In Need of Munitions, Putin to Visit North Korea (www.nytimes.com)
‘A Big Step Back’: In Ukraine, Concerns Mount Over Narrowing Press Freedoms (www.nytimes.com)
More than half of US Latinos worry about being able to pay rent or mortgage each month (english.elpais.com)
‘We need the world to wake up’: Sudan facing world’s deadliest famine in 40 years (www.theguardian.com)
Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war...