Monthly inflation slows to single-digit: 8.8% in April | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
The conflict between Ecuador and Mexico brings new uncertainty to migrants crossing into the US (english.elpais.com)
Human rights lawyers wonder who will issue vital documents now that Ecuador has closed its diplomatic missions on Mexican territory in protest over last month’s assault on the embassy in Quito...
Gaza ministry revises down figures for women and children confirmed killed (www.theguardian.com)
Gaza’s Hamas-run ministry of health has revised down figures for the number of women and children confirmed killed in the conflict in the coastal strip....
Georgia defies EU and backs law targeting ‘foreign agents’ (www.politico.eu)
Brussels warns new curbs on civil society flout “European values” as protests grow in Tbilisi....
2 French prison officers killed, 3 injured in attack on prison van (www.voanews.com)
Hungary teases veto over new EU Russian gas sanctions (www.politico.eu)
Budapest opposes measures “that might have a negative impact on EU gas market” — a stance that could kill the EU’s effort to squeeze Moscow’s gas revenue....
UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data (www.cnn.com)
The total number of dead also does not include the approximately 10,000 people who are still missing and trapped under the rubble, the officials added....
Cybercriminals claim hack of EU police agency, posting data online (www.politico.eu)
Sensitive data from the EU’s police agency appeared for sale on a cybercrime forum....
EU completes migration reform, as Poland and Hungary vote against (www.euronews.com)
The European Union has completed the reform of its migration and asylum policy, a watershed moment that for a decade proved stubbornly elusive....
David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents (www.bbc.com)
David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing and sharing military secrets on the eve of his trial last year, after legal rulings sunk his defence....
Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians (www.nytimes.com)
The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times....
Far right cries censorship after exclusion from EU election debate (www.politico.eu)
European Broadcasting Union says Anders Vistisen cannot debate because the far right does not endorse the Spitzenkandidat system....
Corporate real estate is on a 'cliff edge' as firms race to rethink communal spaces (www.bbc.com)
As more employees work from home in the hybrid-work era, many companies are finding they need smaller offices. Compared to pre-pandemic floorplans designed to house as many workers as possible, more businesses are looking towards more compact but higher-quality spaces for the future....
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision (www.euronews.com)
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of US support (www.cnn.com)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, marking the first visit of a Biden administration official to Ukraine following the long-delayed passage of US supplemental funding to the war-torn country....
Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can't save lives and can't evacuate (www.npr.org)
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
Russian troops strike Kharkiv with guided bombs: Destruction and casualties reported (ptv-news.com.pk)
At least eight Israeli strikes on Gaza aid groups since October, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on humanitarian convoys and their facilities in Gaza since October, even after aid organisations provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities, according to a report by Human Rights Watch....
‘What use is this court if it can’t stop the war?’ Gazans react to ICJ ruling (www.972mag.com)
Israel’s ‘total victory’ in Gaza is unlikely, top US official says (www.politico.com)
When the water runs dry: Why France is freaking out over a tiny Swiss dam (www.politico.eu)
Water-rich Switzerland controls Western Europe’s taps — and wants it to stay that way. Its drought-ridden neighbors are getting nervous....
Exclusive: Cambridge's wealthiest college to divest from arms companies (www.middleeasteye.net)
The University of Cambridge’s wealthiest constituent college, Trinity College Cambridge, has decided to divest from all arms companies, Middle East Eye can reveal....
UN says Gaza death toll still over 35,000 but not all bodies identified (www.reuters.com)
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA, May 13 (Reuters) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the Israel-Hamas war is still more than 35,000, but the enclave’s Ministry of Health has updated its breakdown of the fatalities, the United Nations said on Monday after Israel questioned a sudden change in numbers....
American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life (theintercept.com)
Upward of 20 American doctors are trapped in Gaza as a result of Israel’s post-invasion closure of the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, according to sources with knowledge of the plight of two ill-fated medical missions....
