Russian court places Forbes journalist under house arrest (www.independent.co.uk)
Journalist had shared a social media post in 2022 about Russia’s suspected war crimes in the Ukrainian city of Bucha...
30 years on, South Africa's dream of unity lies shattered (www.dw.com)
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa is looking back on a democratic but deeply divided society. Political divisions have fueled a growing disappointment with Nelson Mandela’s liberation party, the ANC....
Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Japan's Bonin Islands, USGS says (www.reuters.com)
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan’s Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday....
How financially literate are Europeans? Not very - but who knows most? (www.euronews.com)
EU citizens are not doing well when it comes to financial literacy. Nearly half lack an understanding of basic financial concepts, including inflation....
Mount Fuji: Iconic view to be blocked to deter tourists (www.bbc.com)
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges (www.bbc.com)
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front (www.theguardian.com)
Fifteen miles east of the garrison town of Lyman, a desperate fight has been taking place on Ukraine’s eastern front for months. The once verdant Serebryansky pine forest has been reduced to burnt-out stumps, reminiscent of images from the Somme, destroyed amid Russian attacks aimed at eliminating Ukrainian foxholes....
Trump Campaign Struggles with Minority Outreach as Election Approaches (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
As Trump aims to flip Democratic strongholds and broaden his appeal among voters of color,
Israeli Drone Strike in Lebanon Kills Two Following Hezbollah Attack (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone strike targeted a car in eastern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of two people
Israel: ‘Investigate what?’ A response to mass graves being found in Gaza. (www.politico.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14741297...
US campus protests inspire wave of international action as French university occupied by pro-Palestine activists’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Sueprid (sh.itjust.works)
Milei trumpets quarterly budget surplus in TV address | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
China must stop aiding Russia if it seeks good relations with West, NATO says (ptv-news.com.pk)
Facility seen polluting Malaysian river part of anti-pollution program promoted by US plastics industry (abcnews.go.com)
Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said....
🇨🇩 DR Congo Tells Apple to Cease & Desist using "Blood Minerals" in iPhones (youtu.be)
Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right minister, in car accident (www.bbc.com)
Kyiv evacuates children hospital due to attack threat (kyivindependent.com)
Kyiv authorities announced on April 26 an urgent evacuation of two hospitals, including a children’s one, saying that they were at a risk of being targeted in an air attack....
Hamas and Iran celebrate anti-Gaza war protests taking US colleges by storm (www.usatoday.com)
Over 30 pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Ohio State: what we know (www.nbc4i.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State University police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested about three dozen people Thursday night for staging a pro-Palestine encampment on campus – carrying out what is likely the highest number of protest-related arrests there since the Vietnam War....
China is not afraid of competition, Xi tells Blinken as two spar over Beijing’s backing to Russia’s Ukraine war (www.deccanherald.com)
US threatens new China sanctions over supplies to Russian arms industry (www.theguardian.com)
Antony Blinken has warned Xi Jinping at a meeting in Beijing that the US and its European allies are ready to impose new sanctions on Chinese companies if they do not stop supplying material and equipment to the Russian arms industry....
A New Pacific Arsenal to Counter China (www.nytimes.com)
Since the start of his administration, President Biden has undertaken a strategy to expand American military access to bases in allied nations across the Asia-Pacific region and to deploy a range of new weapons systems there. He has also said the U.S. military would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion....
