Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief (www.politico.eu)
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s...
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries (www.reuters.com)
Blinken hints at US sanctions against ICC over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (www.independent.co.uk)
Antony Blinken has indicated that he will work with American lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it sought arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defence minister, setting the stage for a confrontation with the world court in the Hague.
Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (edition.cnn.com)
Republican bill aims to give Americans in Israeli military same benefits as US soldiers (www.middleeasteye.net)
Two Republican congressmen have introduced legislation that would provide the same employment and economic protections to Americans serving in the Israeli military as US citizens who get deployed to serve in the US military....
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says (apnews.com)
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
Ukraine ‘urgently’ needs more air defenses, says German foreign minister (www.politico.eu)
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Tuesday that Ukraine “urgently” requires further air defense systems to protect itself against Russian strikes....
Ex-Royal Marine charged with spying for Hong Kong found dead in park (www.theguardian.com)
Matthew Trickett, 37, who was charged with surveillance of activists, was found on Sunday evening in Maidenhead park...
Egypt changed terms of Gaza ceasefire deal presented to Hamas, surprising negotiators, sources say (www.cnn.com)
Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three people familiar with the...
Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (www.cnn.com)
None of the aid that has been unloaded from the temporary pier the US constructed off the coast of Gaza has been delivered to the broader Palestinian population, as the US works with the UN and Israel to identify safe delivery routes inside the enclave, the Pentagon said on Tuesday....
Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
This is quite big! Kudos to them.
Government tells Britons to stockpile as part of emergency planning (www.ft.com)
Britons will be urged to stockpile tinned food, batteries and bottled water under a new campaign launched by the UK government to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies....
Indigenous Brazil community stays on flooded land in dispute with developer (www.reuters.com)
Stranded for nearly three weeks by record flooding in southern Brazil, one tiny Indigenous community is determined not to evacuate what they consider sacred ancestral lands that are in dispute with real estate developers....
Israel recalls its ambassadors from Ireland and Norway over their recognition of a Palestinian state (abcnews.go.com)
Australia reports first human avian flu infection (www.reuters.com)
Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm....
Ireland to recognise Palestinian state (www.reuters.com)
Ireland will recognise a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Simon Harris said on Wednesday, adding that he expected other countries to follow in the coming weeks after talking to world leaders....
Yellen Calls for EU-US Cooperation to Counter Surge in Chinese Green-Tech Exports (eletric-vehicles.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15924621...
Ukraine war: Kyiv makes gains in another fight - against corruption (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine has battled endemic corruption since the first days of its independence in 1991, and government officials and independent campaigners alike say that fight is key to winning the existential war it is fighting with Russia....
French far-right National Rally splits with Germany's AfD (www.dw.com)
The main far-right party of France says it will no longer align with its erstwhile German allies, the AfD, in the EU parliament. This followed comments by the AfD’s top candidate about the Nazi SS paramilitary force...
US hints at support for sanctions over ICC warrants on Israel (www.bbc.com)
The PSOE parliamentary spokesperson did not want to respond when asked about the grievances against Milei (euro.eseuro.com)
Spain escalates diplomatic rebuke to Argentina's Milei (www.swissinfo.ch)
Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave (www.theguardian.com)
European Commission says Ukraine will receive first payment of revenue from frozen Russian assets in July (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine will receive the first delivery of funds stemming from the revenue of frozen Russian assets in July, the European Commission said on May 21....