Orbán Challenger Promises New Era of Hungarian Politics at Massive Budapest Rally (www.commondreams.org)
Before Ecuadorian police broke into Mexican Embassy, governments were feuding over election, asylum (apnews.com)
A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night in an extremely rare show of force that legal experts, presidents and diplomats have deemed a violation of...
Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar (www.bbc.com)
César Nebrera pours out a cup of coffee he has brewed on a stove in the boot of his car. The old green Kia saloon sits in the shade of a carob tree just off the main road near Ibiza Town....
National hero (lemmy.today)
Leaked photos: Hunter Biden smokes crack while driving at high speed, says report (www.google.com)
German civil servants demand ‘immediate’ end to Israeli arms supplies (www.aljazeera.com)
According to the organisers of the five-page statement, around 600 civil servants have voiced support for the initiative, which has slowly been gathering traction for months through professional networks and word-of-mouth across a range of ministries....
Source: Russia lost 7 aircraft in Ukraine's April 5 attack on air base (kyivindependent.com)
Russia lost seven military aircraft during Ukraine’s April 5 drone attack on the Yeysk air base in Krasnodar Krai, a source at Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on April 7....
Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has pulled all of its ground troops out of southern Gaza for “tactical reasons”, the country’s army has said, raising questions about the future direction of the war as Hamas and Israeli delegations travel to Egypt for a new round of ceasefire talks....
The dark side of Medellín’s sex tourism: Child prostitutes and depraved men (english.elpais.com)
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room...
German military vessel intercepts Houthi missile in Red Sea (www.swissinfo.ch)
Has anyone else the feeling that this will become a very long term thing of needing to protect shipping vessels and that it will affect prices of imported goods for the unforeseeable will rise ?
U.S. 'unable to step up' on Ukraine aid, leaving Canada to fill the gap, says Freeland (www.cbc.ca)
Yellen says global concerns growing over China's excess industrial capacity (www.reuters.com)
Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones (www.bbc.com)
Sierra Leone’s president has declared a national emergency over rampant drug abuse....
Four soldiers killed fighting in southern Gaza as war on Hamas hits six-month mark (www.timesofisrael.com)
The four were killed Saturday when gunmen came out of a tunnel in a destroyed building and opened fire at troops carrying out a patrol along the IDF’s logistics route in Khan Younis, according to an initial military probe. The operatives apparently managed to flee back into the tunnel....
Ethiopia’s army accused of committing war crimes in Amhara region (www.aljazeera.com)
Ethiopia’s army “summarily executed several dozen civilians” and committed other war crimes in the northwestern Amhara region earlier this year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said, as it called on the United Nations to launch an independent investigation....
International leaders condemn Ecuador after police break into the Mexican Embassy in Quito (apnews.com)
International leaders have condemned Ecuador after police in the country’s capital broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former vice president who had been granted political asylum....
Russia increases gasoline imports from Belarus as domestic supplies shrink (www.reuters.com)
Russia has increased gasoline imports from neighbouring Belarus in March to tackle the risk of shortages in its domestic market because of unscheduled repairs at Russian refineries after drone attacks, four industry and trade sources said on Wednesday....
Police spammed with complaints by neo-Nazis under new Scottish hate crime law (www.theguardian.com)
First minister calls for end to vexatious reports after far-right agitators attempt to ‘overwhelm’ official systems...
Ukrainians may be tiring but won’t compromise with Putin, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff says (www.politico.eu)
In interview with POLITICO, Andriy Yermak also says there is little popular support for a massive troop mobilization....
Laura Kuenssberg: West facing 'authoritarian' alliance, says Nato chief (www.bbc.com)
An “alliance of authoritarian powers” is working more closely together against Western democracies, the head of Nato has warned....
Peter Pellegrini: Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president (www.bbc.com)
Populist Peter Pellegrini has been elected president of Slovakia, succeeding the liberal Zuzana Caputova....
Whooping cough’s back — and it’s Covid’s fault (www.politico.eu)
The Dickensian disease is the latest Victorian-era ailment to stage a comeback in the West....
IDF withdraws all ground troops from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade in the enclave (www.timesofisrael.com)
Overnight, the IDF withdrew all ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip, after four straight months of fighting in the Khan Younis area....
Former armed forces minister James Heappey says UK must prepare for war despite being 'long way behind' (news.sky.com)
On the bunker drill, the former minister said that all secretaries of state - not just defence - have a desk and a bed ready for them in a bunker....
David Cameron warns of Gaza famine as UK sends Royal Navy ship to boost aid effort (www.theguardian.com)
