Russia mocks Macron following EU election defeat (www.politico.eu)
Russia was definitely watching the results of the EU election....
Teacher Li: The hunt for the cartoon cat vexing China's censors (www.bbc.com)
As anti-lockdown protests flared across China’s cities in November 2022, hundreds of thousands around the world were glued to an unlikely source: a mysterious X account, fronted by a cartoon cat....
Chinese military harassed Dutch warship enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, Netherlands says (www.cnn.com)
A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters....
It's not just convicts. Russia is forcing its African migrants and students to fight for them in Ukraine. (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia is replenishing its troops with an unlikely source — African migrants and students....
Turkey's inflation passes 75% in what economists believe is peak (www.cnbc.com)
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Ukrainian warplane fires weapon at target inside Russia for first time (news.sky.com)
“While damage assessment is still occurring, it is confirmed as a direct hit,” a Ukrainian military source tells Sky News....
Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz (apnews.com)
Condemning Israeli Nuseirat massacre, Euro-Med Monitor calls for an investigation into use of US pier for military purposes (euromedmonitor.org)
Palestinian Territory - The massacre carried out by the Israeli army today, Saturday, in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip is strongly condemned by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. Grave concern is also expressed over reports that Israel may have used for military purposes the US pier intended for transporting...
No right wing wave in Finland as Left Alliance take record result in EU elections (yle.fi)
Finland’s results in the European election bucked a continent-wide trend of rising support for parties on the outer fringe of right-wing politics, with the Left Alliance and the National Coalition winning big at the expense of the nationalist Finns Party....
Iran Braces for Uncertainty After President Raisi’s Death (truthout.org)
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán stumbles in EU election (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian intelligence ‘strikes Su-57 warplane deep inside Russia’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Grilled on Palestinian Civilian Deaths During Hostage Rescue (www.rollingstone.com)
The cat in the flat: Singapore lifts ban on pets in public housing (www.theguardian.com)
How an Israeli raid freed 4 hostages and killed scores of Palestinians in Gaza (apnews.com)
Europe swings to the right — led by France (www.politico.eu)
Europe’s center of political gravity is veering to the right....
Belgium shifts right — but not far right (www.politico.eu)
Belgium shifted to the right in Sunday’s election, but an expected extremist landslide didn’t happen....
France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections (www.dw.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh elections after his party’s poor performance in the EU elections. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally....
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz quits emergency government (www.reuters.com)
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit the emergency government in a sign of deepening divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s post-conflict plans for Gaza....
EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains (www.theguardian.com)
“Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
Israeli minister Benny Gantz resigns from war cabinet over absence of post-war Gaza plan (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday citing, amongst other reasons, the absence of a post-war plan for Gaza....
Al Jazeera denies rumor that hostage was held at employee’s home (www.timesofisrael.com)
Qatari news network Al Jazeera is stridently denying any link to Gaza-based journalist Abdallah Aljamal, amid unverified rumors that hostage Noa Argamani had been held at his home in central Gaza’s Nuseirat....