Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October (truthout.org)
Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around (www.cnn.com)
Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families — even launching its own dating app....
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say (apnews.com)
The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault....
Poland: Soldier dies after knife attack on Belarus border (www.dw.com)
A Polish soldier who was stabbed on the country’s border with Belarus in May has died from his injuries, Poland’s military announced on Thursday....
Around 1,100 Syrian refugees forced to evacuate Kouba, north Lebanon (today.lorientlejour.com)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say (apnews.com)
China's exports grow 7.6% in May, beating expectations despite trade tensions (apnews.com)
Billionaire-Friendly Modi Humbled by Indians Who Make $4 a Day (www.yahoo.com)
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Argentina year-end inflation estimate drops to 146% in cenbank poll (www.reuters.com)
As Zelenskyy visits for D-Day, Macron promises Ukraine Mirage aircraft to fend off Russian attacks (apnews.com)
Dutch exit poll suggests neck and neck race between far right and center left in EU election (apnews.com)
Russian warships will arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials citing 'friendly relations' (apnews.com)
Biden Claims Israel Isn't Starving Gazans. Rights Groups Say 'It Is Clear as Day' (www.commondreams.org)
Electoral Setbacks for BJP Won’t Unseat Hindu Fascism in India (truthout.org)
A figure who worked in the shadows on D-Day awarded France's highest honor (www.independent.co.uk)
Emigration: The hidden catalyst behind the rise of the radical right in Europe’s depopulating regions (theconversation.com)
We’ve just had a year in which every month was a record-setter (arstechnica.com)
Biden and Macron use D-day event to emphasise support for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Leaders rally behind Zelenskiy to make clear to Putin that, as in 1944, freedom in Europe is worth fighting for...
Myanmar soldiers cut off tattoos and gave detainees urine to drink, witnesses tell BBC (www.bbc.com)
At least 50 people were killed by Myanmar soldiers in a raid on a village in Rakhine State last week, say local residents and opposition forces....
France will send Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine, Macron says (www.politico.eu)
President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France would send Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine, in what would appear to be a significant increase in his country’s direct military support to Kyiv....
Israel Carrying Out “Unprecedented Bloodshed” in West Bank Amid Gaza Genocide (truthout.org)
Billionaire-Friendly Modi Humbled by Indians Who Make $4 a Day (www.bloomberg.com)
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Russian adult content provider forced to entrap gay men online by Dagestan police (novayagazeta.eu)
A Russian male adult content provider was detained in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan for the second time in two weeks on Wednesday after reportedly being forced to entrap gay men online by the republic’s police....
Iran Escalates Beach Surveillance Deploying 7,000 Police to Enforce Hijab (www.iranintl.com)
Iran is ramping up its hijab enforcement as summer approaches with the deployment of 7,000 police officers to the country’s northern beaches....
