Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Putin and Xi cast U.S. as Cold War hegemon...
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive (www.theguardian.com)
South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across Gaza, and allow international investigators and journalists into the territory....
New Defense Minister Belousov to put Russia's economy on war footing (kyivindependent.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s appointment of a new defense minister, Andrey Belousov, is seen as an attempt to streamline Russia’s economy and mobilize it for the war effort....
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations (www.hrw.org)
(Jerusalem, May 14, 2024) – Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli authorities did not issue...
Canada sanctions 'extremist' Israeli settlers (www.cbc.ca)
About 4,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land and homes in 2023, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. It’s the highest number recorded in the past 20 years....
Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar (www.bbc.com)
A man has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar after going missing about 26 years ago....
Sri Lanka to send delegation to Russia to help repatriate men duped into Ukraine fighting (www.reuters.com)
Anti-Putin Russian paramilitaries join Ukraine's fight in Kharkiv region (www.reuters.com)
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, May 16 (Reuters) - Peeking out from under a hat and with his face covered, the Russian fighting for Kyiv described unrelenting battles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv where Moscow’s forces opened a new front last week....
Israeli cabinet rifts over Gaza break out into the open (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM, May 16 (Reuters) - Israeli government splits over the war in Gaza broke open this week, after the Defence Minister publicly demanded a clear strategy from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as troops returned to battle Hamas fighters in areas thought to have been cleared months ago....
The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel (www.nytimes.com)
This story is told in three parts. The first documents the unequal system of justice that grew around Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. The second shows how extremists targeted not only Palestinians but also Israeli officials trying to make peace. The third explores how this movement gained control of the state...
Tunisia denies torturing detained lawyer who collapsed in court (www.reuters.com)
Tunisia’s interior ministry on Thursday dismissed accusations by lawyers and a rights group that police officers had tortured a detained attorney who collapsed in court....
US completes installation of floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Teenagers could help fill train driver shortage | BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Taylor Swift UK Tour 2024: This Side Hustle For Swifties Can Earn Up To $16,000 (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Taylor Swift concerts were estimated to contribute $5 billion to the global economy
Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group (www.kyivpost.com)
US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on (apnews.com)
The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war....
Israel kills more than 500 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7 (www.aljazeera.com)
That toll is more than three times the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2022....
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection concerns (www.dw.com)
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms may “stimulate behavioral addiction” in children....
Germany: Money-laundering probe into far-right AfD lawmaker (www.dw.com)
Bavarian prosecutors are investigating suspected money-laundering activities by a far-right politician. The German parliament says it has lifted the political immunity of the AfD member Petr Bystron....
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5 Israeli soldiers killed by friendly fire in northern Gaza (www.nbcnews.com)
The Israeli military said Thursday that five soldiers were killed and seven injured in a friendly fire incident in northern Gaza, amid renewed battles in the area against regrouped Hamas militants....
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Hundreds arrested, roads barricaded in New Caledonia as riots continue (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Armed forces were protecting New Caledonia’s two airports and port after a third night of violent riots that have killed four people, the Pacific Island’s top French official said on Thursday morning, adding at least four alleged instigators were under house arrest....
