A Malaysian soccer player was splashed with acid; comes in same week as two other athletes attacked (www.nbcnews.com)
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Revealed: UK military has flown 200 spy missions over Gaza in support of Israel (www.declassifieduk.org)
UK military has flown 200 spy missions over Gaza in support of Israel...
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Arrest Netanyahu for 'crimes against humanity' - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., says Israel is about to commit "crimes against humanity" and on Tuesday urged the International Criminal Court to arrest Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks (www.cnn.com)
Russia carried out a “massive” missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks....
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Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expected...
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Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ (www.theguardian.com)
Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests...
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Going to the extreme: Inside Germany’s far right (www.bbc.com)
It is a spring evening in Germany’s eastern city of Cottbus, and dozens of people have crowded into a small venue to hear a man who once dubbed himself the “friendly face” of National Socialism (Nazism)....
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Court bans 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song (www.dw.com)
An appeals court has granted a Hong Kong government request to ban a popular protest song. The ruling deepens concerns about the ebbing away of freedom in the semi-autonomous territory....
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Malaysia plans 'orangutan diplomacy' to boost palm oil sales (www.dw.com)
Malaysia intends to present orangutans to nations that import its palm oil. The move aims to allay concerns that palm oil production is often linked to the destruction of the endangered apes’ habitats....
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Ukraine’s investigative journalists are facing intimidation (www.politico.eu)
While the level of corruption in the country may be on the decline, it’s far from over — and pressure on journalists is only mounting....
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Seven out of 10 Europeans believe their country takes in too many immigrants (english.elpais.com)
Europeans view immigration with increasing suspicion. Seven out of 10 Europeans believe that their country takes in too many migrants, according to a survey carried out by BVA Xsight for ARTE Europe Weekly, a project led by the French-German TV channel ARTE GEIE and which EL PAÍS has participated in, as part of the countdown to...
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Israel commits to limit Rafah operation, grant control of crossing to private U.S. firm (www.haaretz.com)
The parties agreed that a private American security company will assume management of the crossing after the IDF concludes its operation. Israel has also pledged not to damage the crossing’s facilities to ensure its continuous operation....
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Since the war began, entire areas of the West Bank have been emptied of their communities (www.haaretz.com)
One of the largest communities expelled in the months since the war began was from the village of Wadi al-Siq, which is separated from Maghayyir A-Dir only by a beautiful green wadi. Next to the ruins of the village, which are still visible, cows from the nearby outpost that was established only about a year ago are grazing...
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Fish are shrinking around the world. The average body weight of nearly three-quarters of marine fish populations sampled dropped between 1960 and 2020, a recent study suggests. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Biden Puts Arms Shipment to Israel on Hold Amid Dispute Over Rafah Attack (www.nytimes.com)
President Biden paused an arms shipment to Israel last week to prevent the U.S.-made weapons from being used in a long-threatened assault on the city Rafah, administration officials said on Tuesday night, a sign of the growing rift between Washington and Jerusalem over the conduct of the war....
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US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says (www.theguardian.com)
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that as Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision on a Rafah incursion, “we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah” beginning in April....
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Russia launches large-scale attack against Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
Russian forces launched a large-scale attack against Ukrainian cities overnight on May 8. Russia launched cruise and ballistic missiles, rockets, and Shahed-type drones throughout the night, Ukraine’s Air Force reported....
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Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to ‘eliminate’ Hamas (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, seizing control of a key border crossing and cutting off most aid into the territory a day before indirect talks on a ceasefire deal are due to restart....
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US repatriates two dozen westerners from Islamic State camp in Syria (www.theguardian.com)
The Kurdish fighters are holding more than 56,000 detainees with alleged or perceived links to the Islamic State group....
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Pro-trans protests erupt across France as legislators consider ban on care (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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‘No safe place’: people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins (www.theguardian.com)
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A Phantom’s Tale: The Coyote Influencer on TikTok - bellingcat (www.bellingcat.com)
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Meta employees say internal posts on support for Palestinians have been 'censored,' in an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg (www.businessinsider.com)
An open letter by Meta employees claims the company censors Palestinian-related content internally and externally.
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'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah (therealnews.com)
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