Israeli airstrike that killed seven health workers in Lebanon used US munition, analysis reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Bushmills: Man nailed to fence in 'sinister attack' (www.bbc.com)
The man in his 20s was found nailed to a fence, with a nail through each hand, shortly after midnight....
‘Everything’s just … on hold’: the Netherlands’ next-level housing crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Amsterdammers find themselves at the nadir of a Europe-wide housing shortage. But some bold initiatives offer hope...
Australian helicopter forced to take evasive action after Chinese fighter detonates flares (www.abc.net.au)
An Australian pilot was forced to take evasive action after a Chinese military jet detonated flares close to a Navy helicopter that was operating in international waters near South Korea....
Italy's white-collar mafia is making a business killing (www.reuters.com)
Italy’s mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days....
Revealed: MEPs’ millions in outside earnings (www.euronews.com)
Transparency International has called for stricter controls on EU lawmakers, as a report shows many hold lucrative positions with firms that also lobby Brussels....
China's Xi in Europe: At odds over trade, Ukraine war (www.dw.com)
Xi Jinping is visiting the European Union for the first time in five years. Trade tensions and China’s position on Russia’s war in Ukraine are set to be the main sticking points....
The Kremlin announces nuclear weapons drills on Putin's orders (www.euronews.com)
The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as ‘provocative threats’....
Falklands dispute may last decades - Argentina president (www.bbc.com)
Argentina’s president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently “in the hands of the UK"....
Luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault unleashes legal blitz on Visa and Mastercard (finance.yahoo.com)
Israel begins evacuating part of Rafah ahead of threatened assault (www.reuters.com)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, May 6 (Reuters) - Israel called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a long-threatened assault on Hamas holdouts in the southern Gaza Strip city where more than a million war-displaced Palestinians have been sheltering....
Netanyahu hoped Hamas would reject Israel's offer. When it didn't, he turned to sabotage (www.haaretz.com)
Israel’s criminal defendant prime minister, more focused on saving his incompetent far-right government than saving the hostages who have spent seven months trapped in Gaza, is doing everything he can to torpedo Israel’s last and best chance at bringing the hostages home...
Israel military calls on Palestinian civilians to evacuate Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel’s military said on Monday it had begun encouraging residents of Rafah to evacuate the southern Gazan city as part of a ‘limited scope’ operation, but did not immediately confirm media reports this was part of preparation for a ground assault....
Xi Jinping begins first European tour in five years in France [6 May 2024 | Al Jazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)
Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks kill three during Orthodox Easter (www.theguardian.com)
Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Encampments Spread to Mexico (crimethinc.com)
Men believed to be missing surfers died from gunshots, Mexican officials say (www.theguardian.com)
Families of men presumed to be two Australians and American who went missing in Baja California arrive in Tijuana to identify bodies...
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel (www.axios.com)
Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM/DOHA, May 5 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local operations on Sunday, an Israeli official and an Al Jazeera source told Reuters....
Russia blames 'hostile' Baltic countries for split in relations (www.euronews.com)
Moscow vowed to respond to what it called confrontational actions by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with asymmetric measures....
China’s Xi is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle (www.cnn.com)
When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative....
Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment (apnews.com)
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance....
Swiss public broadcasters withdraw from X/Twitter (www.swissinfo.ch)
Swiss public broadcasters RTS and SRF are drastically reducing their communications via the social network X (formerly Twitter)....
