Bloomberg: Ukrainian army collapse 'cannot be ruled out,' US official says (kyivindependent.com)
Russian airstrikes destroy Kyiv’s largest power plant (www.cnn.com)
Russia destroyed the largest power-generating plant in Ukraine’s Kyiv region in a missile attack on Thursday, as President Volodomyr Zelensky accused the West of “turning a blind eye” to his country’s need for more air defenses....
Gaza famine warnings worsen as Erez crossing remains closed to aid (inews.co.uk)
A border crossing from Israel into northern Gaza remains closed a week after Israel promised to open it for deliveries of aid, as a top US official warned that famine has begun....
Fashion giants linked to deforestation in Brazil (www.dw.com)
Major brands like Zara and H&M sell garments produced with cotton from Brazilian farms. These have been linked to deforestation and land grabbing, according to a new investigation...
Russia sends military trainers, troops to Niger (www.dw.com)
Russian military personnel arrived in Niamey to train their soldiers and set up an air defense system. Russia has been trying to build stronger ties with several African nations currently ruled by military juntas....
‘It is simply best not to get pregnant’: women left terrified as Haiti’s maternity services collapse (www.theguardian.com)
Delivering a baby was already risky, but an unprecedented surge in gang violence has forced clinics and hospitals to close...
Hong Kong: First European citizen jailed under National Security Law (www.bbc.com)
A Portuguese man has become the first European citizen jailed under the China-imposed National Security Law in Hong Kong, a law widely criticised by rights groups....
The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore (www.bbc.com)
A Singaporean court has begun handing out sentences in a sensational case, which saw 10 Chinese nationals charged for laundering $2.2bn (£1.8bn) earned from criminal activities abroad....
Biden vows to defend Philippines in the South China Sea (www.bbc.com)
President Joe Biden has vowed that the US will defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea, calling its support for Manila “ironclad”....
EU gears up to sue Germany if it doesn’t change divisive gas tax (www.politico.eu)
Germany’s neighbors say the measure is harming EU unity and hindering their efforts to ditch Russian energy....
One of the world’s highest cities (Bogotá) starts rationing water as reservoirs fall to critical levels | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Added the city to the headline to be a little less click-baity.
US has told Iran it was not involved in Damascus attack, White House says (www.reuters.com)
The US assured Iran it wasn’t involved in the airstrike that killed an Iranian commander in Damascus, likely conducted by Israel....
The US Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices again in July. Here’s how much you’ll pay (edition.cnn.com)
The US Postal Service filed a notice with its regulators to increase prices on First-Class “Forever” stamps to 73 cents from 68 cents, marking yet another price hike for the financially beleaguered federal agency.
Post office operator wrongly jailed while pregnant rejects executive’s apology | Post Office Horizon scandal | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
One of the World’s Richest Women [Truong My La Lan] Sentenced to Execution (www.thedailybeast.com)
How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East (theconversation.com)
US seeking to deter Iran from strike on Israel, officials say (www.theguardian.com)
13,000 Palestinians reportedly missing in the Gaza Strip (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor estimates that over 13,000 Palestinians are either missing under debris, buried in indiscriminate mass graves, or forcibly disappeared in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, where some have even been killed. The circumstances surrounding the deaths of these prisoners and detainees have not yet...
Tim Kaine: Biden knows Netanyahu ‘played’ him in early months of Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Senator Tim Kaine, a former vice-presidential nominee and leading foreign policy voice in the Democratic party, has said Joe Biden now understands that Benjamin Netanyahu “played” him during the early months of the war in Gaza but “that ain’t going to happen any more”....
Myanmar military loses control of key town on Thai border, rebels say, in major win for anti-junta resistance (amp.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14174816...
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit (www.cnn.com)
Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the collective history of the United States, Japan and the Philippines....
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city (www.bbc.com)
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79....
Mass use of guided bombs driving Russian advances, says Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Up to 500 ‘drop-and-forget’ bombs containing foreign components being fired every week, government analysis finds...
EU Parliament refuses decision on budget until members commit more Patriots to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
EU parliament approves new policies that make migration, asylum harder (www.africanews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/eu-parliament-approves-new-poli…...
