‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families (www.theguardian.com)
A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children...
FBI informant who infiltrated Islamic State and al-Qaeda released from US prison (www.middleeasteye.net)
An FBI informant who infiltrated al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked networks in Syria and Turkey has been released from prison in Florida after serving a reduced sentence for threatening his handlers....
‘They’ve destroyed us because of some tweets’: why has Saudi Arabia targeted these three sisters? (www.theguardian.com)
Last week one was sentenced to 11 years, another had to flee the country, a third could be arrested at any moment. And what were Manahel, Maryam and Fawzia al-Otaibi’s ‘crimes’? A few social media posts that outraged Saudi Arabia’s conservatives...
Italy's falling birth rate is a crisis that's only getting worse (www.euronews.com)
Italian welfare systems are already struggling to cope with the ageing of the population, and there is no consensus on what to do about it....
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery (www.forbes.com)
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
Barcelona is parched — and angry at quenched tourists (www.politico.eu)
The yawning gap between locals’ and visitors’ consumption is stoking long-standing resentments ahead of an election....
Hungary cashes in on its friendship with China (www.politico.eu)
China is Hungary’s No. 1 foreign investor, and Budapest is powering ahead in EV production....
Britain's economy exits recession ahead of elections (www.dw.com)
The UK’s economy grew stronger than expected at 0.6% in the first quarter of this year. However, the country’s economic growth after the COVID-19 pandemic has been slow....
UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’ | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson attack was the latest in a series of threats, harassment and violent incidents perpetrated by Israelis against the agency’s staff over the past two months....
A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets (apnews.com)
Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves are a searing reminder of Palestinians’ vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers....
Why German politicians are facing growing violence (www.reuters.com)
The black-clad attackers beat up Matthias Ecke so badly as he put up posters in Dresden that he needed surgery. In Nordhorn, a man threw eggs at a lawmaker then punched him in the face. In Berlin, a pensioner hit a senator on the head with a bag....
Ukraine peace summit pushes neutral Swiss toward Western embrace (www.reuters.com)
An upcoming Ukraine peace summit, ostensibly the most ambitious bid in years by neutral Switzerland to mediate a major conflict, is instead showing how Swiss economic and security interests increasingly align with Western Europe over Russia....
Seven out of 10 Europeans believe their country takes in too many immigrants (english.elpais.com)
Tracking down Scorpion, Europe's most wanted migrant-smuggler (www.bbc.com)
Barzan Majeed, aka Scorpion, is on the run after smuggling thousands of migrants into the UK.
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'Indomitable' Gaza Journalist Bisan Owda Awarded Peabody for War Coverage (www.commondreams.org)
At least 49 bodies found in new mass grave at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
A third mass grave has been discovered in the ruins of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, the largest medical complex in the Palestinian enclave....
UK Home Office revokes visa of Palestinian student after protest speech (www.middleeasteye.net)
The UK government has revoked the student visa of a Palestinian student who lost relatives in Gaza after she spoke at a demonstration at the University of Manchester....
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms (www.theguardian.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah....
Politics gets in the way of pop as Israel’s war in Gaza overshadows Eurovision Song Contest (www.nbcnews.com)
Aid shipment destined for Gaza leaves Cyprus (www.voanews.com)
Is China using Hungary as its bridgehead in Europe? (www.euronews.com)
The primary purpose of Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Hungary might be to ensure that Hungary can help China gain market share in the EU, as Beijing and Budapest prepare to sign a total of 16 bilateral agreements....
'We must not forget': How a bombing by US turned China into a superpower (www.business-standard.com)
Belgium university to quit project with Israeli institutions (www.newarab.com)
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel said it would pull out of an AI project it was working on in collaboration with Israeli institutions, amid the Gaza war....