‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds (www.wired.com)
A revolutionary support group is helping hundreds of Indian parents embrace their LGBTQ+ kids (www.lgbtqnation.com)
‘Bodies everywhere’: the horrors of Israel’s strike on a Rafah camp (www.theguardian.com)
Why Israel can't destroy Hamas (www.vox.com)
Pentagon Opens Ammunition Factory to Keep Arms Flowing to Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
In a warehouse off Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in an industrial area outside Dallas, the future of American military ammunition production is coming online....
Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts (www.theguardian.com)
Efforts by Israel’s intelligence agencies to undermine and influence the international criminal court (ICC) could amount to “offences against the administration of justice” and should be investigated by its chief prosecutor, legal experts have said....
U.S.-made bomb used in Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens, munitions experts say (www.cbsnews.com)
Netanyahu blasts Biden admin for rejecting GOP effort to sanction ICC (www.politico.com)
North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea (www.cnn.com)
Everyone should read this, it’s hilarious....
IMF improves inflation projection: 150% this year, but 45% in 2025 | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
Watch this daring rescue of a wild foal stuck on a cliffside (www.cbc.ca)
Dustin Lyle wasn’t paying much attention to the wild horses on the side of the road until he heard his girlfriend Val scream....
US-made munitions used in deadly strike on Rafah tent camp, CNN analysis shows | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Munitions made in the United States were used in the deadly Israeli strike on a displacement camp in Rafah on Sunday, a CNN analysis of video from the scene and a review by explosive weapons experts has found....
Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah (www.reuters.com)
Israel sent tanks on raids into Rafah on Wednesday and said its war on Hamas in Gaza would likely continue all year, after Washington said the Rafah assault did not amount to a major ground operation that would trigger a change in U.S. policy....
Life on Ukraine’s front line: ‘Worse than hell’ as Russia advances (www.reuters.com)
For weeks, Viktor has barely slept as Russian drones and artillery continually target his position. During the day, he watches for any attempts by Russian troops to cross a minefield that separates the two sides. At night, he picks up a shovel to dig and fortify his trench....
Russian disinformation sites linked to former Florida deputy sheriff, research finds (www.nbcnews.com)
China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs (www.cnn.com)
Coming soon to a western military near you…
Israeli embassy in Mexico on fire as protesters express anger over Rafah massacre (www.presstv.ir)
Iran fuels 2023 global executions rise - Amnesty International (www.bbc.com)
The number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest for eight years, as some Middle Eastern states sharply increased their use of the death penalty, Amnesty International says....
Poland's leader says the border with Belarus will be further fortified after a soldier is stabbed (apnews.com)
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that its forces would further fortify the border with Belarus and can use “all available means” to defend the NATO nation’s frontier, after a soldier was seriously wounded with a knife by a migrant....
A synthetic drug ravages youth in Sierra Leone. There's little help, and some people are chained (apnews.com)
In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely limited. One frustrated community has set up what it calls a treatment center, run by volunteers. But harsh measures can be used....
Germany and France agree Ukraine may strike Russian military targets (www.euronews.com)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not prohibit Ukrainian attacks on Russian military targets, saying Ukraine “is allowed to defend itself.”...
US returns stolen Italian art worth $65m in vow to put loot back ‘where it belongs’ (www.theguardian.com)
Italy celebrates getting back 600 antiquities that were taken and sold years ago and recovered as a result of criminal investigations...
Russian influence: Police raid EU parliament offices and staffer home (www.euronews.com)
The Belgian prosecutor says the employee played a ‘significant role’ in a suspected Russian propaganda operation which infiltrated the European Parliament....
It’s not just boomers, young people are voting far right too (www.politico.eu)
Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie....