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Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure (www.theguardian.com)

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Ukrainian Olympic weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko dies in war with Russia (www.usatoday.com)

ITF Accuses Dubai Company of Abandoning Over 100 Seafarers (gcaptain.com)

Romney and Blinken Admit Tiktok Ban Sought to Censor Gaza News (truthout.org)

Black mothers twice as likely as white mothers to be hospitalised with perinatal mental illness (www.theguardian.com)

Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports (www.reuters.com)

Australia denounces China over 'unsafe' aerial confrontation (www.reuters.com)

EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants (zeteo.com)

A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....

In China, Ruled by Men, Women Quietly Find a Powerful Voice (www.nytimes.com)

Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel (www.theguardian.com)

Israel orders Gazans to evacuate part of Rafah for 'limited' operation (www.bbc.co.uk)

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....