NATO chief Stoltenberg proposes revised €100 billion weapons fund for Ukraine (www.euractiv.com)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Friday (31 May) for NATO members to spend together ‘equitably’, €40 billion a year for Ukraine, giving up on his original multi-year plan, nevertheless assuring this will provide a long-term perspective for Ukraine....
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‘Solidarity over hatred’: the small band of Israelis stopping settlers obstructing aid trucks (www.theguardian.com)
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Marcos slams South China Sea actions at Shangri-La Dialogue (www.dw.com)
At Asia’s largest defense summit, the president of the Philippines discussed maritime tensions with Beijing over the South China Sea. Meanwhile, top US and Chinese defense officials held a rare meeting on the sidelines....
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UK and US strike Houthis in Yemen after surge in shipping attacks (www.euronews.com)
The UK and the US struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, three US officials said....
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Moscow warns West of escalation after Ukraine told it can hit Russia (www.bbc.com)
Russia has accused Nato and the US of “provoking a new level of tension” after the US and Germany became the latest allies to let Ukraine’s military to use Western-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia....
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The AfD’s obsession with the Third Reich is driving a realignment of Europe’s far right | Mariam Lau (www.theguardian.com)
Massive change is afoot within Europe’s far right. Just as voters across 27 countries prepare to go to the polls in EU elections, a split over the German far right’s allegiance to the Third Reich is driving a realignment....
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Trial results for new lung cancer drug are ‘off the charts’, say doctors (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors are hailing “off the chart” trial results that show a new drug stopped lung cancer advancing for longer than any other treatment in medical history....
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There's a climate threat lurking in rivers around the world. New research shows where (www.cbc.ca)
Rivers and streams offer far more than pretty scenery or an opportunity for a summertime cool-off. They make up an important component of a global system that determines how much carbon is stored in soil or sent into the atmosphere....
In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train (apnews.com)
Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the limestone below. Arching over the emerald basin are walls of stalactites dripping down the cavern ceiling, which opens to a dense jungle....
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South Africa heads for coalition as ANC support plunges (www.reuters.com)
South African parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy....
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Israel won’t end war for deal to free all hostages, PM’s aide said to tell families (www.timesofisrael.com)
Remember when the war was supposed to end when all the hostages were released?...
Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking, rape trial (apnews.com)
Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country....
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‘People ask me to use another door’: MEPs on bias, whiteness and rise of far right (www.theguardian.com)
From being repeatedly asked for ID to feeling threatened by harmful rhetoric, politicians say lack of diversity is undermining work of EU...
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Racist violence in Germany reaches record highs, support groups warn (www.euronews.com)
Violence against politicians has been dominating the headlines, but instances of everyday racism and antisemitic attacks are causing German victim advice centres to sound the alarm. Euronews travelled to Thuringia, a right-wing hotspot, to speak with a victim of neo-Nazi violence....
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Germany pledges €500 million in arms support for Ukraine (www.dw.com)
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new arms package for Ukraine focusing on air defense and including 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition....
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China takes aim at EU’s planes and farmers as trade war brews (www.politico.eu)
China’s Commerce Ministry has sent a letter to the EU trade chief to express annoyance at recent trade probes and calling for a reset....
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Israeli jets kill two paramedics in Rafah after ‘deliberately’ bombing ambulance (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces bombed an ambulance in Rafah, killing two Palestinian paramedics on a rescue mission, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS)....
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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid for Women (thelemmy.club)
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CIA director reviewed Gaza peace proposal accepted by Hamas, sources say (www.middleeasteye.net)
CIA Director William Burns reviewed a Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas earlier this month before it was submitted to Israeli officials, two current and one former Egyptian intelligence officials told Middle East Eye....
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US intelligence officials share evidence that Russia has used North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. Ministry of Defense’s Intelligence Service reported that Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles to strike Ukraine....
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Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv kill 5, injure 25 (kyivindependent.com)
Russian missile attacks on the Novobavarsky neighborhood of Kharkiv killed at least five people and injured 25 others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 31....
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Israeli forces spark devastating fire at Ramallah vegetable market (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces ignited a devastating fire at Ramallah and al-Bireh’s main vegetable market in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that has destroyed dozens of shops owned by Palestinians and caused millions of shekels in losses....
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Abandoned by Israeli state, Palestinian citizens face crime wave (www.972mag.com)
Some may say this is an exaggeration, and insist that Palestinian citizens of Israel lead normal lives, better than most Palestinians and Arabs. But in addition to widespread discrimination against and increasing political persecution of Palestinian citizens by the Israeli government, the number of Palestinian victims of...
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Despite False Claims, an Equitable Pandemic Treaty Would Make Us All Safer (www.commondreams.org)
Never quite understood if rule 4 prohibited opinion articles or not. It says they “may” be removed.
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