Niger Speaker halts plan to marry off 100 orphans, accuses Minister of interference (dailypost.ng)
New Caledonia: Two dead as riots escalate after French vote (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine says it has no reserves as Putin amasses half-million troops for summer offensive: report (nypost.com)
Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Biden's new China tariff wall faces leakage via Mexico, Vietnam | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Medvechuk's yacht officially transferred to Ukrainian state (kyivindependent.com)
A luxury yacht belonging to Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk was officially transferred to the Ukrainian state on May 15, said Ukraine’s Agency for Investigation and Management of Assets, known by its Ukrainian acronym ARMA....
U.S. announces new sanctions against Nicaragua over migration, human rights abuses, ties to Russia (www.cbsnews.com)
Ukraine’s troops withdraw from parts of north-east as pressure mounts (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s troops withdrew from several areas of the country’s north-east amid mounting pressure from a new Russian offensive, as the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, postponed all foreign trips underscoring the seriousness of the threat....
UN says it has no more food or tents for nearly 2m people in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The UN has run out of tents and food to distribute to almost 2 million people in Gaza, the majority displaced from their homes and dependent on aid to stave off looming famine....
Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)
Revealed: Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women (www.theguardian.com)
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times | CNN (www.cnn.com)
US museum curator temporarily detained in Turkey airport with 1,500 scorpions and spiders in luggage (www.usatoday.com)
Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan is sentenced to prison (apnews.com)
Slovakia PM shooting live: Robert Fico in hospital after being shot - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Another visitor has been arrested in Turks and Caicos for ammunition possession (www.nbcboston.com)
French president is considering imposing a state of emergency in the territory of New Caledonia (apnews.com)
Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds (www.nytimes.com)
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Slovakia's prime minister injured in shooting (apnews.com)
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Protests at French prisons as search continues for gunmen who killed officers (www.theguardian.com)
Prison officers complain of overcrowding and violence after two guards killed and inmate freed from van...
BSE: 'Mad cow disease' case found on farm in Scotland (www.bbc.com)
A case of BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, has been identified on a farm in Ayrshire....
A Ukrainian recon commander in Kharkiv said its first line of defense was missing, in a 'betrayal' that allowed Russian troops to just walk in (www.yahoo.com)
How China is helping keep the Russian economy afloat (www.dw.com)
China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....