Indonesia buying two French submarines (www.bangkokpost.com)
Myanmar Junta Scrambling to Hang on to Pearl of Economic Partnership With China (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Netanyahu says Israeli strike unintentionally killed Gaza aid workers (www.bbc.com)
What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents (www.propublica.org)
If you’re a parent, you might have noticed toddler “milk” while browsing the formula aisle. The powdered drink, aimed at children between 1 and 3, often pledges benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.”...
Malaysian shop chain that sold ‘Allah socks’ targeted with petrol bombs (www.theguardian.com)
Three stores hit with molotov cocktails after pictures of socks deemed offensive by Muslims shared on social media...
Seven Gaza aid workers including UK, US and Australian citizens killed in Israeli strike, charity says (www.theguardian.com)
Erin Gore, the WCK chief executive, said: “This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organisations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war. This is unforgivable.”...
The Russian Army Just Launched The Biggest Tank Assault Of The War (www.forbes.com)
Seven children, ages 12 to 17, wounded in Indianapolis mass shooting, police say (www.google.com)
Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent (www.techspot.com)
Sanctions have crippled Baikal’s production and packaging capabilities...
U.S. tells Iran it "had no involvement" in Israel strike (www.axios.com)
It’s getting even harder to find full-time work. So more people are taking second part-time jobs (theconversation.com)
Over the last two years, growth in wages and salaries have not kept up with rises in the cost of living....
Gaza: Shifa Medical Complex witnesses one of the largest massacres in Palestinian history (euromedmonitor.org)
The Israeli army carried out a massive, shockingly horrific military operation in Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City over the course of the past two weeks, indiscriminately targeting and attacking Palestinians regardless of their civilian status, professional standing, gender, age, or health condition....
Finland school shooting: 12-year-old arrested after fellow pupil dies (www.theguardian.com)
Two other children seriously injured in incident in Helsinki suburb described by minister as ‘horrifying’...
Outrage as traditional Ghanaian priest, 63, marries 12-year-old girl (www.bbc.com)
An influential traditional priest aged 63 has sparked an outrage in Ghana by marrying a 12-year-old girl....
Shrinking Arctic ice redraws the map for internet cable connections (www.politico.eu)
A new 14,500-km subsea cable in the Arctic could reroute data traffic away from vulnerable choke points....
The EU compromise machine is breaking — and everyone’s blaming Germany (www.politico.eu)
Berlin’s domestic spats are gumming up the EU’s delicate policymaking process....
3 Body Problem: Lawyer sentenced to death for Lin Qi murder (www.bbc.com)
The release of Netflix’s series 3 Body Problem has been watched millions of times around the globe since its release late last month....
Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas (apnews.com)
Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel (edition.cnn.com)
The Biden administration is close to approving the sale of as many as 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal expected to be worth more than $18 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter....
'Most wanted' man arrested at airport after 27 YEARS on the run (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strike in Gaza, José Andrés says (www.washingtonpost.com)
World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés said Monday that several of the group’s employees were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Andrés, a celebrity chef, called those who died his “sisters and brothers” and “angels” in a statement on social media....
Here’s what you need to know about the world’s largest democratic election kicking off in India (apnews.com)
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest democratic election could also be one of its most consequential....
‘Our beautiful sister’: Friends pay tribute to Australian aid worker killed in Gaza (www.smh.com.au)
Israeli military investigating after Gaza officials say foreign aid workers killed in IDF strike (www.theguardian.com)
US pushes alternatives to Rafah invasion in Hamas war talks with Israel (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top American and Israeli officials held virtual talks Monday as the U.S. pushed alternatives to the ground assault against Hamas under consideration by Israelis in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a move the U.S. opposes on humanitarian grounds and that has frayed relations between the two allies....
