A new report says Mexico has abandoned protection of loggerhead sea turtles (apnews.com)
Germany arrests 3 suspected China spies (www.dw.com)
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor has said three German citizens were arrested for alleged involvement in providing Chinese secret service with information on state-of-the-art machine parts for ship engines....
EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature (www.dw.com)
The European Commission is threatening to suspend the TikTok Lite rewards programme, unless the Chinese-owned app provides answers within 24 hours....
Ukraine to EU: Don’t let US aid package make you complacent (www.politico.eu)
Washington’s support for Ukraine should not dispel a sense of urgency among EU countries, Ukraine and its allies warn....
Italy arrests 13 prison guards over suspected torture of juvenile detainees (www.reuters.com)
Italian police arrested 13 prison guards on suspicion of torture and ill-treatment of juvenile detainees, Milan prosecutors said on Monday....
The missiles that could give US ally the edge over China (www.newsweek.com)
The Philippines, a U.S. ally, has hailed as a “game-changer” the delivery of new supersonic missiles that it believes will significantly beef up its coastal defenses amid rising tensions with China....
Modi Calls Muslims ‘Infiltrators’ Who Would Take India’s Wealth (www.nytimes.com)
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Documents found on a North Korean server suggest US studios may have unknowingly outsourced animation work (www.cnn.com)
Chinese warships in Cambodia fuel fresh concerns as Wang visits (www.bangkokpost.com)
Thais make peace broker offer to Myanmar junta, rebels in Myawaddy (www.bangkokpost.com)
‘Discomfort may increase’: Asia’s heat wave scorches hundreds of millions (www.nytimes.com)
April is typically hot in South and Southeast Asia, but temperatures this month have been unusually high....
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says (apnews.com)
Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity....
UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers (apnews.com)
The U.N. labor organization warned Monday that over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. It also warned of air pollution, pesticides and other hazards that could lead to health problems including cancer....
Israel has yet to provide evidence of Unrwa staff terrorist links, Colonna report says (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of its claims that employees of the UN relief agency Unrwa are members of terrorist organisations, an independent review led by the former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has said....
Toxic: How the search for the origins of COVID-19 turned politically poisonous (apnews.com)
The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months....
‘Where can you hide from pollution?’: cancer rises 30% in Beirut as diesel generators poison city (www.theguardian.com)
Lebanon’s economy and electricity system are broken and much power is now generated locally, with devastating effects on air quality and health...
Germany's industrial production expected to sink further (www.dw.com)
German industrial production is expected to fall further behind this year, after a dip in 2023. The usually strong manufacturing sector had already taken a hit because of higher energy prices....
What $61bn US aid boost could mean for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
A $61bn package of military aid for Ukraine could be signed off within days. So what weapons might it receive and what difference could they make in trying to stem Russian advances?...
US, Philippines kick off combat drills amid China tension (www.dw.com)
The joint drills include simulations of US and Filipino troops recapturing islands as Manila and Beijing contest maritime territory in the South China Sea....
Global military spending soars to new record highs (www.dw.com)
The global defense budget saw its largest yearly increase in 14 years in 2023, according to the think tank SIPRI. Russia’s war in Ukraine, the China-Taiwan crisis and other global conflicts played a significant role....
Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis (www.aljazeera.com)
Palestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis, with 180 bodies recovered so far, Al Jazeera has learned, as Israel has continued bombardment of the devastated coastal enclave for more than six months....
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package (www.nbcnews.com)
German politician ‘filmed taking Russian money’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
A German politician has been filmed taking large sums of cash from a Kremlin-supporting broadcaster, Czech intelligence has claimed....