Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti? (www.theguardian.com)
Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past...
Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire (www.theguardian.com)
Aaron Bushnell, who died last month, ‘sacrificed everything’ for Palestinians, says mayor of Jericho...
Netanyahu denies Palestinians are starving (www.politico.eu)
France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists and vets are urging the president to afford the world’s most traded species better protections...
9 dead, 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar’s Pemba Island (www.nbcnews.com)
9 people dead and 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar's Pemba Island (apnews.com)
Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair (www.nbcnews.com)
The kidnapping of 287 students in Kuriga was one of three mass abductions in remote northern Nigeria last week....
Plane veered off flight path after both pilots fell asleep, Indonesian authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni....
Haiti: US evacuates embassy staff amid gang violence (www.bbc.com)
The United States says it has airlifted non-essential embassy staff from Haiti, as the country spirals further into gang violence....
Nepali Men in Russia, Tricked Into Ukraine Frontline Deployment, Appeal to India for Help (m.thewire.in)
As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access (abcnews.go.com)
Canada faces a series of 'crises' that will test it in the coming years, RCMP warns (www.cbc.ca)
Report examined ‘shifts in domestic and international environments’ that could affect policing
Biden breaks with Netanyahu but sticks with Israel (www.axios.com)
US Flies Forces in to Beef up Security at Embassy in Haiti and Evacuate Nonessential Personnel (www.usnews.com)
Biden says he’ll sign bill that could ban TikTok if Congress passes it (thehill.com)
Biden warns of ‘red line’ for Israel over Rafah (www.politico.eu)
Biden backtracks on climate plans and ‘walks tightrope’ to court both young voters and moderates (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden, touted as the US’s first climate president, is presiding over the quiet weakening of his two most significant plans to slash planet-heating emissions, suggesting that tackling the climate crisis will take a back seat in a febrile election year....
US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Ethiopia begins issuing digital IDs for refugees (apanews.net)
‘Definitely stronger’: why 2024 could be Southeast Asia’s year for tourism (www.scmp.com)
Neuroscience research hub opens doors in Türkiye's capital Ankara (www.dailysabah.com)
Seoul enhances infertility aid in response to 0.55 total fertility rate (www.chosun.com)
East Asia countries birth rate crisis continues. In response to total fertility rate of 0.55, Korea enhances infertility aid.
Protests as Israel president at Dutch Holocaust Museum opening (www.france24.com)
Dutch King Willem-Alexander officially opened the country’s first Holocaust Museum Sunday, as demonstrators angry at Israel’s military campaign in Gaza protested against the Israeli president, who also addressed the ceremony....