Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
A ship carrying 19,000 cattle caused a big stink in the South African city of Cape Town (apnews.com)
What stinks?...
Canada sending more than 800 drones to Ukraine to support its fight against Russia (abcnews.go.com)
Ursula von der Leyen is seeking a second term as head of the EU's powerful Commission (apnews.com)
Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen will seek a second term as head of the European Union’s powerful Commission in a move that could make her the most significant politician representing the bloc’s 450 million citizens in over a generation....
El Salvador's Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after painstaking vote count (apnews.com)
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases, electoral officials announced Monday....
UN court begins hearings on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories (www.ft.com)
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US warns Israel against ground offensive into Rafah in draft UN resolution (www.ft.com)
Poland's new government deprograms its once far-right public media (www.npr.org)
WARSAW, Poland — It’s 7:30 in the evening in Warsaw, and public news broadcaster TVP Info is about to broadcast live to millions of viewers across Poland. Producers in a crowded control room scurry in and out, sometimes stopping to peer through a narrow window into a studio where the host reads from a teleprompter....
Indian port workers refuse to handle Israel weapon shipments (www.independent.co.uk)
UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths (www.al-monitor.com)
“The Gaza Strip is poised to witness an explosion in preventable child deaths which would compound the already unbearable level of child deaths in Gaza,” said Ted Chaiban, deputy head of humanitarian action at the UN children’s agency UNICEF....
Brazil recalls ambassador to Israel in row over Lula’s Gaza comments (www.aljazeera.com)
Russian pilot who defected found dead in Spain, says Ukraine security agency (www.theguardian.com)
A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last year in a secret operation has been found dead in Spain, according to the main military intelligence agency in Kyiv....
Russia and China clash with US and UK over attacks on Yemen rebels for strikes on Red Sea ships (apnews.com)
Russia and China on Wednesday accused the United States and Britain of illegally attacking military sites used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to launch missiles at commercial vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting global shipping....
Israel says it will launch Rafah assault if hostages not freed by Ramadan (www.theguardian.com)
A member of Israel’s war cabinet has said the country will launch its threatened ground offensive against Rafah, the last place of relative safety in Gaza, if Hamas does not release its remaining Israeli hostages by the beginning of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan in just under three weeks....
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals | Recycling (www.theguardian.com)
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regar
Indonesia: A Curious Outcome | Gwynne Dyer (gwynnedyer.com)
Israel/oPt: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls (www.ohchr.org)
Palestinian women and girls have reportedly been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, often together with family members, including their children, according to information received....
Labour will introduce citizens' assemblies after ‘transformational’ success in Ireland - Politics.co.uk (www.politics.co.uk)
UN Experts Urge Probe Of Alleged Israeli Abuses Of Palestinian Women, Girls (www.barrons.com)
UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including killings, rapes and sexual assault....
Xinjiang freezes in -52.3°C temperature, harshest cold spell in over six decades (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Netanyahu: Israel will maintain full security control over Gaza Strip, West Bank (www.jpost.com)
Indonesia says 71 election workers died from exhaustion (www.bangkokpost.com)
Here's what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites (www.thestar.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15721315...
Thai PM warns Myanmar nationals over illegal entry (www.bangkokpost.com)
He made the remarks as the number of Myanmar citizens applying for a visa to enter Thailand has increased sharply after Myanmar’s ruling military revealed plans to conscript young people for mandatory…...
Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India (www.theguardian.com)
