Kremlin mopes over French election results (www.politico.eu)
“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said....
Barcelona anti-tourism protesters fire water pistols at visitors (edition.cnn.com)
Protesters in Barcelona have sprayed visitors with water as part of a demonstration against mass tourism....
Modi and Putin talk trade as Ukraine mourns airstrike (www.dw.com)
The Russian and Indian leaders met on the heels of a deadly attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The US urged Modi to press Putin to respect international law....
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe (www.politico.eu)
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels....
Russian court finds playwright and director duo guilty over Isis wives play (www.independent.co.uk)
A military court in Moscow convicted a Russian playwright and a theatre director for “justifying terrorism” in a play about Isis brides and sentenced them to six years in prison each....
South Sudan hosts Sudan Armed Forces units after fall of Meram (sudantribune.com)
China and Belarus conduct joint military exercises right next to NATO and EU’s border (www.cnn.com)
China and Belarus announced they were holding joint military training exercises just miles from the border of Poland – a NATO and European Union member....
“Wide But Thin Mandate”: Why U.K. Labour Party’s Landslide Is on Shaky Ground (www.democracynow.org)
Russia's war-driven economy is so hot that the World Bank upgraded it to a 'high-income country' (www.businessinsider.com)
Russia’s economy, boosted by military activity, is now classified as high-income by the World Bank....
Zelenskyy rubbishes Orbán’s global ‘peace mission’ (www.politico.eu)
Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play (www.bbc.com)
Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City (www.theguardian.com)
Taliban: Female athletes do not represent Afghanistan at the Paris Olympics this month. (feminist.org)
France’s elections showed a polarized country (www.vox.com)
Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia (apnews.com)
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia....
Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000 (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17363648...
Hamas accuses Netanyahu of placing ‘obstacles’ to truce-hostage negotiations (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting hurdles in front of ceasefire negotiations, with talks aimed at reaching a truce-hostage release deal set to renew this week....
Columbia University suspends three deans for 'antisemitism' in private text messages (www.middleeasteye.net)
The three deans include Cristen Kromm, the former dean of undergraduate student life; Matthew Patashnick, the former associate dean for student and family support; and Susan Chang-Kim, the former vice dean and chief administrative officer....
Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
Gaza toll could exceed 186,000, Lancet study says (www.aljazeera.com)
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/…/fulltext
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan accused of being ‘serial tax evaders’ (www.theguardian.com)
Self-proclaimed misogynist ‘brazen’ about refusing to pay tax on revenue from online businesses, court told...
Kyiv children’s hospital hit as Russian missile attack kills at least 29 in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
An unknown number of people have been trapped under rubble after Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital was hit during a daylight Russian missile barrage that the authorities said had killed at least 29 people across the country....
Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants (www.bbc.com)
Australia accused of discriminating against disabled migrants...
Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants (www.theguardian.com)
In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are...
Purgatory in paradise: how a shipwreck off Diego Garcia led to three years of hell and horror (www.theguardian.com)
It was 10 days into the journey when the boat sprang a leak. Dozens of men, women and children were crowded on to a fishing boat, all Tamils fleeing persecution in their home country, Sri Lanka. They had hoped to reach sanctuary in Canada....
