No Gaza ceasefire until Israel war aims achieved, Netanyahu says (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’s military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. His statement comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had proposed a three-stage plan to Hamas aimed at reaching a...
Spanish town bans penis suits and sex dolls from stag and hen dos (www.theguardian.com)
Netanyahu won’t agree to hostage release deal unless it polls well for him, Israeli families say they were told (www.nbcnews.com)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not agree to end the war in Gaza in exchange for the release of hostages unless opinion polls show it is politically advantageous for him, a top Israeli security official told the families of those held captive, a person in the closed-door meeting and an advocacy group said Friday. (…)...
North Korea floats more rubbish-filled balloons to South Korea (www.bbc.com)
North Korea is sending more balloons carrying rubbish across the heavily fortified southern border, South Korea’s military has said....
UK ambassador to Mexico reportedly sacked after pointing gun at staff (www.channelnewsasia.com)
🔴 Live: Hamas says Israel's Gaza ceasefire plan 'positive' (www.france24.com)
Venice bans large tourist groups and loudspeakers (www.bbc.com)
New rules banning loudspeakers and limiting tour group sizes to 25 people have come into force in Venice....
Ukraine war: We have no Plan B if Ukraine falls, Estonian PM says (www.bbc.com)
Estonia considers itself a front-line state, a Nato member where its border guards stare across the Narva River at the Russian fortress of Ivangorod....
Hitting Russia where it hurts: Ukraine tightens the noose around Crimea (www.politico.eu)
Kyiv is making it increasingly difficult for Russia to keep the peninsula supplied....
Out with the old: Gen Zers ready to take the reins (www.politico.eu)
Hailing from across the political spectrum, young people are looking to breathe new life into EU policymaking....
No end to Gaza war until ’destruction’ of Hamas, says Netanyahu (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas no longer poses major threat to Israel, Biden says (www.politico.com)
Updated: Russia launches large-scale missile attack on Ukraine, damaging energy infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight on June 1, launching drones and cruise missiles, while damaging energy infrastructure across various regions across the country....
Deepfake of U.S. Official Appears After Shift on Ukraine Attacks in Russia (www.nytimes.com)
The fabricated video, which is drawn from actual footage, shows the State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, seeming to suggest that the Russian city of Belgorod, just 25 miles north of Ukraine’s border with Russia, was a legitimate target for such strikes....
‘Time is our life’: Volodymyr Zelenskiy on balancing urgency with diplomacy in the war against Russia (www.theguardian.com)
The interview came at perhaps the toughest moment for Ukraine since the early days of the war. Zelenskiy insisted, however, that it was too early to write off the country, and that he remained positive despite all his frustrations. “I’m not in despair at all … I don’t feel like we are on a sinking ship which is going to...
Ukraine war: Germany joins US in allowing Kyiv to use its weapons to strike Russia (www.independent.co.uk)
U.K. temporarily criminalizes puberty blockers for trans kids (www.lgbtqnation.com)
While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels (www.abc.net.au)
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Israel has offered a plan for 6 week Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, Biden says (www.usatoday.com)
Visibly Distressed Putin Pals Shaken Up by Trump Verdict (www.thedailybeast.com)
German police shoot knifeman after attack on rightwing protest (www.theguardian.com)
You Can Thank Private Equity for That Enormous Doctor’s Bill (www.wsj.com)
NATO chief Stoltenberg proposes revised €100 billion weapons fund for Ukraine (www.euractiv.com)
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Friday (31 May) for NATO members to spend together ‘equitably’, €40 billion a year for Ukraine, giving up on his original multi-year plan, nevertheless assuring this will provide a long-term perspective for Ukraine....