How three European human rights cases could shape climate litigation (www.reuters.com)
Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights?...
Australia supermarkets should face hefty fines for code of conduct breach, says report (www.reuters.com)
Australia’s major supermarkets should face hefty fines if they do not comply with an industry code of conduct when dealing with suppliers, a government-commissioned report said while rejecting calls to give regulators the power to break up the big chains....
Brazil judge opens inquiry into Musk after refusal to block accounts on X (www.reuters.com)
A standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked....
Scientists confirm record highs for three most important heat-trapping gases (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela Cuts Power to Argentine Embassy as Relations Continue to Worsen (theatlasnews.co)
Iran offers no response to Damascus strike if US secures Gaza ceasefire - report (m.jpost.com)
Iran informed the US that it would refrain from responding to the airstrike in which senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders were killed in Damascus if a ceasefire in Gaza is reached, Jadeh Iran reported on Sunday....
[Rwandan President] Kagame blames world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates 1994 genocide (www.politico.com)
Unprecedented US War Drills and Naval Deployments Raise Fear of War in Korea (truthout.org)
UN nuclear watchdog head condemns drone strike on Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (www.theguardian.com)
The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog agency has condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident”....
Poland’s PiS ahead in local elections, but not in political control (www.politico.eu)
Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party bounced back from its October defeat in the national election to take first place in the country’s regional vote, according to an exit poll published after the polls closed at 9 p.m....
Gaza War Turns Spotlight on Long Pipeline of U.S. Weapons to Israel (www.nytimes.com)
In the fall of 2016, the Obama administration sealed a major military agreement with Israel that committed the United States to giving the country $38 billion in arms over 10 years....
Orbán Challenger Promises New Era of Hungarian Politics at Massive Budapest Rally (www.commondreams.org)
Before Ecuadorian police broke into Mexican Embassy, governments were feuding over election, asylum (apnews.com)
A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night in an extremely rare show of force that legal experts, presidents and diplomats have deemed a violation of...
Ibiza locals living in cars as party island sees rents soar (www.bbc.com)
César Nebrera pours out a cup of coffee he has brewed on a stove in the boot of his car. The old green Kia saloon sits in the shade of a carob tree just off the main road near Ibiza Town....
National hero (lemmy.today)
Leaked photos: Hunter Biden smokes crack while driving at high speed, says report (www.google.com)
German civil servants demand ‘immediate’ end to Israeli arms supplies (www.aljazeera.com)
According to the organisers of the five-page statement, around 600 civil servants have voiced support for the initiative, which has slowly been gathering traction for months through professional networks and word-of-mouth across a range of ministries....
Source: Russia lost 7 aircraft in Ukraine's April 5 attack on air base (kyivindependent.com)
Russia lost seven military aircraft during Ukraine’s April 5 drone attack on the Yeysk air base in Krasnodar Krai, a source at Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on April 7....
Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has pulled all of its ground troops out of southern Gaza for “tactical reasons”, the country’s army has said, raising questions about the future direction of the war as Hamas and Israeli delegations travel to Egypt for a new round of ceasefire talks....
The dark side of Medellín’s sex tourism: Child prostitutes and depraved men (english.elpais.com)
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room...
German military vessel intercepts Houthi missile in Red Sea (www.swissinfo.ch)
Has anyone else the feeling that this will become a very long term thing of needing to protect shipping vessels and that it will affect prices of imported goods for the unforeseeable will rise ?
U.S. 'unable to step up' on Ukraine aid, leaving Canada to fill the gap, says Freeland (www.cbc.ca)
Yellen says global concerns growing over China's excess industrial capacity (www.reuters.com)
Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones (www.bbc.com)
Sierra Leone’s president has declared a national emergency over rampant drug abuse....