First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’ (www.theguardian.com)
Onboard the Filipino coast guard ship attacked by China (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash (www.theguardian.com)
What they learned is, to me, much less interesting than how they learned it.
German army captain admits spying for Russia (www.dw.com)
The officer, with ties to the far-right AfD party, said he provided information to a Russian intelligence service out of fear of a nuclear escalation in Moscow’s war in Ukraine....
Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors (www.theguardian.com)
Report to United Nations security council says remnants of Hwasong-11 violate arms export embargo on Russian ally...
Russian attack on Odesa: injured man dies in hospital, death toll increases to 5 (ptv-news.com.pk)
First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic (www.theguardian.com)
Virus has already killed other mammals including sea lions and seals, while also taking toll on farm animals...
Tensions grow as China ramps up global mining for green tech (www.bbc.com)
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US military ships are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It's going to cost at least $320 million (apnews.com)
A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million....
Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of damaging its ship (www.dw.com)
Authorities say water cannons “directly hit the starboard astern of the BFAR vessel,” in the Scarborough Shoal, which China seized in 2012....
Israel fumes as UN secretary-general leaves Hamas off sexual violence blacklist (www.timesofisrael.com)
In his report, Guterres referenced Patten’s assessment, but noted that it, “not being investigative in nature and given its limited duration, did not draw conclusions on attribution to specific armed groups or determine prevalence of incidents of conflict-related sexual violence during and after the attacks of 7 October....
Facebook and Instagram face EU probes in content crackdown (www.politico.eu)
Meta’s handling of political ads may be a focus ahead of the EU election in June....
Europe’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels (www.politico.eu)
Europe’s banks’ retreat from Moscow is entering its final stage, but instead of having General Winter at their heels, they have the European Central Bank....
US lawmakers threaten retaliation against UN court over potential Israel arrest warrants (www.timesofisrael.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15063426...
US says Israeli army units violated human rights (www.bbc.com)
Special school pupils ‘tortured’ in calming rooms, BBC investigation finds (www.bbc.com)
Staff were filmed hitting and kicking pupils at a special school and leaving them in their urine, the BBC has found....
The UK’s Ex-Climate Chief on the Country’s Lost Ambitions (www.wired.com)
Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester (www.bbc.com)
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran’s security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says....
Russian strikes overwhelm Ukraine’s overstretched air defense amid Western aid delays (kyivindependent.com)
Over March and April, Russian airpower launched a new wave of mass attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine....
Some in State Department don’t believe Israel is using US weapons in accordance with international law, source says | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
The State Department is divided over whether Israel is using American-provided weapons in accordance with international law ahead of a fast-approaching deadline next week for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make a determination to Congress....