Doctor who treated freed Hamas hostages describes physical, sexual and psychological abuse (www.cbsnews.com)
Israel: Starvation Used as Weapon of War in Gaza (www.hrw.org)
Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Ensuring Freedom of Navigation in the Red Sea (www.defense.gov)
Ukraine aid will run out at the end of the month, White House warns (www.cnn.com)
An aid package scheduled for Ukraine later this month will be the final one unless Congress approves additional help, the White House warned Monday....
Hamas releases video of three elderly Israeli hostages pleading for release (www.jpost.com)
EU takes action against Elon Musk's X over disinformation (www.bbc.com)
Putin: New NATO member Finland didn't have problems before, but now it will (kyivindependent.com)
A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across Iran (apnews.com)
Nearly 70% of Iran’s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage — a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported....
How migrants endured 36 days at sea and left it ‘in God’s hands’ (www.independent.co.uk)
A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump....
Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid....
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news (www.theguardian.com)
Vatican approves blessings for same-sex couples in landmark ruling (www.reuters.com)
New Polish ruling coalition outlines plans to introduce same-sex unions (notesfrompoland.com)
Israel finds large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border, raising new questions about prewar intelligence (apnews.com)
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don't resemble marriage (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it....
Imran Khan deploys AI clone to campaign from behind bars in Pakistan (www.theguardian.com)
PTI party uses ‘voice clone’ of imprisoned opposition leader to give impassioned speech in ‘virtual rally’...
BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Energy company follows decisions by five big shipping firms as Houthi militants step up attacks on vessels...
Asian central banks turn to gold to reduce risk from US dollar (www.scmp.com)
Bugs found in Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi's office (www.pravda.com.ua)
Israel's Gallant warns Hezbollah: Israel can do in Beirut what it's doing in Gaza (m.jpost.com)
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North Korea test fires ballistic missile with potential to reach entire US, Japan says (www.cnn.com)
North Korea launched a possible intercontinental ballistic missile on Monday morning in what analysts said indicated the growing reliability of the reclusive state’s illegal weapons program....
Queensland floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after record rain (www.bbc.com)
Serbia’s ruling populists claim sweeping victory in election amid vote-rigging accusations (www.theguardian.com)
