Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president (www.theguardian.com)
BP predicts global oil demand will peak in 2025, bringing to end rising emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Samsung Electronics workers announce 'indefinite' strike (apnews.com)
Putin bestows Russia’s highest civilian honour on India’s PM Modi (www.aljazeera.com)
Woman found dead after python swallows her in Indonesia (www.channelnewsasia.com)
US Nuclear Submarine Surfaces Off Norway in Rare Flex (www.businessinsider.com)
Bolivian Government Denounces Attempted Coup D’éTat (www.telesurenglish.net)
Russia sends coal to India by train for first time (www.rt.com)
Newly released video shows Saudi man filming locations ahead of 9/11 attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Kremlin calls NATO chief's nuclear weapons remark an 'escalation of tension' (www.reuters.com)
BRICS calls for reform of the UN, reform of the financial system, Palestinian statehood, and the end of unilateral protectionist measures (www.mea.gov.in)
France's President Macron calls snap election after far-right triumph in EU vote (www.politico.eu)
King Charles accepted award from Nazi veteran (www.declassifieduk.org)
‘It’s not vital to spend five days a week in the office’: the bank boss who works from home (www.theguardian.com)
India shuts schools as Delhi sizzles at 47°C (www.channelnewsasia.com)
ICC prosecutor seeks warrant against Israel's Netanyahu (www.dw.com)
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders (www.abc.net.au)
Ukraine was a magnet for foreign fighters. After 2 bruising years, many are disillusioned or dead. (www.businessinsider.com)
Hezbollah downs Israeli "spy" balloon over Lebanese village (english.news.cn)
UK climate activists convicted in first trial of new anti-protest laws (www.theguardian.com)
Yacht Sinks After Being Rammed by Orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar, Again 🫡 (www.ibtimes.sg)
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Never Ended (jacobin.com)
Israel was founded with the Nakba, a series of atrocities that ethnically cleansed Palestinians from their homeland. Today we are witnessing Israel engage in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza on an even larger, more violent scale....
How Zionism became a synonym for violence and oppression (www.theguardian.com)
For decades, Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and he has repeated that claim since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel. But for the student anti-war protests gripping the US, the words “Zionist” and “Zionism” have become a watchword – pejorative and emblematic of the violent state policies driving...