David Cameron says UK will not follow US in withholding arms sales to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron has said the UK will not be following the US in withholding arms sales to Israel, saying the positions are not comparable since the UK is not a large state-to-state arms supplier to Israel....
Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah (abcnews.go.com)
Neom: Saudi forces 'told to kill’ to clear land for eco-city (www.bbc.com)
An ex-intelligence officer tells the BBC he was permitted to shoot dead those resisting eviction.
'Lost' spy satellite orbited Earth undetected for 25 years—until now, scientists say (phys.org)
Front of Boeing 767 scrapes along Istanbul runway after front landing gear failure (www.independent.co.uk)
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (www.politico.eu)
Man Booked For Using VPN In J&K's Rajouri, 3rd Such Case In 2 Days (www.ndtv.com)
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Full text: China-France Joint Statement on the Situation in the Middle East (www.chinadaily.com.cn)
At the invitation of H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, paid a state visit to France from May 5 to 7, 2024. The two heads of state had an in-depth exchange of views on the situation in the Middle East:...
France joins China to condemn Israel’s Rafah attack plans in sign the European power is veering from US on key issues (www.scmp.com)
US won’t guarantee Australia will have complete control of Aukus submarines (www.theguardian.com)
Chainsaw Democracy - Argentina in Crisis Faces an Authoritarian President (unicornriot.ninja)
Rafah death toll surges as Israel rains down white phosphorus [May 8, 2024 | The Cradle] (thecradle.co)
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US revokes Intel, Qualcomm's export licenses to sell to China's Huawei, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Chinese official talks with DPRK counterpart in the nations’ highest-level meeting in years (www.thestar.com)
Tech War Crossfire: Middle Eastern Companies May Be Forced To Choose Between China And The U.S. (www.forbes.com)
US report on Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza delayed, aides say (www.politico.com)
The Biden administration’s report on whether Israel has violated U.S. and international humanitarian law during the war in Gaza has been delayed and will no longer be released Wednesday as planned, three Senate aides and a House aide told POLITICO....
Xi Says China Will ‘Never Forget’ the US Bombing of Its Embassy (www.bloomberg.com)
Text of the Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas (www.aljazeera.com)
Italy calls for Ukraine truce, peace talks with Putin (www.reuters.com)
'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah (therealnews.com)
Republican US senators sent threatening letter to ICC prosecutor over possible Netanyahu arrest warrant (www.jurist.org)
Indian prison demands 50,000 rupees to release Myanmar refugees imprisoned for illegal entry at end of sentences (eng.mizzima.com)
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Gaza is 'choked off' from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say (www.reuters.com)
U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few stocks positioned inside....