Boeing 737 crashes during take-off in Senegal (www.bbc.com)
Chinese reunification with Taiwan to devastate US, Commerce Sec. says (english.almayadeen.net)
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.
Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine parliament passes bill for prisoners to join army (www.aljazeera.com)
The move on Wednesday marks a U-turn in Ukraine’s approach on the matter. Kyiv had long opposed the measure and had repeatedly criticised Moscow for mobilising prisoners to fill its ranks....
Man Booked For Using VPN In J&K's Rajouri, 3rd Such Case In 2 Days (www.ndtv.com)
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'Lost' spy satellite orbited Earth undetected for 25 years—until now, scientists say (phys.org)
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:...
Chainsaw Democracy - Argentina in Crisis Faces an Authoritarian President (unicornriot.ninja)
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)
Front of Boeing 767 scrapes along Istanbul runway after front landing gear failure (www.independent.co.uk)
Tech War Crossfire: Middle Eastern Companies May Be Forced To Choose Between China And The U.S. (www.forbes.com)
Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah (abcnews.go.com)
US won’t guarantee Australia will have complete control of Aukus submarines (www.theguardian.com)
Rafah death toll surges as Israel rains down white phosphorus [May 8, 2024 | The Cradle] (thecradle.co)
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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....
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)
Text of the Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by Hamas (www.aljazeera.com)
'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah (therealnews.com)
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....
“They Are Starving,” Says Doctor Back from Gaza (www.democracynow.org)
“Dead on Arrival”: Doctors Back from Gaza Describe Horrific Hospital Scenes, Decimated Health System (www.democracynow.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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