Nato in talks to put nuclear weapons on standby (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Russian journalist killed in Ukraine drone strike (english.alarabiya.net)
PM to declare Australia's relationship with China is rebuilding but won't stay 'silent' in disputes (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet China’s Premier Li Qiang in Canberra on Monday....
Key global powers fail to sign up to Ukraine peace summit communique (www.theguardian.com)
China says 2 military employees sold 60 pounds of secret documents to a recycling plant, allowing a shopper to bag 4 volumes for under $1 (www.yahoo.com)
In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of journalists is emerging (www.aljazeera.com)
Brazil brings 112 athletes to BRICS Games in Kazan, Russia (www.gov.br)
Houthi rebel attacks on Red Sea crippling global trade, U.S. intelligence warns (www.axios.com)
UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel and aid to Gaza, says Oxfam chief (www.theguardian.com)
‘The big story of the 21st century’: is this the most shocking documentary of the year? (www.theguardian.com)
Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship (apnews.com)
A New Chinese Megaport in South America Is Rattling the U.S. (www.wsj.com)
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Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried - Autoblog (www.autoblog.com)
In a single hour, Israeli snipers killed seven bystanders at the Jenin refugee camp (www.haaretz.com)
Jenin has endured plenty of rough days lately, but May 21 outdid them all. In the course of one hour in the morning, snipers killed seven of the city's residents, all of them innocent passersby, even though the streets were quiet and the soldiers had no cause to open fire....
Despite government support, ex-convicts involved in 2019 Hong Kong protests struggle to reintegrate (www.channelnewsasia.com)
New York governor considers face-mask ban on subway to deter crime (www.theguardian.com)
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Yemen (apnews.com)
Gaza aid pier removed, satellite images show | REUTERS (yt.artemislena.eu)
ICC must be allowed to carry out work ‘without intimidation’, say 93 member states (www.theguardian.com)
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Longi claims world record-breaking 34.6% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell (www.pv-magazine.com)
G7 Fail to Deliver on Fossil Fuel Promises at Italy Summit (www.commondreams.org)
Eight Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza, military says (www.theguardian.com)
Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in a blast that engulfed their armoured vehicle in southern Gaza, in the biggest loss of life for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a single incident since January....
Ukraine-Russia Peace Is as Elusive as Ever. But in 2022 They Were Talking. (www.nytimes.com)
NYT published the Istanbul agreement between Russia and Ukraine. The document was prepared in 2022, but was not signed. The New York Times publishes an alleged copy of the agreement. Main points from the document:...
Who is the IDF general who ordered tank fire on a kibbutz home with 13 hostages inside? (www.haaretz.com)
Until she was taken out of the house, Porat identified nine living hostages. She wasn’t a witness to the close-range shooting of any of the hostages, or to any of them being hit in the exchange of fire. “I didn’t see anyone execute anyone,” she says. “I didn’t see a body.” That is compatible with what Hadas Dagan...