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Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (www.cnn.com)

None of the aid that has been unloaded from the temporary pier the US constructed off the coast of Gaza has been delivered to the broader Palestinian population, as the US works with the UN and Israel to identify safe delivery routes inside the enclave, the Pentagon said on Tuesday....

Ukraine war: Kyiv makes gains in another fight - against corruption (www.bbc.com)

Ukraine has battled endemic corruption since the first days of its independence in 1991, and government officials and independent campaigners alike say that fight is key to winning the existential war it is fighting with Russia....

French far-right National Rally splits with Germany's AfD (www.dw.com)

The main far-right party of France says it will no longer align with its erstwhile German allies, the AfD, in the EU parliament. This followed comments by the AfD’s top candidate about the Nazi SS paramilitary force...

Argentina opposition questions Milei’s use of public funds to pay for trips abroad (english.elpais.com)

Some lawmakers have requested details about the president’s visits to the US, Switzerland, Israel, Italy and Spain, which they say were more private than public in nature as he did not meet with government officials...

US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them (apnews.com)

Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water....

Sperm count fall could be due to microplastics, new study finds (www.euronews.com)

The tiny plastic particles were found in all 23 human testes in a new study, and all 47 testes from pet dogs....

How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today (apnews.com)

They’re six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won’t die, no matter how hard you try....

Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5 (www.nbcnews.com)

Kevin Bui wrongly believed people who had recently robbed him lived in the home after using an app to track his stolen iPhone to the general area, according to prior testimony in the case....

Moose kills Alaska man attempting to take photos of her newborn calves (apnews.com)

A 70-year-old Alaska man who was attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves was attacked and killed by their mother, authorities said Monday....

‘Meet Baby Olivia’: anti-abortion groups target US sex-ed classes (www.theguardian.com)

Video of fetus in disembodied womb required viewing for students in two states, as classroom becomes latest front in post-Roe abortion wars...

Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

Oil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’...

One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence (www.bbc.com)

One person has been killed and several others injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London that was hit by severe turbulence....

Japanese town overrun with tourists puts up view-blocking barrier near Mount Fuji (www.cnn.com)

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms....

FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg to resign after damning workplace harassment probe (www.cnbc.com)

Allegations of widespread sexual harassment and misconduct within the agency led to calls for Gruenberg to step down....

Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June (www.politico.eu)

Hungary faces renewed pressure to drop its opposition to Kyiv’s accession bid....

A few NATO countries are lobbying the rest to be bolder when it comes to sending their own soldiers to Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)

Some European NATO members are talking about putting their troops in Ukraine....

Ambulance collides with moose while responding to another moose collision (globalnews.ca)

An ambulance collided with a moose early Sunday as it responded to another crash, also involving a moose, Ontario Provincial Police say....

Target to lower prices on thousands of basic items as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals (apnews.com)

Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts into household budgets and more Americans pay closer attention to their spending....

10-year-old swept into storm drain to become an organ donor, dad says (abcnews.go.com)

A 10-year-old boy who was swept into a storm drain while helping his family clean up storm debris is being kept on life support so that his organs can be donated, according to his father....

Arizona man gets life in prison in murder of wife who "vigorously struggled" after being buried alive, prosecutors say (www.cbsnews.com)

An Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2017 death of his wife, who was buried alive in a hand-dug grave near their home while their children slept, authorities said....

‘People are in no mood to mourn’: mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi (www.theguardian.com)

Iran’s supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the country since the death was confirmed...

Germany: Trial of far-right coup 'ringleaders' set to begin (www.dw.com)

The ringleaders of a far-right network of “Reichsbürger” around Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss begins in Frankfurt on Tuesday. The group has been accused of planning to topple the government....

EU hit as China launches tit-for-tat anti-dumping probe (www.euronews.com)

Thermoplastics coming from the US, the EU, Taiwan and Japan are sold at prices below fair market value, says Beijing....

European leaders divided on ICC arrest warrant bid for Netanyahu (www.politico.eu)

Reactions ranged from welcoming the International Criminal Court’s decision to slamming it as “appalling” and “non comprehensible.”...

706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record (apnews.com)

How many people named Kyle can fit in one place? For one Texas city, not enough....

Climate change impacts millions in India. But as the country votes, some politicians skirt the issue (apnews.com)

Almost 970 million Indians are voting in general elections amid sweltering heat and unpredictable weather extremes exacerbated by human-caused climate change, leading to loss of livelihood, forced migration and increasingly difficult living conditions for millions across the country....

Poland invests $2.5 billion into fortifying border with Russia and Belarus (apnews.com)

Poland is investing about $2.5 billion to step up security and deterrence on its border with Russia and its ally Belarus, the prime minister said Saturday....

Islamic State claims responsibility for gun attack that killed three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan (news.sky.com)

The terror group’s affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival of the country’s Taliban government, and earlier claimed responsibility for an attack on Chinese citizens in Kabul in 2022....

'Stop threatening Taiwan', its new president William Lai tells China (www.bbc.com)

Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy....

Post-Brexit trade border controls to cost UK $6 billion (www.dw.com)

The UK’s public spending watchdog said government expenditures on implementing new rules for post-Brexit imports would total some $6 billion. The report criticized “uncertainty” surrounding government plans....

EU will demand Labour’s Brexit plan involves European Court (www.politico.eu)

Keir Starmer wants to sign a new agreement with the EU — one which would smooth disruption to trade, solve the Northern Ireland border issue, and make life simpler for farmers, all in one go....

First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm...

Ukraine bombs the port where Russia's Black Sea fleet moved to after Crimea got too risky for its warships, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)

Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk port, causing a fire and power outages, reports say....

Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe (www.euronews.com)

Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....

Blue Origin launches 1st crewed spaceflight since August 2022 (video) (www.space.com)

The mission, known as NS-25, sent six people on a brief trip to suborbital space today (May 19)....

Iran arrests 260 people for spreading 'satanism and nudity' (abcnews.go.com)

Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday....

China sends warships for massive drill with Cambodia (www.dw.com)

China and Cambodia will deploy their ships near the Gulf of Thailand for the naval section of their biggest ever “Golden Dragon” military drills....

Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says without further details (apnews.com)

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating....

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details (www.cnn.com)

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating....

Two towns held hostage by drug traffickers on the southern border of Mexico: checkpoints, murders and control over phone service and food (english.elpais.com)

When consulted by EL PAÍS, activists, members of the Federal Police and local journalists confirm that it’s impossible to enter or leave Frontera Comalapa or Chicomuselo...