Niger Speaker halts plan to marry off 100 orphans, accuses Minister of interference (dailypost.ng)
New Caledonia: Two dead as riots escalate after French vote (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine says it has no reserves as Putin amasses half-million troops for summer offensive: report (nypost.com)
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
Darién Gap: Surge of children braving dangerous jungle crossing (www.bbc.com)
The number of migrant children crossing the jungle between Colombia and Panama is up by 40%, Unicef says....
Understanding hake's remarkable recovery in the Atlantic (www.euronews.com)
The hake population in the waters of Northwestern Europe has recovered spectacularly over the past 20 years. What's behind this remarkable rebound and how might this success story be repeated elsewhere? #Ocean
Putin backs China's Ukraine peace plan, says Beijing understands the conflict | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Robert Fico: Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM (www.bbc.com)
Robert Fico's condition is still "very serious" after he was shot several times on Wednesday.
Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
Most crime has fallen by 90% in 30 years – so why does the public think it’s increased? (theconversation.com)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pledges US$ 500 million to protect children from polio and end the disease for good (www.gavi.org)
New commitment will help vaccinate 370 million children against polio every year over five years, preventing paralysis and even death, and strengthen health systems to achieve and sustain a polio-free world.
Concerns grow about the wellbeing of Chinese journalists Zhang Zhan after supposed jail release as she failed to make contact with the outside world (www.theguardian.com)
Zhang Zhan, 40, a lawyer turned citizen journalist, was detained in May 2020 after she travelled to Wuhan to report on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Her videos and social media posts drew attention to the government’s stifling of information about the spread of the disease and the harsh lockdowns that were being...
'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officers with block of cheese, police say (www.ctvnews.ca)
...The RNC did not say if the officers were injured or what kind of cheese was used.
Crew stuck on Baltimore ship, seven weeks after bridge collapse (www.bbc.com)
Repressive crackdown on Tunisian CSOs following months of escalating violence against migrants and refugees (www.amnesty.org)
Tunisia’s authorities must immediately end this vicious campaign and halt all reprisals against NGO workers providing essential support, including shelter, to migrants and refugees....
Bridgeport Police Asking for Public Help in Identifying Women being Sought for Shoplifting Incident at Mall (www.connect-bridgeport.com)
#bridgeport #restore #disaster #storm
Huawei flagship store surge in China signals showdown with Apple | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Medvechuk's yacht officially transferred to Ukrainian state (kyivindependent.com)
A luxury yacht belonging to Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk was officially transferred to the Ukrainian state on May 15, said Ukraine’s Agency for Investigation and Management of Assets, known by its Ukrainian acronym ARMA....
U.S. announces new sanctions against Nicaragua over migration, human rights abuses, ties to Russia (www.cbsnews.com)
Ukraine’s troops withdraw from parts of north-east as pressure mounts (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s troops withdrew from several areas of the country’s north-east amid mounting pressure from a new Russian offensive, as the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, postponed all foreign trips underscoring the seriousness of the threat....
UN says it has no more food or tents for nearly 2m people in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
The UN has run out of tents and food to distribute to almost 2 million people in Gaza, the majority displaced from their homes and dependent on aid to stave off looming famine....
Google introdurrà l'intelligenza artificiale anche nel suo motore di ricerca (www.ilpost.it) Italian
Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel (www.bbc.com)
Brazilian city rolls out new menu for school lunches in fight against obesity (www.diabetes.co.uk)
Schools in Rio de Janeiro have banned ultra-processed food and put classic…
