Latest Gaza evacuation warnings expose weak spots in Israel’s war strategy (www.theguardian.com)
Awareness of diplomatic fallout has led Israel to downplay offensive, while return to north shows difficulty of eliminating Hamas...
World Bank and IMF can press Ghana to rethink ‘punitive’ LGBTQ law, charities say (www.theguardian.com)
Charities and campaign groups are calling on bodies to say they may stop funding country if legislation comes into effect...
UN votes to back Palestinian membership, prompting Israeli envoy to shred charter (www.theguardian.com)
The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip. The move drew an immediate rebuke from Israel. Its envoy to...
Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide shoots powerful X-class flare toward Earth, triggering radio blackouts (www.livescience.com)
Chinese volunteers joined Hungarian security to harass Tibet protesters during Xi Jinping visit in Budapest (www.tibetanreview.net)
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Crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing occurring against the Massalit in West Darfur: Human Rights Watch (www.jurist.org)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity are occurring in El Geneina, Sudan. The events are labeled as “among the worst atrocities against civilians so far in the current conflict in Sudan.”...
Michael Gove admits ‘regret’ over rise in children in temporary housing (www.theguardian.com)
Data shows 112,000 households in temporary housing in England on 31 December 2023, a 12.1% rise on the previous year...
Malaysia football: Mystery attacks on players overshadow season start (www.bbc.com)
Three members of the national team suffer separate assaults, leaving police and fans baffled....
US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law (www.reuters.com)
Name and shame: Pro-Israel website ramps up attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters (www.reuters.com)
Weeks after attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Egyptian-American student Layla Sayed received a text message from a friend drawing her attention to a website dedicated to exposing people it says promote hatred of Jews and Israel....
US warns of Russian hackers targeting operational technology in water systems across North America and Europe (www.nextgov.com)
The advisory, which also includes French, Canadian and British authorities, says that pro-Russia activists are “targeting and compromising” operational technology platforms that underpin wastewater and water treatment systems, at times posing physical threats to safety....
Biden’s $7.5 billion investment in EV charging has only produced 7 stations in two years (www.washingtonpost.com)
At least 50 dead after flash flooding in northern Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)
Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approaches...
Malaysia rebuffs US on Iran oil sales, says it recognises only UN sanctions (www.straitstimes.com)
Once-Hidden Hydrogen Gas Deposits Could Be a Boon for Clean Energy (www.scientificamerican.com)
Russian firms buy $4 billion worth of India-made arms, pay in Indian rupee (www.firstpost.com)
Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in ten cities, including Mexico City (www.rnz.co.nz)
A searing heat wave has prompted blackouts nationwide and pushed the power grid to the brink.Mexico registered record-high temperatures in 10 cities, including the capital, authorities said on Friday, amid a searing heat wave that has prompted blackouts nationwide and pushed the power grid to the brink....
Rafah faces evacuation as UN warns food supplies will ‘run out tomorrow’ - live (www.independent.co.uk)
Israel has order the evacuation of parts of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah ahead of an imminent ground offensive in the region. "To all the residents and displaced people in Rafah area ... you are in a dangerous combat zone,” the evacuation leaflets read, before specifying certain parts of the region....
Borrell: Spain, Ireland and others could recognise Palestine on 21 May (www.euronews.com)
Spain, Ireland and other like-minded EU member states could recognise the State of Palestine on 21 May, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, has said....
Rubio Calls for Deportation of International Students Over Pro-Palestine Campus Protests (truthout.org)
The Florida senator suggested international students should be punished for exercising their First Amendment rights....
UN general assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership (www.theguardian.com)
Assembly votes 143 to nine, with 25 abstentions, signalling Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage...
Nearly all Gaza campus protests in the US have been peaceful, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Analysis of 553 protests in solidarity with Palestinians between 18 April and 3 May found 97% of them did not cause serious damage...
Russia claims capture of villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee (apnews.com)
.Russian forces have captured five villages as part of a renewed ground assault in Ukraine’s northeast, the country’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. Ukrainian journalists reported Friday that Russian troops took the villages of Borysivka, Ohirtseve, Pylna and Strilecha, all of which lie in a militarily contested “grey...
Amid fresh warnings that Russia is preparing “violent acts of sabotage” in Europe and NATO states, experts say there is already a significant uptick in what appears to be covert Russian sabotage (www.france24.com)
Jenny Mathers, a specialist in Russian intelligence services at Aberystwyth University in Wales, said there has been a notable increase in the number and intensity of Russia-linked incidents for the past year, adding that “we are likely to see an acceleration of this trend"....