Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the scene of train crash that killed more than 280 in India | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Nine Asian central banks to adopt SWIFT alternative (thecradle.co)
States Are Fighting to Bring Back Free School Meals (civileats.com)
India's Imports Of Russian Oil Hit A Record High (oilprice.com)
Pentagon buying Starlink dishes for Ukraine after funding dispute with SpaceX (arstechnica.com)
Moldova’s EU path not dependent on separatist republic, says Borrell (universul.net)
Arizona announces limits on construction in Phoenix area as groundwater disappears (www.cnn.com)
Russia, China Welcome Venezuela's Interest in Joining the BRICS (www.telesurenglish.net)
Earth past its safe limits for humans, scientists say (archive.ph)
This Nonprofit Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debt (www.nytimes.com)
Non-paywalled Archive.is article.
Chinese censors scrubbing the internet of anything that could be used to reference the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in the run-up to Sunday’s anniversary (web.archive.org)
Amid the usual scrubbing, searches for the Siton bridge near Beijing’s university district where protest was held in 2022 also return no results around this year's anniversary on June 4. Last October, white banners with large red characters criticising the Chinese Communist party were hung over the bridge in advance of a major...
Pacific Islands Leaders Speak Out Against Australia's Fossil Fuel Reliance (www.thecanary.co)
Shocking revelation (lemmy.ml)
32 Mississippi school districts still under desegregation orders (www.nbcnews.com)
Ford sues Blue Cross Blue Shield for price gouging (www.reuters.com)
Moldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia's orbit (theconversation.com)
Global consortium led by Credit Suisse buys Ecuadorian bonds for less than half their face value in exchange for nature conservation (web.archive.org)
In a debt-for-nature swap, Ecuador effectively bought its own debt back at a knock-down price via a fresh loan, and in return, the country pledges to spend about USD 18 million annually for two decades on the conservation of the Galapagos Islands and to capitalize an endowment for the Galapagos Life Fund (GLF).
New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP (apnews.com)
Zimbabwe outlaws criticism of government before August elections (www.theguardian.com)
Judicial executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years with China and Iran leading the way, Amnesty says (web.archive.org)
A total of 883 people were known to have been executed across 20 countries, marking a rise of 53% over 2021. However, the use of the death penalty remained shrouded in secrecy in several countries, including China, North Korea, and Viet Nam — countries that are known to use the death penalty extensively — meaning that the...
Hungary might fail to fulfil tasks of EU Council presidency, MEPs say (www.euronews.com)
Frederick Co. Sheriff Jenkins addresses federal gun charge for first time (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)
In his first response to being indicted by a federal grand jury, Frederick County Sheriff Charles “Chuck” Jenkins denied having “any financial incentive or fraudulent intent” when he helped a gun dealer obtain machine guns to rent out to the public....
'Terror bombing': Why is Russia targeting civilians in Ukraine? (www.euronews.com)
Moscow denies attacking Ukrainian civilians, but the recent torrent of strikes on Kyiv suggest a concerted strategy with clear objectives, " says Dr Jade McGlynn, Research Fellow in War Studies at King's College London.
Beloved New York swan babies rescued after mother was eaten by family (apnews.com)
Who eats a swan?
Teenage birth rates in the US reached historic lows in 2022, CDC report finds (abcnews.go.com)
