Outrage over police violence at pro-Palestine rally in Brooklyn (www.theguardian.com)
Council members condemn NYPD’s ‘pre-emptive, retaliatory and cumulatively aggressive’ conduct at protest on Saturday...
US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, People’s Tribunal Finds (truthout.org)
The Philippine government carried out atrocities against Filipinos with direction, arms and training from the US....
Spain, Ireland poised to back Palestinian state (www.dw.com)
Spain and Ireland are set to push ahead with an initiative to recognize a Palestinian state. Other EU members and European countries may also provide their backing....
Can a U.S. Ally Actually Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC? (theintercept.com)
International Criminal Court warrants against Israeli officials could restrict travel — and their patrons in the U.S. would be pressured over continued arms sales....
California is imposing a new tax on guns. Will it impact sales? (www.theguardian.com)
Beginning July, state will become the first to charge an 11% excise tax, on top of federal and sales taxes, with an aim to reduce gun violence...
Academic workers at UC Santa Cruz strike over crackdown on Gaza protests (www.theguardian.com)
Union says response of University of California to pro-Palestine demonstrations violates rights of advocates and workers...
BLM ends future coal mining on Powder River Basin federal lands (arstechnica.com)
The move compounds pressure on coal communities to diversify their economies....
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe (www.propublica.org)
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world....
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end? (www.theguardian.com)
The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027...
Fish deaths in England’s rivers rise tenfold in four years (www.theguardian.com)
More than 216,000 fish died in 2022-2023, when England recorded a 54% increase in sewage spills...
More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse...
London court rules WikiLeaks founder Assange can appeal against an extradition order to the US (apnews.com)
Israel Gaza war: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s prime minister and senior figures with the Palestinian group are wanted for war crimes....
Australian doctor trapped in Gaza hospital begs government to evacuate medical team (www.theguardian.com)
Push to reopen borders essential to get aid in and humanitarian workers out ‘before we have another Zomi Frankcom’...
Taiwan's new president calls on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy (www.bbc.com)
- Beijing dislikes Taiwan’s new President William Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which they see as pro-independence. It has ramped up military incursions around Taiwan’s waters and airspace since his election win in January....
Chinese nationals are trying to get to Australia by boat over a weak economy and political oppression at home (www.abc.net.au)
As night fell over the Indian Ocean, Li thought he would die in his boat....
US says it was 'unable' to provide Iran assistance after helicopter crash (www.reuters.com)
The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington offered its condolences....
Iran hangs at least seven people, including two women, as surge in executions intensifies, rights group says (www.al-monitor.com)
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Who was Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's late president? (www.dw.com)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. He played a crucial role in Iran over the past four decades, with human rights groups saying he was responsible for thousands of deaths....
US, Saudis close to deal on defense pact, White House says (www.reuters.com)
The United States and Saudi Arabia are close to a final agreement on a bilateral defense pact after the U.S. national security adviser made significant progress in talks with the Saudis over the weekend, the White House said on Monday....
Threat from Israeli operations preventing Rafah crossing aid deliveries, says Egypt (www.reuters.com)
The cessation of aid deliveries through the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is connected to the threat posed to humanitarian work by Israel’s military operation in the area, Egypt’s foreign minister said on Monday....
Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
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UK's infected blood scandal could and should have been avoided, inquiry finds (www.reuters.com)
An infected blood scandal in Britain was no accident but the fault of doctors and a succession of governments that led to 3,000 deaths and thousands more contracting hepatitis or HIV, a public inquiry found on Monday....
Iran helicopter crash: How Iranians reacted to president's crash (www.bbc.com)
Shock and disbelief spread through social media as news about President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter broke....
Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention (www.theguardian.com)
During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’...
