Man charged with helping Russian intelligence in UK (www.bbc.com)
Baltic Sea countries remain vigilant after Moscow mulls border changes (www.euronews.com)
Baltic leaders reacted warily on Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region....
Bosnian Serb leader threatens secession ahead of UN genocide vote (www.euronews.com)
The leader of Bosnia’s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day ahead of UN vote on whether to establish an annual memorial day for the 1995 Bosnian genocide....
Tsai Ing-wen: The president who reset Taiwan’s relationship with China (www.bbc.com)
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Latin American voters ditch socialism for free enterprise (www.dw.com)
Jose Raul Mulino’s election victory in Panama confirms a shift in Latin America economic policies. Disenchanted with years of state intervention in the economy, voters now hope free markets will improve their lives....
China holds military drills around Taiwan as a 'punishment' (www.dw.com)
Beijing say the drills are a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts,” three days after Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. Taiwan has condemned the “irrational provocations.”...
Germany’s Ukraine air defense initiative falls flat (www.politico.eu)
Berlin promised to help Ukraine source crucial air defenses, but the reality has been disappointing....
Europe’s far right is splintering (www.politico.eu)
On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany....
Officials from 68 countries attend Iranian president’s funeral in Tehran (www.aa.com.tr)
Four including a Spanish tourist reportedly killed in South Ethiopia (borkena.com)
Colombia's Petro orders the opening of embassy in Palestinian territory (www.reuters.com)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo told journalists on Wednesday....
Norway to block entry for most Russian tourists (www.reuters.com)
Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country’s justice ministry said on Thursday....
'Boiling not warming': Marine life suffers as Thai sea temperatures hit record (www.reuters.com)
Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand’s eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities....
Javier Milei’s Radical Plan to Transform Argentina (time.com)
Amid campus protests, organizers with past ties to Hamas support also emerge (www.usatoday.com)
On Day 7 of the pro-Palestinian protests on the Columbia University campus, Osama Abuirshaid stopped by the student encampment....
“Everyone is absolutely terrified”: Inside a US ally’s secret war on its American critics (www.vox.com)
Health facilities and workers in conflict zones suffered a record number of attacks last year (www.motherjones.com)
Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China starts 'punishment' drills (www.reuters.com)
Israel Threatens 'Severe Consequences' for Nations Who Recognize Palestine (www.commondreams.org)
Experts Say Israeli Apartheid—Not Palestinian Statehood—Is the Real 'Gift to Hamas' (www.commondreams.org)
Five killed in Mexico stage collapse at campaign event (www.reuters.com)
At least five people died on Wednesday evening in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon after a stage collapsed at a campaign event for the Citizens’ Movement party, authorities said....
The War Is Shifting Europe’s Politics Away From Israel (www.nytimes.com)
In Europe, long a vital source of support for Israel, the political center of gravity is moving away from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government....
Rishi Sunak announces UK general election for Thursday 4 July (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ireland, Spain and Norway to recognise Palestinian state (www.theguardian.com)
Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state on 28 May, triggering an immediate response from Israel, which said it would retaliate by recalling its ambassadors from Dublin, Madrid and Oslo, and withholding vital funds from the Palestinian Authority....
France ‘investigating whether Russia behind’ graffiti on Holocaust memorial (www.theguardian.com)
France is investigating whether graffiti painted on the wall of Paris’s Holocaust memorial last week was a destabilisation operation coordinated from Russia, French media have reported....
