USA | Tornadoes rip through Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma, killing 13 (www.bbc.com)
Powerful storms devastate areas in Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma and leave hundreds of thousands without power....
El Nini: Suspected Sinaloa cartel assassin extradited to US (www.bbc.com)
Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas is accused of murdering rivals as a hit man and trafficking fentanyl into the US....
New Caledonia state of emergency to be lifted, says Paris (www.reuters.com)
Seven more mobile force units will soon arrive as reinforcements in New Caledonia, the Elysée said in a statement on Monday, also indicating a state of emergency would end as planned in the French Pacific territory on Tuesday morning local time....
Papua New Guinea landslide death toll exceeds 670, says UN agency (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency workers give up hope of finding survivors of Friday’s landslide as tribal warfare threatens rescue effort...
Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum (www.theguardian.com)
UK government allows British private schools in countries like UAE to use BSO kitemark while not teaching about same-sex relationships...
Russia: Loss of state-owned energy giant Gazprom, the first in decades, shows the Kremlin's struggle to fill EU gas sales gap with China (www.reuters.com)
- Gazprom posted a loss of $7 bln in 2023, first since end-1990s***- Gazprom’s pipeline gas sales to Europe slump******- Russia banks on business with Asia******- Price of Russian gas for China seen gradually declining***...
China's premier to hold rare summit with U.S.-allied South Korea, Japan (www.reuters.com)
Leaders from China, Japan, and South Korea will meet for the first three-way talks in four years on Monday in Seoul, as they try to revive trade and security dialogues hampered by global tensions....
Mexico is about to experience its 'highest temperatures ever recorded' as death toll climbs (www.cbc.ca)
Spain's foreign minister condemns 'scandalous' Israeli flamenco video (www.reuters.com)
Spain’s foreign minister condemned as “scandalous and execrable” a video posted by his Israeli counterpart suggesting Hamas would be grateful to Spain, in a growing spat between the two countries over the Gaza war....
Delhi: Newborn babies die after fire at hospital (www.bbc.com)
At least six infants have been killed, officials said, while the hospital’s owner has fled....
El Fasher: Single hospital in Sudan city records 134 deaths (www.bbc.com)
Hospitals and markets in El Fasher are experiencing “violent artillery shelling”, a resident says....
Taiwan protesters gather as Bill aimed at curbing President’s powers moves ahead (www.straitstimes.com)
US bans imports of all poultry products from Victoria (www.abc.net.au)
I didn’t know whether this should go in c/AustralianNews, c/Melbourne, or c/WorldNews
Strike On Russian Strategic Early Warning Radar Site Is A Big Deal (www.twz.com)
Boluarte Authorizes the Entry of US Military Into Peru (www.telesurenglish.net)
New tests confirm milk from flu-infected cows can make other animals sick — and raise questions about flash pasteurization (www.cnn.com)
Israel breaking international law, says Germany's Habeck – DW – 05/25/2024 (p.dw.com)
China Fear Grips G-7 in Draft With Alarm at ‘Harmful’ Trade (finance.yahoo.com)
Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures...
Papua New Guinea: Many feared dead in massive landslide (www.bbc.com)
The landslide struck in the early hours, burying 100 houses in six highland villages....
Harvard student speaker denounces university over Gaza protest response (www.theguardian.com)
Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests...
Israel must comply with ICJ order to immediately halt military operations in Rafah (www.amnesty.org)
The Israeli authorities must completely halt military operations in Rafah, as any ongoing military action could constitute an underlying act of genocide....
Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention (theintercept.com)
Dr. Khaled Al Serr of Nasser Hospital hasn’t been heard from in two months. His family assumes Israel detained him, like other Gaza doctors....
US missionaries killed in Haiti gang violence (www.bbc.com)
