Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
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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....
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....
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....
Indian students in Canadian province take to the streets over tightening immigration rules (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
Climate activists glue themselves to Munich airport runway (www.euronews.com)
Climate activists from Last Generation disrupted Munich airport by gluing themselves to a runway, leading to flight cancellations and delays over a busy weekend....
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...
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....
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....
Musk Confirms Twitter Has Become X.com (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Attacker of Slovakia's prime minister may not have acted alone, says minister (tvpworld.com)
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder can challenge US extradition (www.bbc.com)
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...
Georgia president vetoes divisive 'foreign agent' law (www.bbc.com)
Salome Zourabichvili’s said a law that has sparked weeks of protests was “fundamentally Russian”....
Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence (www.theguardian.com)
German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors (www.theguardian.com)
Cast member of Palme d’Or contender shot in Kent says the high number of chaperones and intimacy coordinators on set was over the top...
London court rules WikiLeaks founder Assange can appeal against an extradition order to the US (apnews.com)
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes (www.abc.net.au)
In short: The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defence Minister Yolav Gallant and three senior Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes....
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says (www.reuters.com)
The Dangers of an Ungovernable Gaza (www.foreignaffairs.com)
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?’...
Dead Florida dolphin was infected with highly pathogenic bird flu (www.wfla.com)
Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition, UK court rules (www.reuters.com)
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s battle to avoid extradition to the United States received a huge boost on Monday when London’s High Court ruled that U.S. assurances over his case were unsatisfactory and he would get a full appeal hearing....