Attacker of Slovakia's prime minister may not have acted alone, says minister (tvpworld.com)
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....
Russian court seizes assets from European banks UniCredit, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank (www.morningstar.com)
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Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
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Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports (www.nytimes.com)
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.
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....
Robbers made off with "several million euros" of jewels in armed heist of ‘Jeweler to the Stars’ (apnews.com)
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....
The U.S. Should Stop Playing the Victim Over China Trade (foreignpolicy.com)
The Dangers of an Ungovernable Gaza (www.foreignaffairs.com)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Top Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash (thenarinder.in)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash, according to Iranian state media on Monday....
Exclusive: Toyota repeatedly halted Mexico plant after suppliers hit by worker shortage, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine war: what we know about the secret deal that could have ended the conflict in April 2022 (www.leparisien.fr)
“It was the best deal we could have had.” Two years later, a Ukrainian negotiator is still bitter: unveiled by the German daily Die Welt, in an article spotted by Le Figaro on Monday, the deal could have ended the war just weeks after the Russian invasion....
Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents (www.theguardian.com)
‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics...
Ukraine's new controversial mobilisation law takes effect (www.euronews.com)
A controversial mobilisation law took effect on Saturday as Kyiv struggles to recruit troops amid a new Russian offensive threatening Kharkiv, the second-largest city....
Home Office in threat to deport disabled man to Nigeria after 38 years in UK (www.theguardian.com)
Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, has been refused leave to remain despite living most of his adult life in Britain...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court [ BRIAN MELLEY | May 18, 2024 | Associated Press] (apnews.com)
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Canada's CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand. (breachmedia.ca)
Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat - and that 'democratic countries need to support Ukraine' (www.bbc.com)
When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s President who soon leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai, swept to power in 2016, she was dismissed as a dull bureaucrat. But she stood up to an increasingly authoritarian and aggressive China under Xi Jinping; she held on to a vital US alliance under Donald...
Genocide in Gaza: Analysis of International Law and its Application to Israel’s Military Actions since October 7, 2023 (www.humanrightsnetwork.org)
Three Spanish tourists killed by gunmen in central Afghanistan (www.bbc.com)
Dead Florida dolphin was infected with highly pathogenic bird flu (www.wfla.com)
UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
