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)
Rescue teams spot wreckage of helicopter carrying President Raeisi, companions (www.presstv.ir)
Rescue teams have located the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions in the country’s northwest....
Israel launches strikes across Gaza as U.S. envoy visits region (www.reuters.com)
Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight, residents said, as White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan travelled to the region amid U.S. calls for a more focused military campaign....
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...
The crew of the Dali, that hit the Baltimore bridge in februari, have been confined to their ship for almost 2 months now while investigations continue. (edition.cnn.com)
The Global South in the Arctic North: Indigenous nations struggle for sovereignty (geopoliticaleconomy.com)
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly tourist attack in Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)
Taliban says four arrested over attack at Bamiyan heritage site that killed three Spanish visitors and an Afghan...
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day (www.reuters.com)
A British court could give a final decision on Monday on whether WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States over the mass leak of secret U.S. documents, the culmination of 13 years of legal battles and detentions....
Estonian parliament adopts law allowing use of Russian frozen assets (www.riigikogu.ee)
Estonian MPs passed a law that enables the use of Russian assets frozen under international sanctions to compensate Ukraine for war damages....
See chaotic brawl in Taiwan Parliament over chamber reforms (www.cnn.com)
Finland to present plan to push back migrants on Russian border (www.reuters.com)
Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday, a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments....
UK Zoos Breaching Basic Animal Welfare Standards as Investigation Shows Standards Not Fit for Purpose (www.thecanary.co)
Helicopter carrying Iran's president Raisi makes rough landing, says state TV (www.reuters.com)
Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi faced a rough landing, Iranian state TV said on Sunday, adding that rescue teams are on their way to the site....
Russian court seizes assets from European banks UniCredit, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank (www.morningstar.com)
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Ukraine war: Russia's lethal glide bombs hitting Ukraine's cities (www.bbc.com)
Russia is increasingly using budget “glide bombs” to advance its offensive in Ukraine....
Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe (www.euronews.com)
Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....
EU–Mercosur: No agreement before European elections (www.dw.com)
The biggest free-trade zone in the world will not come into being before the EU elections in early June. So what’s holding it up? Will the agreement ever be finalized — and, if so, when?...