London court rules WikiLeaks founder Assange can appeal against an extradition order to the US (apnews.com)
International Criminal Court applied for arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza for war crimes (www.bbc.com)
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leader in Gaza for war crimes....
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders (www.abc.net.au)
Musk Confirms Twitter Has Become X.com (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Taiwan's new president calls on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy (www.bbc.com)
- Beijing dislikes Taiwan’s new President William Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which they see as pro-independence. It has ramped up military incursions around Taiwan’s waters and airspace since his election win in January....
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...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says (www.reuters.com)
Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder can challenge US extradition (www.bbc.com)
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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Indian students in Canadian province take to the streets over tightening immigration rules (economictimes.indiatimes.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....
Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
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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...
College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War (theintercept.com)
Egypt has destroyed more than 2,000 Gaza tunnels, secret files reveal (www.middleeasteye.net)
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?’...
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....
What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran's president? (apnews.com)
Ships in some UK port cities create more air pollution than cars (www.theguardian.com)
Milford Haven, Southampton and Immingham top the list for emissions of gases and particulates...
Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians (truthout.org)
By using WhatsApp, people are risking their lives," one human rights advocate said....
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....
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....