Medics Decry Israeli Attacks on Ambulance Crews – Newser

  1. Medics Decry Israeli Attacks on Ambulance Crews  Newser
  2. Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’  The Guardian
  3. ‘Bombs Fell Like Rain’: The Israeli Attack That Hit 100 Lebanese Targets in 90 Seconds  WSJ
  4. Israeli triple-tap strike kills three paramedics in Lebanon, officials say  BBC
  5. Witnesses detail deadly Israeli strikes on medics in Lebanon  PBS
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Report: senior organizer on Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla accused of sexual misconduct – ynetnews

  1. Report: senior organizer on Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla accused of sexual misconduct  ynetnews
  2. Exclusive | Lefty love boat: Greta Thunberg’s freedom flotilla rocked by sexual misconduct allegations  New York Post
  3. Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain  AP News
  4. History of flotilla campaigns to end Israel’s siege of Gaza  Al Jazeera
  5. The next Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail.  Daily Kos
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Thousands protest across Israel against Netanyahu gov’t ahead of Memorial Day – Haaretz

  1. Thousands protest across Israel against Netanyahu gov't ahead of Memorial Day  Haaretz
  2. 'Who is the baby-killer, coward?' Far-right activist confronts Yair Golan after left-wing protest  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Ahead of Memorial Day, bereaved families hold small protests outside homes of PM, ministers  The Times of Israel
  4. Thousands join Oct. 7 victims memorial in Tel Aviv as families accuse leaders of failure  ynetnews
  5. Israelis protest Lebanon war in Haifa amid ceasefire breaches  Yeni Safak English
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Two drivers killed in motorway crash in Perth and Kinross

Two men died at the scene after head-on motorway collision near Kincross, Police Scotland say

Two drivers have died in a motorway crash in Scotland involving a car apparently travelling in the wrong direction on the carriageway, police have said.

The two men died at the scene of the collision on the M90 near Kinross, a town in Perth and Kinross, at 10.30pm on Friday.

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Three people sentenced to jail for bear-suit insurance scam in California

State investigated claims of bear attacks on cars, unconvincingly backed up by video of person in bear suit

When it comes to the California department of insurance, don’t poke the bear.

That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an insurance fraud scheme in which they staged attacks on high-end vehicles by having a person dress up in a bear costume – then pretending that person was an actual bear.

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Jared Kushner Probe Puts New Spotlight on EA Buyout – Sims Community

  1. Jared Kushner Probe Puts New Spotlight on EA Buyout  Sims Community
  2. Iran negotiator or private investor? Raskin launches investigation into Jared Kushner.  MS NOW
  3. Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration  The Atlantic
  4. Trump envoy faces 'sweeping' investigation over business ties, diplomatic role  The Kyiv Independent
  5. House Judiciary Investigates Kushner: “Pawn of the Saudi Monarchy”  The New Republic
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After Orban’s defeat in Hungary, Bulgaria offers Kremlin’s next best bet – The Washington Post

  1. After Orban’s defeat in Hungary, Bulgaria offers Kremlin’s next best bet  The Washington Post
  2. Bulgaria votes as pro-Russian former president leads the polls  Reuters
  3. Young Bulgarians hold out for change in eighth election in five years  The Guardian
  4. Vladimir Putin’s ‘Trojan horse’ ahead in Bulgarian election  Financial Times
  5. Bulgaria elections: Who’s running and what’s at stake?  Al Jazeera
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Why China is taking a behind-the-scenes role in the Iran war – The Washington Post

  1. Why China is taking a behind-the-scenes role in the Iran war  The Washington Post
  2. China steps up Iran diplomacy while seeking smooth summit with Trump  Reuters
  3. The Iran War Is a Win for China  Foreign Affairs
  4. Why China Won’t Lean Hard on Iran  The New York Times
  5. China turns Iran war to its advantage with plan to profit from US disaster  The Telegraph
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Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts

Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’

Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May’s local elections were accused of making offensive or potentially racist social media posts.

Meanwhile, it emerged that Restore Britain, the party set up by the MP Rupert Lowe after he left Reform, appeared to have accepted a donation from someone who has called publicly on social media for “another Hitler” to come to power.

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