Syrian Inquiry Says Military Leaders Did Not Order Sectarian Killings in March – The New York Times

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  1. Syrian Inquiry Says Military Leaders Did Not Order Sectarian Killings in March  The New York Times
  2. Syrian committee reports 1,426 killed in March violence, says commanders did not order it  Reuters
  3. More than 1,400 killed in sectarian violence in coastal Syria, report finds  Al Jazeera
  4. Opinion | The Fallout From Syria’s Massacres  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Syria's Sharaa receives report on sectarian violence against Alawites, doesn't publish findings  The Times of Israel
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Agence France-Presse says it wants to pull its hunger-stricken journalists out of Gaza – NPR

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  1. Agence France-Presse says it wants to pull its hunger-stricken journalists out of Gaza  NPR
  2. AFP news agency calls on Israel to allow evacuation of its freelance contributors  The Guardian
  3. AFP journalists at risk of starvation in Gaza, news agency says  Euronews.com
  4. France pushes Israel to let media into Gaza  politico.eu
  5. AFP calls on Israel to allow evacuation of its journalists from Gaza  Al Jazeera
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Russia to fine people for searching for ‘extremist’ content – DW

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  1. Russia to fine people for searching for 'extremist' content  DW
  2. Russian lawmakers pass a bill punishing online searches for information deemed to be 'extremist'  AP News
  3. Russia passes law punishing searches for 'extremist' content  Reuters
  4. New Russian law criminalizes online searches for controversial content  The Washington Post
  5. New Russian law criminalises searching for online content deemed 'extremist'  Euronews.com
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WHO to expand medical services after staff residence in Gaza attacked by IDF – ABC News

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  1. WHO to expand medical services after staff residence in Gaza attacked by IDF  ABC News
  2. Israel Expands Attacks in Central Gaza City and Raids W.H.O. Offices  The New York Times
  3. Smoke billows from Gaza's Deir al-Balah as Israeli tanks launch ground assault in city  BBC
  4. U.N. says facilities hit, guesthouse in Gaza raided by Israeli troops  The Washington Post
  5. Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared  AP News
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Images from Gaza are ‘unbearable,’ von der Leyen says – politico.eu

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  1. Images from Gaza are ‘unbearable,’ von der Leyen says  politico.eu
  2. EU warns Israel as Trump’s envoy heads to Europe for Gaza truce talks  Al Jazeera
  3. The Today Debate: What can stop the war in Gaza  BBC
  4. UK, Canada and 26 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’  AP News
  5. Western nations slam Israel’s ‘drip feeding of aid’ to Gaza as health ministry says 1,000 killed seeking supplies  CNN
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UK’s aid cuts ‘will hit children’s education and raise risk of death’

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Cutting aid budget to 0.3% of national income will hurt many African countries, says FCDO impact assessment

Labour’s deep aid cuts will hit children’s education and increase the risk of disease and death in some African countries, according to the government’s own impact assessment.

Keir Starmer announced earlier this year that he would reduce the aid budget to 0.3% of national income, from 0.5%, to fund increased spending on defence.

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Pilots In Fiery South Korean Plane Crash Shut Off Wrong Engine After Bird Strike – Jalopnik

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  1. Pilots In Fiery South Korean Plane Crash Shut Off Wrong Engine After Bird Strike  Jalopnik
  2. Did Jeju Air Pilots Shut Down Wrong Engine Before Deadly Crash?  The New York Times
  3. Pilots ‘switched off wrong engine’ in South Korea crash that killed 179  Yahoo Home
  4. Probe report suggests pilots responsible for South Korean plane crash, drawing protests from victims' families  CBS News
  5. Victims' families criticise report blaming pilot error for Jeju Air crash  BBC
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Israeli cruise ship turned away from Greek island by Gaza war protest

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Tourists greeted on Syros by banner saying Stop the Genocide and prevented from disembarking

A cruise liner carrying Israeli tourists has been forced to reroute to Cyprus after being turned away from the Greek island of Syros after a quayside protest over the Gaza war.

Around 1,600 Israeli passengers on board the Crown Iris were prevented from disembarking amid safety concerns when more than 300 demonstrators on the Cycladic isle made clear they were unwelcome over Israel’s conduct of the war and treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. A large banner emblazoned with the words Stop the Genocide was held aloft alongside Palestinian flags.

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