Ukraine fires UK-made missiles into Russia for first time

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Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within Russia

Ukraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

The decision to approve the strikes was made in response to the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops on Russia’s border with Ukraine, which UK and US officials warned was a significant escalation of the near three-year conflict.

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US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release – The Associated Press

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  1. US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there's no link to a hostage release  The Associated Press
  2. US vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at UN as it didn’t condition truce on hostages’ release  The Times of Israel
  3. US vetoes Gaza resolution at UN again, drawing harsh criticism  Global Times
  4. U.S. Casts Sole Vote Against Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution  The New York Times
  5. Israel bombards Gaza as the US blocks another ceasefire  Al Jazeera English
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Document: Right-wing majorities in European Parliament will still be allowed – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Document: Right-wing majorities in European Parliament will still be allowed  POLITICO Europe
  2. EU party chiefs reach deal on von der Leyen's Commission nominees  Reuters
  3. For the first time in its history, we could be looking at a genuinely rightwing European Union  The Guardian
  4. European Parliament’s centrist groups agree to approve Commissioners  Euronews
  5. EU lawmakers seal a deal to rubber-stamp one of the bloc's most right-leaning executives  ABC News
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Swedish police focus on Chinese ship after suspected undersea cable sabotage

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Investigators gather evidence at two Baltic sites while Danish navy is shadowing Chinese cargo ship

Swedish police investigating the believed sabotage of two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea have said a Chinese ship off the coast of Denmark was “of interest” as Danish officials said its navy was shadowing a Chinese-registered cargo ship.

The ship, identified by Denmark as the Yi Peng 3, passed the two cables on Sunday and Monday about the time it is believed they were severed in a suspected malicious attack. The ship has been shadowed by a Danish navy vessel since it was located in waters between Sweden and Denmark.

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Biden Agrees to Supply Ukraine With Anti-Personnel Mines – The New York Times

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  1. Biden Agrees to Supply Ukraine With Anti-Personnel Mines  The New York Times
  2. Biden makes another Ukraine policy shift with approval of sending anti-personnel mines  Fox News
  3. The US is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine. Here’s what it means  The Associated Press
  4. US approves landmine shipment for Ukraine after refusing for years  Al Jazeera English
  5. Ukrainian civilians will pay for Biden's landmine flip-flop  Responsible Statecraft
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Thai woman sentenced to death for cyanide poisoning in first of 14 murder trials

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Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of swindling thousands from victims before killing them

A Thai woman alleged to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history has been convicted and sentenced to death for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of 14 murder trials.

Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, described as an online gambling addict, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with the chemical.

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Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

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Council in Yukon territory deadlocked, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region

The council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in bureaucratic standstill after its members refused to swear a mandatory oath of allegiance to King Charles, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region.

The standoff, which threatens to cost them their seats, reflects a complicated view of the country’s head of state, who lives thousands of miles away, and increasingly serves as a reminder to a history of violence and broken promises

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Israeli strikes on Syria’s Palmyra kills 36, state media say – BBC.com

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  1. Israeli strikes on Syria's Palmyra kills 36, state media say  BBC.com
  2. At least 36 killed in Israeli attack on Syria’s Palmyra: State media  Al Jazeera English
  3. Israel strikes residential buildings, industrial zone in Palmyra, Syria, state media says  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Fifteen killed in Israeli strikes on Damascus, Syrian state media say  CNN
  5. Israeli regime hits Syria's Palmyra  Mehr News Agency - English Version
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Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants powers over schools’ Indigenous history curriculum

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Co-chair says treaty will not outline specific changes to syllabus but is ‘more about saying this is the role that First Peoples will play’

Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants decision-making powers over how the state’s Indigenous history is taught in schools but says a treaty will not outline specific changes to the curriculum.

The assembly – the state’s democratically elected Indigenous body – will begin nation-first treaty talks with the Allan government in the coming days. A state-wide treaty – the first of its kind in Australia – will tackle problems affecting First Nations Victorians.

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