- Aid starts entering Gaza through land after US ‘floating pier’ damaged by weather Fox News
- The U.S. Built a $320 Million Pier to Get Aid to Gazans. Little of It Has Reached Them. The Wall Street Journal
- Biden's $320M Gaza pier: Over budget and under constant threat, a 'purely political' misadventure Fox News
- Friday Briefing The New York Times
- US naval vessels disconnect from Gaza aid pier, wash up on Israeli beaches The Times of Israel
Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine ‘peace summit’ after deadly Kharkiv strike
Ukraine president urges Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to ‘show your leadership’ and send message to Moscow
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has released a desperate video plea calling on world leaders to attend a “peace summit” next month in Switzerland after a deadly Russian attack on a DIY hypermarket in Kharkiv on Saturday killed at least 16people and injured dozens more.
Zelenskiy appealed in particular to the US president, Joe Biden, and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, to attend the summit, which is due to start on 15 June. “Please, show your leadership in advancing the peace – the real peace and not just a pause between the strikes,” said Zelenskiy in English.
Continue reading...Lithuania’s Nauseda eyes re-election in run-off overshadowed by Russia
Incumbent president says he sees Russia as an 'enemy' and has accused Moscow of trying to destabilise Vilnius.
Delhi: Newborn babies die after fire at hospital – BBC.com
- Delhi: Newborn babies die after fire at hospital BBC.com
- Expired Licence, No Fire Extinguishers: Lapses Surface After Delhi Hospital Blaze NDTV
- Fire at India children’s hospital kills six newborns CNN
- Fire at a baby care center kills 7 infants in India's capital, a fire officer says ABC News
- Locals recording video, low-hanging wires: Key challenges in dousing Delhi hospital blaze that killed 7 n The Times of India
ANC at a crossroads as South Africa goes to the polls
Party’s leaders are more nervous than ever that it will lose its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to victory
It was supposed to be a show of strength, a packed crowd of 83,000 ANC supporters showing South Africa that despite the country’s myriad problems, the ruling party was still confident of victory in Wednesday’s pivotal elections.
Instead, as people streamed out of the three-quarters-full venue before President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech had even begun, the Siyanqoba (“To conquer”) rally will have left ANC leaders more nervous than ever that the party that liberated South Africa will lose its majority for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to victory in 1994.
Continue reading...Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under agreement with Egypt to bypass Rafah – NPR
Death toll rises to 12 in Russian bombing of hypermarket in Kharkiv – POLITICO Europe
- Death toll rises to 12 in Russian bombing of hypermarket in Kharkiv POLITICO Europe
- Russia strikes crowded store in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Al Jazeera English
- Security cam shows moment hardware store was hit by Russian missile CNN
- Video Captures Moment of Airstrike on Kharkiv Hypermarket Kyiv Post
- Death toll rises in Russia strike on busy Kharkiv store Yahoo! Voices
Pope at Mass with children: ‘The Holy Spirit accompanies us in life’ – Vatican News – English
- Pope at Mass with children: 'The Holy Spirit accompanies us in life' Vatican News - English
- Pope celebrates peace with children gathered in Rome for first WCD Vatican News - English
- Pope Francis meets with 50,000 for World Children’s Day in Rome’s Olympic Stadium Catholic News Agency
- From geopolitics to traffic, a week of vignettes from the Vatican Crux Now
- Pope kicks off 'World Children's Day' at Rome's Olympic Stadium AOL
Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years – Al Jazeera English
- Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years Al Jazeera English
- Burkina Faso junta extends its transition term by 5 years The Associated Press
- Burkina Faso junta extends rule to 2029 Financial Times
- Burkina Faso extends junta rule by five years Reuters.com
- Burkina Faso Military Leader Set to Stay in Power Until 2029 Bloomberg
Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
The military had promised elections in July to restore civilian rule, but it also said security would take priority.
How Oregon’s right-to-die law has inspired other US states and countries
More than 3,000 people have used the law, inspiring legislation in Australia and Canada and debate in the UK, France and Japan
It’s three decades since Ann Jackson voted against the first assisted-dying law in the world.
But after watching two partners succumb to cancer, and fearing the prospect of a lingering death herself as she grapples with autoimmune diseases, Jackson is now a vigorous proponent of the Oregon legislation used by thousands of people to end their own lives, and providing a blueprint for other US states and countries considering similar laws, including the UK.
Continue reading...Newborn babies die after fire at Delhi hospital
At least six infants have been killed, officials said, while the hospital's owner has fled.
Man claiming to be Israeli soldier arrested for anti-Muslim abuse in UK
A man who described himself as a soldier with the Israeli army was arrested for ‘racially aggravated assault’.
Six newborn babies die after fire tears through Delhi hospital
Bystanders ran in to rescue 12 newborns from fire at children’s hospital as PM Narendra Modi says deaths are ‘heart-rending’
Six newborn babies have died after a fire tore through a children’s hospital in the Indian capital, Delhi, with people charging into the flames to rescue the infants, police have said.
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, called the fire and deaths “heart-rending” in a post on social media.
Continue reading...UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected – Al Jazeera English
- UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected Al Jazeera English
- National service explained: Rishi Sunak unveils Conservative election plan BBC.com
- Minister rejected new Tory plans for national service three days ago The Independent
- Sunak's plan to make 18-year-olds do national service grabs attention on UK election trail The Associated Press
- Lagging in polls, UK Conservatives pitch national service at 18 Reuters UK
UK’s Sunak promises mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if elected
Ruling Conservative Party says it will bring back national service if it wins the July 4 general election.
Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe – The New York Times
- Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe The New York Times
- Russia's hybrid warfare tactics raise alarm in Europe EURACTIV
- Poland foreign minister accuses Russia of trying to influence EU elections Euronews
- Exclusive | Europe Sees Signs of Russian Sabotage but Hesitates to Blame Kremlin The Wall Street Journal
- Russian hybrid warfare tactics: Will NATO's defenses be next? Atlantic Council
Boos and jeers for Trump at Libertarian convention
Trump's speech divided the crowd, but the former US ploughed on regardless.
The Okalolies of Old Year’s Night: Celebrating tradition on the world’s most remote inhabited island – NPR
UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
Authorities are trying to establish evacuation centres on safer ground on either side of the massive swath of debris.