- Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel and little confidence in Netanyahu Pew Research Center
- Opinion | Israel’s Isolation Is Deepening Fast. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way. The New York Times
- Negative views of Israel soar across 36 countries since Iran war, survey finds Middle East Eye
- Pew: Majority of Americans hold unfavorable views of Israel and Netanyahu Haaretz
- Pew poll: Negative vibes for Israel in 36 countries Responsible Statecraft
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Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say
Women and children were among those killed in the attacks on four residential buildings, which Israel's military says killed four Hamas security officials.
Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women
Police raided the suspects' homes after tip-offs from German and UK authorities.
Mexico’s ex-president accuses US of plotting to weaken governing party
Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Washington is using investigations into governors and propaganda to boost rivals
Mexico’s former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has accused US officials of trying to weaken the governing party to strengthen the opposition, amid rising tensions between the two countries over Washington’s investigations into several Mexican governors.
“Some US officials are plotting to weaken Morena and strengthen the rightwing opposition in Mexico with the aim of restoring a subservient, corrupt, mafia-like, and cruel government,” López Obrador wrote in a lengthy letter posted on X on Wednesday.
Continue reading...Canada endorses embattled marine park’s plan to relocate 30 beluga whales
Beluga whales, which Marineland threatened to euthanize in 2025, will be moved to sanctuaries in Spain or across US
Canada and an embattled marine park have reached a tentative deal on the future of 30 beluga whales, ending a saga that has captivated the public and angered animal rights groups.
The federal fisheries ministry announced this week that all of Marineland’s belugas would be shipped to either Spain or one of four locations in the US, ending whale captivity in Canada.
Continue reading...Business secretary attacks ‘entitlement’ of Starmer leadership rivals
Peter Kyle says British politics fails to reward political accomplishment and Labour risks aping Tory instability
The Labour party has not learned the right lessons from the Conservatives about changing leader, a senior cabinet minister has warned, saying in a swipe at potential challengers that “entitlement is not a qualification”.
Peter Kyle, the business secretary, said he was worried that British politics “rewards the wrong behaviour” and there was little credit for the work of his own department, including negotiating trade deals, rescue packages for companies and preserving British industry.
Continue reading...Trump to use wartime powers to dole out $700m to coal industry
US president accused of ‘putting polluters first’ by invoking Defense Production Act to prop up coal output
Donald Trump is to use a wartime presidential authority to hand $700m to coal-fired power plants in the US, the latest move by the president to bolster what he calls “beautiful clean coal” despite it being the dirtiest of fossil fuels.
Trump is using the Defense Production Act, a cold war-era statute used to accelerate American industrial output in times of national need, to provide grants to more than a dozen existing coal plants across the US, including facilities capable of exporting coal.
Continue reading...Former student arrested after man shot with crossbow at University of Surrey
Saudi national, 21, held on suspicion of attempted murder over incident at Manor Park student village in Guildford
A former University of Surrey student has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot with a crossbow in Guildford.
The victim, who is in his 50s and a member of the university’s campus safety team, was seriously injured in the incident and is being treated at Royal Surrey County hospital close to the scene of the shooting.
Continue reading...Ecuador’s disappeared: Inside one family’s search for answers
Advocates warn that 51 people have disappeared during Ecuador's military operations, leaving loved ones without answers.
Trump official-turned-foe John Bolton accepts plea deal in documents case
Despite serving as Trump's national security adviser, Bolton has emerged as a top critic of the president.
Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine hits Russian warship, gunpowder factory – Daily Kos
- Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine hits Russian warship, gunpowder factory Daily Kos
- Ukrainian drones attack 5 Russian ships in ports of occupied Mariupol, Berdiansk Gwara Media
- Ukrainian forces hit Russian patrol ship and Pantsir missile system in temporarily occupied Crimea – video Українська правда
- USF hits two Russian locomotives in Crimea Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
- A Ukrainian drone attack reveals the limits of laser warfare Fast Company
Outrage in Argentina after two teen girls murdered as femicide crisis endures
Country is shaken by the brutal murders of two girls, aged 14 and 17, whose bodies were discovered just days apart
Argentina has reacted with fury after the bodies of two murdered teenage girls were found just two days apart. The latest killings underscore the South American country’s enduring femicide crisis despite years of feminist campaigning, and have prompted alarm over the decision to cut support for victims of gender-based violence under the far-right administration of Javier Milei.
Police found the remains of Agostina Vega, 14, on Saturday, in a field on the outskirts of the city of Córdoba. She had been fatally strangled and her body had been dismembered, according to local media reports.
Continue reading...Military-age Ukrainian men may face tougher EU refugee rules – Euronews.com
- Military-age Ukrainian men may face tougher EU refugee rules Euronews.com
- Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian men should be turned back from EU to fight, says Swedish minister The Guardian
- ‘Strong support’ for excluding fighting-age men from EU’s Ukraine refugee scheme politico.eu
- EU considers limiting protection for Ukrainian men of fighting age Reuters
- Ukraine Requested EU Limit Refugee Protection for Men Aged 23-60, EU Commissioner Says Kyiv Post
Leaders of U.S. Navy’s Ship Maintenance Facility in Japan Removed from Command – USNI News
- Leaders of U.S. Navy’s Ship Maintenance Facility in Japan Removed from Command USNI News
- Navy fires leadership trio of ship repair facility in Japan Navy Times
- Second leadership purge in 2 years hits Navy’s largest overseas ship repair facility Stars and Stripes
- US Navy removes entire command team at SRF-JRMC in Yokosuka NavalToday.com
- U.S. Navy Removes All Three Top Officers at its Japan Shipyard The Maritime Executive
Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns – DW
- Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns DW
- Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s Albanian resort plan sets off days of protests The Washington Post
- Jared Kushner-linked development project in Albania faces growing resistance CBC
- Protests in Albania grow over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort The Guardian
- Albanians protest over Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort on pristine coastline Reuters
Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rules
Israel’s Supreme Court rejects government ban on prisoner visits, affirming Red Cross access under international law.
Exclusive: Inside the deal that lifted Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s EU accession – Euronews.com
- Exclusive: Inside the deal that lifted Hungary's veto on Ukraine's EU accession Euronews.com
- All EU members greenlight first step in accession talks, Ukraine PM says Reuters
- Hungary lifts block on Ukraine’s E.U. bid, but long timeline could put Kyiv at risk The Washington Post
- Ukraine moves closer to EU accession after Hungary deal DW
- Ukraine and Moldova on course to start formal EU membership talks in June politico.eu
Marilyn Monroe auction features star’s make-up and gowns on 100th birthday
The auction has already brought in thousands in bids and includes intimate items from her life.
Nordic states urge EU to block Russian tourists, as visa approvals surge for second year in a row – EUobserver
- Nordic states urge EU to block Russian tourists, as visa approvals surge for second year in a row EUobserver
- EU vows 'targeted' restrictions on Schengen visas for Russians amid backlash Euronews.com
- EU Countries Demand Stricter Visa Rules for Russians The Moscow Times
- EU States Push For Tougher Rules To Deny Russians Tourist Visas Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- The Brief – Calls to clamp down on Russian tourists Euractiv
Uproar in France as it emerges suspect in case of missing girl had rape allegations dismissed
Interior minister announces review into handling of the cases after body reportedly found in search for 11-year-old
Outrage has erupted in France after it emerged the main suspect in the case of an 11-year-old girl missing since last week had been repeatedly accused of sexually abusing children with no action taken.
A body was discovered on Thursday and formal identification was under way, an informed source said.
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