‘No errors’: NYT defends its allegations of systematic Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates – The Times of Israel

  1. ‘No errors’: NYT defends its allegations of systematic Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates  The Times of Israel
  2. Opinion | Your Questions About Nicholas Kristof’s Column on Palestinians and Sexual Assault  The New York Times
  3. How can I explain to my 93-year-old mother why it suddenly seems ok to hate Jews?  The Forward
  4. A Miscarriage of Journalism at ‘The New York Times’  The Free Press
  5. Israel must fight back against antisemitic bullying disguised as journalism - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
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Japan’s Buddhist hall housing 1200 year old ‘eternal flame’ in Japan destroyed by fire – WION

  1. Japan's Buddhist hall housing 1200 year old 'eternal flame' in Japan destroyed by fire  WION
  2. ‘Eternal Flame’ Still Burns After Fire That Destroyed Buddhist Hall in Japan  The New York Times
  3. Sacred ‘Eternal Flame’ Hall Destroyed in Miyajima Blaze  Tokyo Weekender
  4. Buddhist hall in Japan known for housing 1,000-year-old eternal flame burns to the ground  Yahoo
  5. Flames, Fire and Fragility: Japanese Temples in the Wake of the Reikadō Fire on Miyajima  Substack
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Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing ‘false flag’ post – BBC

  1. Former Green Party by-election candidate apologises for sharing 'false flag' post  BBC
  2. Green candidate for Makerfield by-election quits after 12 hours  The Times
  3. Green party candidate for Makerfield byelection withdraws after nine hours  The Guardian
  4. Ex-Green candidate shared post calling anti-Semitic attack a ‘false flag’  The Telegraph
  5. Green Party leader Zack Polanski has issued a statement after the major announcement. He said the “greatest threat” was Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and slammed Andy Burnham  facebook.com
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Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump renews threat of military action

US secretary of state says president would like a negotiated agreement with Havana but likelihood ‘is not high’

The US president, Donald Trump, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Thursday again raised the spectre of military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro, the island’s former leader.

“Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump told reporters when asked about Cuba during an event in the Oval Office. “And it looks like I’ll be the one that does it. So I would be happy to do it.”

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Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says – Reuters

  1. Ukraine attacked Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
  2. ‘A Total Nightmare’: Voices From a Moscow Hit by Ukrainian Drones  The New York Times
  3. Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal  AP News
  4. Russia’s Key Black Sea Oil Port on Fire After Drone Attack  Bloomberg.com
  5. Falling drone debris causes fire at oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk  Reuters
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Middle East: Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran’s actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation – consilium.europa.eu

  1. Middle East: Council extends EU legal framework to target those involved in Iran’s actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation  consilium.europa.eu
  2. EU advancing sanctions on Iranians involved in Hormuz blockade  The Times of Israel
  3. European Parliament Condemns Taliban Rights Abuses, Opposes Brussels Talks  KabulNow
  4. European Parliament Overwhelmingly Adopts Strong Resolution Condemning Iran's Repression  National Council of Resistance of Iran - NCRI
  5. EU Parliament calls on member states to close diplomatic missions in Iran  The New Region
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In West Bank, Latest Victim of Israeli Settler Violence Shocks in a New Way – The New York Times

  1. In West Bank, Latest Victim of Israeli Settler Violence Shocks in a New Way  The New York Times
  2. Empathy Toward a Dog but Not Palestinian Kids: Israelis' Selective Compassion  Haaretz
  3. Israeli settler filmed throwing concrete block at cats days after dog beating  Middle East Eye
  4. Settler filmed clubbing dog to death in central West Bank Palestinian village  The Times of Israel
  5. Palestinian-owned dog survives after Israeli settler beating  The New Arab
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Tennessee school board member charged after calling teenage girl ‘hot’

Keith Ervin, 59, was charged with assault after he told a student ‘God – you’re hot’ at a public meeting in April

An east Tennessee school board member who told a teenage girl, “God – you’re hot,” on video at a public meeting in April has been charged with assault.

State prosecutors on 18 May charged 59-year-old Keith Ervin under a Tennessee statute that outlaws “intentionally or knowingly [causing] physical contact with another [that] a reasonable person would regard … as extremely offensive or provocative”.

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Putin wants war concluded this year on victorious terms including Donbas, Bloomberg reports – Euromaidan Press

  1. Putin wants war concluded this year on victorious terms including Donbas, Bloomberg reports  Euromaidan Press
  2. Bloomberg: Putin wants to conclude war by year's end but only on terms he considers victorious for Russia  Українська правда
  3. Is Russia ‘simulating diplomacy’ because of war losses in Ukraine?  Al Jazeera
  4. Pulling up a chair – Foreign and security policy  ips-journal.eu
  5. The Russian invasion is losing steam, and Putin wants to end the war by the end of the year, but on "victorious" terms - Bloomberg  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
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Estée Lauder ends merger talks with Gaultier owner Puig

Sticking points to build beauty powerhouse included which family would hold balance of power

The US cosmetics company Estée Lauder has ended merger talks with its Spanish rival Puig over plans to create a fashion and beauty group worth almost $40bn (£30bn/€34.5bn) after the two sides failed to agree on the balance of power in the combined company.

Estée Lauder, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of skincare, makeup and fragrances, owns brands including Clinique, Bobbi Brown and Tom Ford Beauty.

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UK police renew call for witnesses as they broaden inquiry into former Prince Andrew – AP News

  1. UK police renew call for witnesses as they broaden inquiry into former Prince Andrew  AP News
  2. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation could examine sexual misconduct allegations  CNN
  3. Here’s a potential witness for the police officers investigating Andrew: the police | Marina Hyde  The Guardian
  4. Police Investigation of Former Prince Andrew Examines Reports of Sexual Misconduct  The New York Times
  5. Andrew Investigated for Sexual Misconduct Amid Reports He’s Viewing Eugenie’s Baby as His ‘Ticket Back into the Royal Fold’  Yahoo
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US said to fire more interceptors to protect Israel in latest Iran war than Israel did – The Times of Israel

  1. US said to fire more interceptors to protect Israel in latest Iran war than Israel did  The Times of Israel
  2. U.S. bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, Pentagon assessments show  The Washington Post
  3. Pentagon officials worry about Israel's reliance on US interceptors in Iran war  The Jerusalem Post
  4. US ‘lost half of its interceptor missiles’ defending Israel from Iran  The Telegraph
  5. US has just 200 Thaad interceptors left if it restarts war on Iran: Report  Middle East Eye
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Manhunt Underway in Philippines for Duterte Ally Who Is Evading I.C.C. Warrant – The New York Times

  1. Manhunt Underway in Philippines for Duterte Ally Who Is Evading I.C.C. Warrant  The New York Times
  2. Philippines orders senator's arrest over ICC charges  dw.com
  3. A pursuit in the senate, gunfire, now on the run: why is a former Philippines police chief in hiding?  The Guardian
  4. Philippines vows to arrest fugitive senator wanted by ICC 'without delay'  Reuters
  5. Ex-PNP chief Torre on helping arrest Bato: ‘In the MMDA area, yes’  Inquirer.net
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Inside Ukraine’s Battlefield Innovation Loop – War on the Rocks

  1. Inside Ukraine’s Battlefield Innovation Loop  War on the Rocks
  2. How the War in Iran Helped Ukraine Go From Problem to Solution  WSJ
  3. Ukraine Is Teaching Europe the Hardest Defense Lesson—How to Build Fast and Big  UNITED24 Media
  4. Opinion | Ukraine has made itself indispensable to the West  The Washington Post
  5. How Ukraine’s drone edge made it a sought-after solution – reports WSJ  Investing.com
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Africa summit in India postponed over Ebola outbreak fears – BBC

  1. Africa summit in India postponed over Ebola outbreak fears  BBC
  2. India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area  Al Jazeera
  3. India, Africa Union postpone New Delhi summit amid Ebola outbreak  Reuters
  4. "Continent of the future": MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh pitches for stronger India-Africa ties  The Tribune
  5. India-Africa summit postponed as aid groups in Congo warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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