- Israel’s 7 October rape hoax gets a 300-page reboot The Electronic Intifada
- First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel CNN
- Several former Hamas hostages in Gaza share accounts of sexual assault NBC News
- Israeli Report Examines Sexual Violence During and After Hamas-Led Attack The New York Times
- Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says AP News
Brutal raid on woman’s birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group
The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening
"traditional Russian values".
Iran war live: Trump’s visit to China shadowed by conflict with Tehran
Iran's foreign minister said Iranians will 'not bow down', adding there is no military solution to disputes with Tehran.
Canada is welcome to join Eurovision, says song contest director
‘We know that Mark Carney wants to sort of embrace Europe,’ says competition director Martin Green
Canada is welcome to join Eurovision if it wishes, its director has said, months after the country revealed it wanted to “explore” joining the song contest in its federal budget.
Eurovision director Martin Green told the BBC on Wednesday that Canada hadn’t yet applied, but would be welcome to.
Continue reading...Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate – AP News
- Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate AP News
- Situation in the Philippines: ICC judges unseal arrest warrant against Ronald Marapon Dela Rosa for alleged crime against humanity | International Criminal Court
- Former Philippine ‘drug war’ police chief runs away from government agents to avoid international arrest warrant CNN
- Duterte Ally Flees to Evade I.C.C. Arrest Warrant After Chaos at Philippine Senate The New York Times
- Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees senate after days holed up in building The Guardian
Why Modi wants Indians to buy less gold and take fewer foreign holidays
Modi has urged Indians to save dollars as war and oil shocks strain the rupee and economy further this year.
Explosions heard as mining groups stage antigovernment protest in Bolivia
Protesters have demanded the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz, who was elected on a platform of economic reform.
UN aid convoy hit by drone strikes in Ukraine’s Kherson
A UN humanitarian convoy delivering aid to the city of Kherson was hit twice by drones.
Renowned feminist artist and film-maker Valie Export dies aged 85
Export’s performances scandalised Austria in the 1960s, but are now recognised for exposing the objectification of the female body
Valie Export, the Austrian performance artist and film-maker who inverted the male gaze in ways that were provocative, shocking and often outrageously fun, has died aged 85.
The artist’s own foundation announced on Thursday evening that Export died in Vienna earlier the same day, three days before her 86th birthday.
Continue reading...US Supreme Court restores abortion pill access for now
Abortion pills are the most common method of terminating pregnancies in the US.
Iran Update Special Report, May 14, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
- Iran Update Special Report, May 14, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Iran war updates: Lebanon ‘ceasefire’ extended, Israel launches new attacks Al Jazeera
- Iran Update Special Report, May 13, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- War in the Middle East: latest developments Bangkok Post
- Morning update Middle East Eye
Cuba’s Diaz-Canel open to US aid amid worsening fuel crisis, blackouts
The comments came as a US delegation led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday.
Closing arguments begin in Elon Musk’s landmark lawsuit against OpenAI
Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of breaching charitable trust and prioritising profit over AI safety and nonprofit values.
Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father
Revelation seen as serious blow to candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful
Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful, has been caught on tape asking a banker accused of corruption for $26.8m (£20m) to fund a film about his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The leaked voice memos and text messages were published on Wednesday by the Intercept Brasil, and later acknowledged by Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right senator who is tied in polls with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of October’s election.
Continue reading...Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father – The Guardian
- Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father The Guardian
- A bombshell leak threatens Flávio Bolsonaro’s election bid The Economist
- Brazil markets rattled by report linking Flavio Bolsonaro to disgraced banker Reuters
- Brazil presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing after asking banker for millions The Washington Post
- Bolsonaro Ties to Banco Master CEO Rock Brazil Presidential Race Bloomberg.com
Cuba says CIA chief visited Havana as energy crisis worsens
The reported visit came after the US renewed an offer of aid to ease the effects of its oil blockade.
UK ministers accused of weakening legal protections for torture victims
Council of Europe members plan to change interpretation of ECHR to make it easier to deport refused asylum seekers
Keir Starmer’s government has been accused of trying to water down legal protections for torture victims as ministers from 46 countries including the UK prepare to make it easier to deport refused asylum seekers and foreign criminals.
Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, is expected to agree a “political declaration” on Friday with other members of the Council of Europe, which oversees the European convention on human rights (ECHR).
Continue reading...Chants of ‘death to Arabs’ at Jerusalem Day march as Ben Gvir flies Israeli flag on Temple Mount – The Times of Israel
- Chants of ‘death to Arabs’ at Jerusalem Day march as Ben Gvir flies Israeli flag on Temple Mount The Times of Israel
- Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ in violent Jerusalem Day march The Guardian
- Ultranationalist Jews recite racist slogans during march into Jerusalem's Old City PBS
- Violence at Jerusalem's Flag March Declined, but the Message Was Still Sharp Haaretz
- Why does Jerusalem belongs to the Jews? Because history says so - opinion The Jerusalem Post
Could Iran war trigger a hunger crisis?
The UN warns disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could drive up food and fertiliser costs, and worsen global hunger.
‘China is gaining from what the US is doing in Iran’
Geopolitical analyst Steve Okun says says China is benefiting from the war on Iran.