Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner is sentenced to prison – The Washington Post

  1. Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner is sentenced to prison  The Washington Post
  2. Argentina ban on former president Kirchner reshapes political landscape  Reuters
  3. Argentina’s Supreme Court Upholds Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s Prison Sentence  The New York Times
  4. Argentine Supreme Court upholds 6-year prison sentence for ex-President Fernández  AP News
  5. Argentina's top court upholds Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's corruption conviction  NPR
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Four former staff of Taiwan’s ruling party charged with spying for China

Accused held senior positions with Democratic Progressive party including one who worked for Taiwan’s president

Taiwan prosecutors have charged four former staffers in the ruling Democratic Progressive party with spying for China while they worked in senior positions.

The four include a former aide to Lai Ching-te when he was vice-president and for a time during his current presidency, and a senior staffer to Joseph Wu, then foreign minister and now the national security chief.

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Israel’s allies impose sanctions on ministers over West Bank violence – The Washington Post

  1. Israel’s allies impose sanctions on ministers over West Bank violence  The Washington Post
  2. UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for 'inciting violence' against Palestinians  BBC
  3. Australia news live: ABC reporter hit with pepper pellets at LA protests after earlier being teargassed during ‘scary night’  The Guardian
  4. Rubio denounces UK-led sanctions on Ben Gvir and Smotrich, urges their reversal  The Times of Israel
  5. Britain and Canada Set to Sanction Far-Right Israeli Cabinet Ministers  The New York Times
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Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies – The Washington Post

  1. Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies  The Washington Post
  2. Trump team plans to send thousands of migrants to Guantanamo starting as soon as this week  Politico
  3. British citizens among 9,000 immigrants to be sent to Guantanamo  The Telegraph
  4. Trump preparing to send thousands of immigrants including Europeans to Guantanamo military prison: reports  The Independent
  5. Trump to Expel Thousands of Migrants to Guantanamo This Week  The Daily Beast
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Hamas has killed 50 Palestinian fighters armed by Israel in Gaza, faction’s associates say – The Guardian

  1. Hamas has killed 50 Palestinian fighters armed by Israel in Gaza, faction’s associates say  The Guardian
  2. Israel Armed Palestinian Militia to Fight Hamas, Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. A New Militia Emerges in Gaza, Backed By Israel  NPR
  4. The real reason why Israel is arming gangs in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  5. Opinion | Netanyahu Wisely Arms Gaza Clans to Fight Hamas  WSJ
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May 2025 was second-hottest on record, EU scientists say – politico.eu

  1. May 2025 was second-hottest on record, EU scientists say  politico.eu
  2. Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever  The Guardian
  3. Greenland and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the world?  AP News
  4. ‘Old statistics do not apply’: Record-breaking Arctic heatwave made 3C hotter by climate change  Euronews
  5. May was world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say  Reuters
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Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever – The Guardian

  1. Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever  The Guardian
  2. May 2025 was second-hottest on record, EU scientists say  politico.eu
  3. Greenland and Iceland saw record heat in May. What does that mean for the world?  Yahoo
  4. ‘Old statistics do not apply’: Record-breaking Arctic heatwave made 3C hotter by climate change  Euronews.com
  5. Record-breaking heat eases in May, but experts warn deal-busting temperatures to return  Euractiv
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