Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order
Al-Awda, the last functioning hospital in the North Gaza governorate, is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation.
Macron warns the West could lose credibility over Ukraine and Gaza wars
The French president spoke at the Shangri-la Dialogue, a high-level Asia defence summit in Singapore.
Free Speech Warrior: I’m Victim of ‘Criminal’ Sex Tapes Leak – The Daily Beast
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Supreme court allows White House to revoke temporary protected status of many migrants
Ruling reverses hold on Trump administration’s ending humanitarian parole of Venezuelan migrants and others
The US supreme court on Friday announced it would allow the Trump administration to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States, bolstering the Republican president’s drive to step up deportations.
The court put on hold Boston-based US district judge Indira Talwani’s order halting the administration’s move to end the immigration humanitarian “parole” protections granted to 532,000 people by Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, potentially exposing many of them to rapid removal from the country, while the detailed case plays out in lower courts.
Continue reading...Google and Home Depot drop Pride Toronto sponsorship amid Trump’s DEI war
Organizer points to president’s anti-diversity push as companies join Adidas and Clorox in withdrawing support
In another blow to one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, Pride Toronto has unexpectedly lost two more major corporate sponsors, just weeks before the festival in a setback the festival’s organizer says is direct result of Donald Trump’s campaign to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the US.
Google and Home Depot both announced their plans to abandon the festival in the form of one-line emails, said Kojo Modeste, the executive director of the Canadian event.
Continue reading...Trump Says Macron ‘Fine’ After Viral Shoving Incident With Wife – Bloomberg
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Is a Palestinian state being derailed by Israel’s illegal settlements?
Israel is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank while it wages its war on Gaza.
Despite Gaza plan “many Israelis” hoping their govt is “over”
“It shows in the polls that more than 50 percent of Israelis hate the idea that Israel is becoming another South Africa.
A statue of Stalin is unveiled in the Moscow subway as Russia tries to revive the dictator’s legacy – AP News
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- Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate Reuters
- Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History The New York Times
Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency says
Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, according to the UN, which has warned that the Palestinian territory’s entire population is at risk of famine.
Jens Laerke, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said the territory was “the only defined area – a country or defined territory within a country – where you have the entire population at risk of famine. One hundred per cent of the population at risk of famine,” he said on Friday.
Continue reading...Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke humanitarian parole for 530,000
The ruling means people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua can be targeted for deportation as lawsuits continue.
Exclusive: West plans to push IAEA board to find Iran in breach of duties, diplomats say – Reuters
- Exclusive: West plans to push IAEA board to find Iran in breach of duties, diplomats say Reuters
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‘Nothing left’: Irish whale-watching company closes amid ‘overfishing’
Sprat fishing has disrupted the food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins
A whale-watching company has abandoned tours off Ireland’s southern Atlantic coast and declared the waters an empty, lifeless sea.
Colin Barnes, who ran Cork Whale Watch, announced he was closing the company because overfishing of sprat has disrupted the marine food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins.
Continue reading...Pakistan to designate an ambassador to neighbouring Taliban-run Afghanistan
Pakistan has become the fourth country to appoint an ambassador to Kabul, after China, UAE and Uzbekistan.
Explanation of Vote on a UN Security Council Resolution on South Sudan – United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
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Israeli air strikes hit homes in Gaza City
Israeli air strikes hit homes in Gaza City on Friday, forcing families to flee through smoke and rubble.
Ukraine accuses Russia of undermining next round of peace talks
Russia says it is sending its negotiators to Turkey for a second round of ceasefire talks on 2 June.
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations – The New York Times
- Ukraine Accuses Russia of Stalling Peace Negotiations The New York Times
- Ukraine awaiting Russia peace proposal ahead of Istanbul talks BBC
- Ukraine says it wants to see Russian proposals before agreeing to more peace talks NBC News
- Zelenskiy accuses Russia of 'another deception' by holding back peace memorandum Reuters
- Next round of Russia-Ukraine talks uncertain as Moscow won’t reveal terms The Washington Post
Displaced civilians turn reluctant opium farmers in Myanmar
Opium production is booming in Myanmar as displaced civilians reluctantly become poppy farmers.
UN: ‘100 percent’ of Gazans on brink of famine
Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth,” the UN says, warning all residents are now at risk of famine.