- Denmark raises retirement age to 70 — the highest in Europe CNN
- Denmark Raises Retirement Age To 70 By 2040 Barron's
- Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe BBC
- This country just raised the retirement age to 70 — and others may follow Business Insider
- ‘Unrealistic and unreasonable’: Outcry as Denmark’s retirement age to become highest in Europe at 70 The Independent
EU presses North Macedonia to make ‘era-defining’ decisions for membership – AP News
Brazilian tribe sues New York Times for allegedly portraying members as porn addicts
Defamation suit claims Marubo people were depicted as tech-addled and porn-obsessed after introduction of internet
An Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon has sued the New York Times, saying the newspaper’s reporting on the tribe’s first exposure to the internet led to its members being widely portrayed as technology-addled and addicted to pornography.
The Marubo tribe of the remote Javari valley, a community of about 2,000 people, filed the defamation lawsuit seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages this week in a court in Los Angeles.
Continue reading...Shooting of Israeli embassy staffers underscores US ‘era of violent populism’
This is the latest act of violence in a string of incidents that have affected Jewish, Arab and Muslim communities
The killing of two staff of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC comes as the war in Gaza has splintered the American body politic alongside the ongoing rise in political violence.
A shooter, identified as Elias Rodriguez, shot the two people, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday after they left an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Rodriguez reportedly chanted “free, free Palestine” while being detained by security.
Continue reading...‘We did not sign up for this’: Harvard’s foreign students are stuck and scared
Harvard has around 6,800 foreign students currently - a third are from China, and more than 700 are Indian.
Europe is finally taking action for Palestine, but it is too little and too late – Mondoweiss
- Europe is finally taking action for Palestine, but it is too little and too late Mondoweiss
- Israel allies threaten trade rupture over Gaza. Here’s what’s at stake. The Washington Post
- 'Diplomatic tsunami' nears as Europe acts against Israel's 'complete madness' in Gaza Haaretz
- EU-Israel deal: Why Dutch succeeded where Ireland failed RTE.ie
- From indifference to moral posturing: Europe’s betrayal of Gaza’s civilians Tehran Times
“Pretending To Be A Loving Mother”: Teen’s Last Text Revealed After She Never Reached Airport – Bored Panda
- “Pretending To Be A Loving Mother”: Teen’s Last Text Revealed After She Never Reached Airport Bored Panda
- What is the timeline? What have family said? Everything we know about Pheobe’s disappearance The Courier Mail
- Police search national park for Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop after ‘suspicious’ disappearance The Guardian
- 17-Year-Old Girl Vanished After Arriving at Airport but Failing to Check in for Booked Flight: Police People.com
- Family describes missing teen Pheobe Bishop as 'strong-willed', as items found near Bundaberg bushland Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Kangaroo ‘tries to drown’ man in Australian floodwaters
The marsupial held the man down in floodwater after they got into a fight near Port Macquarie.
Israeli settlers force about 150 Palestinians to leave their West Bank village – The Guardian
- Israeli settlers force about 150 Palestinians to leave their West Bank village The Guardian
- While Eyes Are on Gaza, Settlers Expel Palestinians From the West Bank Haaretz
- Jews, Arabs clash near Jenin as rioters reportedly set fire to West Bank homes The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli settlers raid West Bank village close to where pregnant woman killed Reuters
- Settlers said to raid Palestinian village for 2nd time in 3 days; no arrests The Times of Israel
Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer
Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without end
Benjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France, Canada and the UK were stoking antisemitism and siding with Hamas by demanding he end the two-month blockade of food and aid into Gaza.
In what has become an extraordinary standoff with some of Israel’s closest allies, Netanyahu appeared to deliberately raise the stakes on Thursday night by accusing his western critics of abandoning Israel in a war for its very existence.
Continue reading...Ukraine and Russia exchange 800 PoWs in largest prisoner swap of war so far
Russian foreign minister continues to question Zelenskyy’s legitimacy as first phase of ‘1,000 for 1,000’ deal takes places
Ukraine and Russia have begun the largest prisoner exchange of the three-year war, with almost 800 captives returned on both sides in a process expected to last several days.
Confirming the first phase of the exchange had taken place, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Ukraine had returned 390 people to Russia and that the process would continue with further groups on Saturday and Sunday.
Continue reading...New satellite photos show damaged North Korean warship
Kim Jong Un has called the shipyard accident a "criminal act" and vowed to find those responsible.
NSW government admits it is vicariously liable for prison guard’s sexual abuse of female inmate
Court hears both parties in class action against state of NSW over conduct of Wayne Astill ‘keen to explore the possibility of settlement’
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The New South Wales government has admitted in an ongoing class action that it is vicariously liable for former notorious prison guard Wayne Astill’s sexual abuse of a female inmate.
Court documents filed in the NSW supreme court earlier this month also reveal the NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) admits that “from time to time” some guards knew about “some inappropriate conduct” by Astill towards inmates.
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Continue reading...Ukraine scrambles to overcome Russia’s edge in fiber-optic drones – The Washington Post
- Ukraine scrambles to overcome Russia’s edge in fiber-optic drones The Washington Post
- Inside a Drone Factory in Ukraine NPR
- How Putin’s new drone war is getting deadlier The Times
- As Russia’s fiber optic drones flood the battlefield, Ukraine is racing to catch up The Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine's Drone Wall Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
G7 Says Russia’s Frozen Assets Will Remain Inaccessible Until Ukraine Is Repaid – Kyiv Post
- G7 Says Russia’s Frozen Assets Will Remain Inaccessible Until Ukraine Is Repaid Kyiv Post
- G-7 Warns of ‘Excessive Imbalances’ in Global Economy Bloomberg.com
- G7 threatens further sanctions if Russia fails to agree Ukraine ceasefire Al Jazeera
- U.S., Canada Senior Officials Laud Productive Talks on the Sidelines of G-7 WSJ
- G7 ends finance summit with show of unity amid tariff uncertainty France 24
Israeli Opposition Lawmaker Ayman Odeh Removed from Knesset After Protesting Gaza Assault – Democracy Now!
- Israeli Opposition Lawmaker Ayman Odeh Removed from Knesset After Protesting Gaza Assault Democracy Now!
- Israel's opposition leaders must call out real outrages – while they still have a chance | Opinion Haaretz
- Outrage as opposition party leader Golan says Israel ‘killing babies as a hobby’ in Gaza The Times of Israel
- 'The mood is changing': Israeli anger grows at conduct of war BBC
- Israeli politician critiques the Gaza war’s toll on Palestinians and sparks an outcry AP News
For Germany’s Military, It’s a First Since WWII – Newser
- For Germany's Military, It's a First Since WWII Newser
- Germany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWII NBC News
- Germany deploys permanent troops to another country for the first time since World War II CNN
- Watch: German troops to be permanently sent to Lithuania's eastern border BBC
- Merz hails 'new era' for German military at brigade launch DW
The chilling words OceanGate CEO’s wife said as Titan sub imploded, revealed – The Tab
- The chilling words OceanGate CEO’s wife said as Titan sub imploded, revealed The Tab
- ‘What was that bang?’ Footage captures sound of Titan sub’s implosion CNN
- Video shows OceanGate CEO's wife react after sound now thought to have been Titan sub implosion Fox News
- Titanic Submersible: New Clip Reveals OceanGate Implosion Moments Before Its Final Message Received E! Online
- Ship footage captures sound of Titan sub imploding BBC
Bangladesh’s Leader Threatens to Resign Over Election Pressure – The New York Times
- Bangladesh’s Leader Threatens to Resign Over Election Pressure The New York Times
- Why the future of Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus administration is uncertain Al Jazeera
- 'Unity needed to stop return of authoritarianism': Bangladesh government fears uncertain future amid prot Times of India
- "Bloody Corridor" Causes Churn In Bangladesh But Yunus Wants To Hang On NDTV
- Bangladesh's Yunus calls surprise advisory council meeting amid resignation buzz: Report Hindustan Times
Delegation of 80 UN members sign declaration saying Gaza faces the ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ – The Jerusalem Post
- Delegation of 80 UN members sign declaration saying Gaza faces the 'worst humanitarian crisis' The Jerusalem Post
- SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors debate safety of civilians with 36,000 lives lost during conflict last year UN News
- UAE joins global call to protect civilians in armed conflict at UN Dubai Eye 103.8
- Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator - Briefing to the Security Council on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 22 May 2025 ReliefWeb
- Civilians' protection in conflict areas moral imperative, legal obligation, stress UN member states Anadolu Ajansı