British tourist arrested in Namibia over nude photos of children
The 65-year old Briton is also accused of inappropriately touching children while on a holiday in Namibia.
Russia blames Ukraine war, Europe for delaying arms supply to ally Armenia
Armenia has long relied on Russian weapons in its bitter dispute with neighbouring Azerbaijan.
Germany deploys troops on NATO’s eastern flank – DW
- Germany deploys troops on NATO's eastern flank DW
- Germany bolsters anti-Russian defence on Nato eastern flank The Guardian
- Germany set to defend NATO neighbours with new brigade in Lithuania Reuters
- Germany Scales Up Battle Tank Brigade in Baltics to Deter Russia Bloomberg.com
- German troops start long-term deployment in another country for the first time since World War II Yahoo
EU, Arab diplomats come under Israeli fire in occupied West Bank’s Jenin
Several nations roundly condemn the incident and call for a transparent investigation.
Italy changes law on right to claim citizenship through great-grandparents – CNN
- Italy changes law on right to claim citizenship through great-grandparents CNN
- Italy tightens rules for Italian descendants to become citizens BBC
- Giorgia Meloni angers Italian Americans with tighter citizenship rules Financial Times
- ACLI to offer an Italian citizenship update on May 23 Fra Noi
- Italian citizenship reform: a slap in the face for the community Il Globo
Trump’s tariffs will test unity among allies at G7 finance ministers’ summit – AP News
- Trump’s tariffs will test unity among allies at G7 finance ministers’ summit AP News
- France Eyes Progress With US at G-7, Even Without a Communique Bloomberg.com
- G7 Officials Gather Amid Headwinds From Trump’s Trade War The New York Times
- Canada sends 'strong message' on Ukraine at G7 finance ministers summit France 24
- Canada says G7 finance ministers to focus on restoring stability, growth Reuters
Gaza desperately needs aid. How many trucks has Israel let in?
Aid agencies describe the level of food and medicine allowed into Gaza as 'ridiculously inadequate'.
India says Maoist rebel chief killed in ‘breakthrough’ blow
Home minister says Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, is among 27 rebels killed in operation in Chhattisgarh state.
Gazans say no humanitarian aid has reached them, day after trucks entered Strip – The Times of Israel
- Gazans say no humanitarian aid has reached them, day after trucks entered Strip The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu: Implementation of Trump’s Gaza relocation plan is condition for ending war The Times of Israel
- What Israeli Officials Are Privately Saying About Starvation in Gaza The New Yorker
- Israel Said It Eased Its Blockade, But Gazans Are Still Waiting for Food The New York Times
- The UN says no aid that has entered Gaza this week has reached Palestinians AP News
EU outrage grows after Israel fires ‘warning shots’ at diplomatic delegation – politico.eu
- EU outrage grows after Israel fires ‘warning shots’ at diplomatic delegation politico.eu
- Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit, drawing swift international condemnation CNN
- Israeli Soldiers Fire Warning Shots to Disperse Western Diplomats Touring West Bank The New York Times
- Israel Fired Warning Shots at Europe, China Diplomats by Mistake Bloomberg.com
- Outrage After Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Live Rounds at Foreign Diplomats in West Bank Common Dreams
Tourists flee as roof collapses off 650-year-old building in China: Video – USA Today
- Tourists flee as roof collapses off 650-year-old building in China: Video USA Today
- Tourists scramble as 600-year-old Chinese tower partially collapses CNN
- Tourists scramble as roof of historic Fengyang Drum Tower in China collapses MSN
- Roof of 600-year-old historic Chinese tower collapses Yahoo
- Investigation underway after tiles fell from recently-repaired Fengyang Drum Tower in E.China’s Anhui Global Times
Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school
Andriy Portnov, 51, had just dropped his children off when he was attacked.
Roof of historic Ming Dynasty tower collapses in China
Video footage shows tiles falling from the roof and landing close to visitors to the site.
Watch: Roof of historic Ming Dynasty tower collapses in China
Video footage shows tiles falling from the roof and landing close to visitors to the site.
A pontiff from Chiclayo: How Peru is reacting to Pope Leo XIV
Locals in Chiclayo, Peru, have fond memories of Leo's work as bishop, but some question his record responding to abuse.
European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions
EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worse
European leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introduce their planned expansion of economic restrictions on the Russian war economy without the United States.
European hopes that Donald Trump might increase the pressure on the Kremlin were dashed after the US president’s two-hour inconclusive phone call with Putin on Monday. Trump did not follow through on previous threats to introduce “large-scale” sanctions on Russia if there was no ceasefire, but instead extolled the prospect of restarting trade with Moscow.
Continue reading...European unity against Putin in peril if Trump moves to ease sanctions
EU’s hopes of US increasing pressure on Kremlin have been dashed, and Hungary could yet make situation worse
European leaders – who have promised to impose “massive” new sanctions on Russia after Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine – face the prospect of having to introduce their planned expansion of economic restrictions on the Russian war economy without the United States.
European hopes that Donald Trump might increase the pressure on the Kremlin were dashed after the US president’s two-hour inconclusive phone call with Putin on Monday. Trump did not follow through on previous threats to introduce “large-scale” sanctions on Russia if there was no ceasefire, but instead extolled the prospect of restarting trade with Moscow.
Continue reading...Ukraine strikes Russia’s military tech ‘Silicon Valley’ in huge blow to Putin – Daily Express US
- Ukraine strikes Russia's military tech 'Silicon Valley' in huge blow to Putin Daily Express US
- Ukraine war briefing: Drones blast Russian plant for missile and fighter jet chips The Guardian
- Russia-Ukraine: Moscow Faces Second Day of Drone Attacks, Disrupting Flights Bloomberg.com
- 1 Killed and Flights Disrupted in Another Major Wave of Ukrainian Drone Attacks Across Russia The Moscow Times
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky reveals ‘significant’ Russian losses in Kursk and says fight continues The Independent
Sanctioned Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside Madrid’s American school – CNN
- Sanctioned Ukrainian ex-politician shot dead outside Madrid’s American school CNN
- Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school BBC
- Former Ukrainian politician shot dead outside his children’s school in Madrid The Guardian
- Pro-Russian ex-Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov reportedly killed outside American School in Spain CBS News
- Ukrainian power broker shot dead in Spain politico.eu
No 10 won’t say if fuel payments U-turn will be implemented in time for this winter – UK politics live
Downing Street unable to say how many more pensioners would receive winter fuel payments or when changes would come in
YouGov has published more details of its polling on the electorate’s relationship with Labour, as covered in the Sky News report mentioned earlier. (See 10.06am.)
It shows that Reform UK supporters are most likely to think that Labour is trying hard to appeal to them – but least likely to say they would respond positively. Only 4% of Reform UK supporters say they would consider voting Labour, the poll says.
I ask her if there will be any changes as demanded by MPs
She says while “we want to make sure we address all of people’s concerns, but stressed: “whatever the fiscal position that the government faces, I think the system as a whole needs to change.”