- EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia POLITICO Europe
- EU Drafts ‘Massive’ Defense Investment Plan The Wall Street Journal
- EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American The Associated Press
- Meet the defense giants that will rearm Europe as the EU eyes a massive military buildup Fortune
- Brussels proposes collective arms purchases for EU member states Financial Times
Putin still intends Ukraine domination, U.S. intelligence reports say – The Washington Post
- Putin still intends Ukraine domination, U.S. intelligence reports say The Washington Post
- Putin is using a classic Russian negotiating tactic to delay a ceasefire The Telegraph
- Adam Zivo: Vladimir Putin is a warmonger. Why is anyone surprised? National Post
- Russia’s Peace Demands on Ukraine Have Not Budged Council on Foreign Relations
- What Vladimir Putin really wants from Ukraine The Spectator
Greenland PM calls for ‘tougher rejection’ of Trump’s plan to take island
Outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede says 'disrespect' for Greenland must stop as US president says he wants island.
High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment
The meeting comes as a deal to limit Iran's nuclear programme expires later this year.
Trump says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians,’ weeks after saying they should be moved to Arab states – CNN
- Trump says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians,’ weeks after saying they should be moved to Arab states CNN
- Trump remark about not "expelling any Palestinians" from Gaza welcomed by America's Arab partners in Mideast CBS News
- Hamas welcomes Trump’s pullback from Gaza mass displacement plan Al Jazeera English
- Gaza’s Future: How Trump’s ‘Riviera’ and the Arab Plan Cross Red Lines Bloomberg
- Egypt appreciates Trump's decision not to displace Gazans Reuters
Putin says Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk must ‘surrender or die’ – Voice of America
- Putin says Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk must 'surrender or die' Voice of America
- Ukraine denies Trump, Putin '"encirclement" claim Newsweek
- Russia says it retakes another village in drive to push Ukraine out of Kursk Reuters
- Ukraine loses grip on key Russian territory, as Trump says peace ‘is up to Russia now’ CNN International
- Ukraine's General Staff says statements about "encirclement" in Russia's Kursk Oblast are untrue, just political pressure Ukrainska Pravda
No Other Land director calls Florida mayor’s campaign against his film ‘very dangerous’
Israeli Oscar-winner Yuval Abraham speaks out after Miami Beach mayor proposed evicting a local cinema for screening the Palestinian-focused documentary
The Israeli director of No Other Land has criticised a Florida mayor’s efforts to evict a local cinema after it screened his Oscar-winning documentary about Palestinian displacement in the West Bank, saying: “Banning a film only makes people more determined to see it.”
Steven Meiner, the mayor of Miami Beach, has issued a draft resolution calling for the termination of the city’s lease agreement with O Cinema, and withdrawing $40,000 in promised grant funding for the nonprofit that runs the independent cinema.
Continue reading...US stock market tumbles again as Trump threatens tariffs on wine
Benchmark S&P 500 falls 1.39 percent, dragging index more than 10 percent below its February peak.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,114
These are the key developments on day 1,114 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Johns Hopkins to lose 2,000 jobs after Trump’s $800m cut in USAid funding
University says cut in funding ‘forcing us to wind down critical work’ as academics rally against job losses
Johns Hopkins University announced it was planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs after the Trump administration slashed $800m in grants to the renowned academic institution.
The funding for the positions had come from the US Agency for International Development, which the administration has gutted with massive cuts. A total of 247 domestic US workers and another 1,975 positions abroad in 44 countries will be affected by what amounts to the largest layoff in the history of the university.
Continue reading...The voice of Pope Francis and the magisterium of fragility – Vatican News – English
- The voice of Pope Francis and the magisterium of fragility Vatican News - English
- Church may have to 'rethink' the pontificate as Pope Francis remains in hospital Sky News
- Pope spends 12th anniversary as head of Catholic Church in hospital as recovery continues ABC News
- Pope's chest x-ray confirms his improvement, doctors say USCCB
- Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital - with cake - but future uncertain Yahoo
Watch: Passengers escape on to wing after plane catches fire
Passengers were evacuated with no injuries reported after an American Airlines flight caught fire at Denver International Airport.
The unexpected knock-on effect of Trump’s minerals ‘deal of the century’
The president once derided attempts to develop new green technology as a "green new scam" - but his deal could help boost the US's potential in the sector
Trump orders ideas from Pentagon for ‘unfettered’ access to Panama canal, officials say
Document described as interim national security guidance calls on US military to create options
The Trump administration has called on the Pentagon to provide military options to ensure the country has full access to the Panama canal, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to “take back” the Panama canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America and is considered one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, but he has not offered specifics about how he would do so, or if military action might be required.
Continue reading...Chinese restaurant apologizes after video of diners urinating into hotpot broth goes viral – CNN
- Chinese restaurant apologizes after video of diners urinating into hotpot broth goes viral CNN
- Haidilao compensates diners after teenagers urinate in soup BBC.com
- Restaurant chain in China compensates thousands after diner stands on table, urinates in hotpot CBS News
- Chinese Restaurant Chain Apologizes and Offers Thousands of Refunds After 2 Diners Urinated in Soup: Reports PEOPLE
- Thousands of diners to be compensated after men urinate in hot pot The Independent
Baby wombat grabber Sam Jones leaves Australia after intense backlash including from PM and immigration minister – The Guardian
- Baby wombat grabber Sam Jones leaves Australia after intense backlash including from PM and immigration minister The Guardian
- US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat flees Australia after visa threat CNN
- American influencer faces visa investigation in Australia after being filmed snatching baby wombat from mother Yahoo
- Sam Jones: US influencer who snatched baby wombat has left Australia BBC.com
- Influencer under fire for taking baby wombat from its mother ABC News
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias – The Associated Press
- UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias The Associated Press
- Gaza war: UN experts accuse Israel of 'genocidal acts' and sexual violence BBC.com
- Rights probe alleges sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli forces used as ‘method of war’ UN News
- Navi Pillay’s antisemitic commission of infamy JNS.org
- U.N. Accuses Israel of Targeting Reproductive Health Facilities in Gaza The New York Times
Syria leader signs temporary constitution for five-year transition
The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.
Europe pushes for greater role in Ukraine talks, postwar security – The Washington Post
- Europe pushes for greater role in Ukraine talks, postwar security The Washington Post
- Deterrence is a key issue as army chiefs from 30-plus countries talk about a Ukraine force The Associated Press
- Europe’s top defense ministers back Ukraine, won’t promise troops Defense News
- UK and France Race to Draft Ukraine Troops Plan Trump Will Buy Bloomberg
- UK, France lead talks among 37 countries on 'coalition of the willing' in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports Kyiv Independent
‘They killed all these young people’ – BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city
The BBC speaks to multiple sources who say M23 fighters hunted down and killed young men in Goma.