- Gaza war: Israel accuses South Africa of false claims at ICJ BBC.com
- Israel Defends Rafah Operation as 'Limited and Localized' at U.N. Court The New York Times
- Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide Reuters
- Israel pans Gaza ‘distortions’ at World Court, says Pretoria aims to keep Hamas in power The Times of Israel
- ‘Liars!’, Israeli official heckled at ICJ genocide hearing Al Jazeera English
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner secures controversial Belgrade real estate deal – POLITICO Europe
- Trump's son-in-law Kushner secures controversial Belgrade real estate deal POLITICO Europe
- Ted Cruz’s Reelection Has an Unexpected Foe The New Republic
- Serbia Approves Contract With Jared Kushner for Hotel Complex Yahoo! Voices
- Jared Kushner gets green light on $500m Serbia hotel project The Independent
- Serbia leases ex-army HQ in Belgrade to Trump son-in-law's firm Reuters
Gaza war: UN defends casualty tally amid Israeli anger – BBC.com
- Gaza war: UN defends casualty tally amid Israeli anger BBC.com
- The Gaza Death Toll Is Confusing and Unreliable The Atlantic
- UN halves estimates of women and children killed in Gaza The Jerusalem Post
- UN says total number of deaths in Gaza remains unchanged after controversy over revised data CNN
- What We Know About the Death Toll in Gaza TIME
‘Exhausting and extremely dangerous’: Mohammad Rasoulof on his escape from Iran
Exclusive: The director of The Seed of the Sacred Fig details how he discarded electronic devices and fled over the mountains on foot after authorities sentenced him to eight years in prison and flogging
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof escaped imminent imprisonment in Iran by discarding all trackable electronic devices and walking across a mountainous borderland on foot, the film-maker has told the Guardian in an exclusive interview.
But even though he has found shelter in Germany and is optimistic about attending next week’s Cannes premiere of the film that nearly saw him jailed for eight years, Rasoulof said he still expects to return to his home country “quite soon” and sit out his sentence.
Continue reading...‘Massive’ French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia – NBC News
- 'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia NBC News
- France Rushes Reinforcements to Riot-Stricken New Caledonia The Wall Street Journal
- French security reinforcements are deployed to New Caledonia Fox News
- 'Azerbaijani Actors' Spread N.Caledonia Disinformation: France Barron's
- More French police arrive in New Caledonia amid riots Yahoo! Voices
Pro-Putin Faction ‘At War’ In Georgia – Newsweek
- Pro-Putin Faction 'At War' In Georgia Newsweek
- Protesters throng streets of Georgia's capital after parliament passes so-called 'Russian law' The Associated Press
- US threatens Georgian politicians — while Congress is blamed for the chaos POLITICO
- Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, prompting US anger, new protests Reuters
- Georgia's leader says a divisive media bill passed by lawmakers is unacceptable and she'll veto it ABC News
Swimming boss defends athletes lobbying national gallery to take down Gina Rinehart portraits
Swimming Queensland chief Kevin Hasemann says ‘I’ve never been to a gallery’ and furore has ‘evolved into something I could never have imagined’
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The head of Swimming Queensland has defended a campaign that saw Olympic champions lobby the National Gallery of Australia to take down portraits of their patron, Gina Rinehart, because they were deemed “offensive”.
An acrylic colour portrait by Vincent Namatjira of Australia’s richest woman was the target of the campaign along with a second black and white portrait by Namatjira in ink and pencil.
Continue reading...Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel – The Times of Israel
University of Melbourne and protesters fail to resolve deadlock as pro-Palestine camp ends at Monash
Encampment at Arts West building continues as tensions simmer at other university campuses
Pro-Palestine protesters and University of Melbourne administrators remain in a deadlock despite a warning that police could be called to enter the campus at any time.
As tensions simmer between university administrations and student activists across the nation, those camped inside the Arts West building have defied the University of Melbourne’s demands and the threat of police intervention.
Continue reading...Weather tracker: heavy snow hits eastern highlands in South Korea
As much as 40cm fell in less than a day in part of Seoraksan national park. Plus, a powerful tornado in Australia
There was unusually heavy snowfall this week in the highlands of the mountainous region of eastern Gangwon province in South Korea. Between 5.30pm local time on Wednesday and 9am on Thursday, as much as 40cm fell at the Socheong shelter of Seoraksan national park, while 20cm was recorded at its Jungcheong shelter.
This unexpected snowfall has caused damage ahead of a harvest on wild vegetable farms that operate on the mountains. Conditions over the next few days are expected to improve, with warmer and drier weather over the weekend.
Continue reading...‘My ex took my children’: Hope for divorced parents as Japan to allow joint child custody – BBC.com
- 'My ex took my children': Hope for divorced parents as Japan to allow joint child custody BBC.com
- Japan passes law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents Nikkei Asia
- Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce The Japan Times
- Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time Yahoo! Voices
- Japan revises nearly 80-year-old law, allowing joint custody for divorced parents by 2026 Fox News
Police hunt man who allegedly abducted woman and baby before forcing her to buy laptops in Melbourne
Woman told to buy MacBooks after being threatened with knife at the Stud Park shopping centre on 10 May, police say
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A mother and her baby were allegedly abducted from a Melbourne shopping centre by a knife-wielding man who then forced the woman to drive to electronic stores to buy laptops.
Victoria police are hunting for the man after the incident in Rowville, in Melbourne’s south-east, on 10 May.
Continue reading...Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says – Reuters
- Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says Reuters
- Slovakia Prime Minister Undergoes Further Surgery After Assassination Attempt The New York Times
- ‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Robert Fico shooting highlights far wider crisis in Slovakia The Guardian
- Slovak prime minister underwent another operation, remains in serious condition The Associated Press
- Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico shot multiple times in ‘politically motivated’ attack CNN
These American Doctors Went to Help in Gaza. Now They’re Trapped. – The Wall Street Journal
- These American Doctors Went to Help in Gaza. Now They're Trapped. The Wall Street Journal
- At least 20 U.S. medics trapped in Gaza after Israel closes Rafah crossing CBS News
- American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life The Intercept
- Doctor still treating patients in Gaza while being blocked from leaving NBC News
- North Texas doctor stranded in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas War escapes The Dallas Morning News
Netanyahu to speak with Gallant after row over post-war Gaza, again vows no PA role – The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu to speak with Gallant after row over post-war Gaza, again vows no PA role The Times of Israel
- Opinion | Israel needs a Gaza strategy now. Netanyahu doesn’t have one. The Washington Post
- Hamas war splits Israel's cabinet as defense minister balks at running Gaza USA TODAY
- Gallant said to warn ministers that military rule in Gaza will cost ‘many lives’ The Times of Israel
- Out of Ideas, Netanyahu sees Biden and Gallant as a cabal plotting against him Haaretz
As India’s Modi drags Pakistan into election campaign, will ties worsen?
New Caledonia says situation ‘calmer’ after state of emergency imposed
Thieves targeting keyless vehicles; know how to protect yourself – KOMO News
Kim’s sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia – The Associated Press
- Kim's sister denies North Korea has supplied weapons to Russia The Associated Press
- US announces new sanctions over North Korea-Russia arms transfers Reuters
- Kim's sister denies N. Korea exporting weapons to Russia Yahoo! Voices
- Imposing Sanctions in Response to DPRK-Russia Weapon Deals - United States Department of State Department of State
- Ukraine updates: US sanctions Russia, North Korea arms deals – DW – 05/16/2024 DW (English)