Ukraine’s military chief admits ‘difficult situation’ in Kharkiv region – Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine's military chief admits 'difficult situation' in Kharkiv region Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine warns northern front has ‘significantly worsened’ as Russia claims capture of several villages CNN
- Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine The New York Times
- Thousands flee as Russia presses a border assault near Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv ABC News
- 'Live a bit more': Kharkiv region residents flee Russian attacks Yahoo! Voices
Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza – The Associated Press
- Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza The Associated Press
- Biden's withholding of weapons is 'beyond outrageous': Sen. Ron Johnson Fox News
- Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel should do 'whatever' it has to while comparing the war in Gaza to Hiroshima and Nagasaki NBC News
- Opinion | Biden is finally putting his foot down over Gaza The Washington Post
- Pausing military aid seen as key tool in a president's foreign policy toolbox ABC News
Israel-Hamas war: Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, forcing some 300,000 to flee – The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas war: Israel pushes deeper into Rafah, forcing some 300,000 to flee The Associated Press
- Devastation in Gaza as Israel wages war on Hamas: Live updates CNN
- Fierce battles in Gaza as Israeli forces attack Hamas militants The Guardian
- Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: About 300,000 Gazans Have Fled Rafah, U.N. Says The New York Times
- Latest Israel-Hamas war news and Gaza conflict updates The Washington Post
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315 – Reuters
- Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315 Reuters
- Devastating Floods Kill Hundreds In Afghanistan - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- 'Nothing left': At least 300 dead as flash floods devastate Afghanistan The Washington Post
- Afghanistan: Hundreds feared dead in Baghlan and Takhar flooding BBC.com
- Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing CBS News
Iranian lawmaker declares Tehran obtained nuclear bombs – Fox News
- Iranian lawmaker declares Tehran obtained nuclear bombs Fox News
- Amid Tensions, Iran's Big Nuclear Bomb Warning To Israel NDTV
- Iran's Nuclear Weaponization? Khamenei Banks on Biden's Indecision ایران اینترنشنال
- Understanding Iran's increasingly open rhetoric about atomic bombs Al-Monitor
- Iranian top officials hint that Tehran could go nuclear Semafor
Canadian police announce arrest of 4th Indian suspect in killing of Sikh activist – POLITICO
- Canadian police announce arrest of 4th Indian suspect in killing of Sikh activist POLITICO
- 4th Indian national arrested in murder of Sikh separatist leader in Canada New York Daily News
- Canadian Arrests Highlight Alleged Gang Role in India's Intelligence Operations The New York Times
- Canada Makes Fourth Arrest In Khalistani Terrorist Hardeep Nijjar's Killing NDTV
- Fourth Indian arrested and charged in Canada over Sikh activist’s killing Al Jazeera English
Egypt says it will join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ – Al Jazeera English
Blinken affirms prelim report saying Israel violated humanitarian law in Gaza: ‘Reasonable to assess’ – New York Post
- Blinken affirms prelim report saying Israel violated humanitarian law in Gaza: 'Reasonable to assess' New York Post
- Antony Blinken says US review of civilian deaths in Gaza ongoing as fury over Israel report spreads USA TODAY
- Transcript: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on "Face the Nation," May 12, 2024 CBS News
- Doctors Without Borders responds to Biden report on Israel's war in Gaza Doctors Without Borders (MSF-USA)
- Senate Democrat defends criticism of US report on Israel war conduct The Hill
Profound sadness, anger grips Israel on Memorial Day – The Associated Press
- Profound sadness, anger grips Israel on Memorial Day The Associated Press
- Israel-Hamas War Day 219 | Israel-Hamas War Day 219 | Rocket Sirens Sound in Gaza Border Communities for Fifth Time on Sunday - Israel News Haaretz
- Israel to mark Memorial Day, muted Independence Day in shadow of Oct. 7, ongoing war The Times of Israel
- Hundreds of Israelis run across Europe to commemorate Israel's fallen The Jerusalem Post
- Full schedule of events as Israel marks first Memorial Day since Oct. 7 Israel Hayom
Magnitude-6.4 earthquake strike rattles Mexico-Guatemala border – NBC News
- Magnitude-6.4 earthquake strike rattles Mexico-Guatemala border NBC News
- Earthquake Near Guatemala-Mexico Border - Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel
- Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes near Mexico-Guatemala border on Sunday Fox Weather
- Earthquake rattles Mexico-Guatemala: 6.4 magnitude temblor strikes USA TODAY
- Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes Mexico | World News Hindustan Times
Explosion Rips Through 10-Story Russian Apartment Building – Newsweek
- Explosion Rips Through 10-Story Russian Apartment Building Newsweek
- Russia blames Ukraine as Belgorod apartments collapse after blast BBC.com
- Nine killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Russian apartment block, Russia says Yahoo! Voices
- At least 6 killed in Belgorod building collapse, Russia says Al Jazeera English
- War in Ukraine: Drone Strike Triggers Fire at Russian Oil Refinery Bloomberg
Spain watches closely as Catalans take separatist movement to the ballot – NBC News
- Spain watches closely as Catalans take separatist movement to the ballot NBC News
- Catalans vote in election that offers new chance to exiled separatist leader Reuters
- Spanish Socialists Lead Exit Poll in Catalan Regional Election Bloomberg
- Catalonia elections to gauge push for split or reconciliation with Spain Al Jazeera English
- Catalonia goes to polls in vote that will gauge support for independence The Guardian
Russians simply walked in, Ukraine troops in Kharkiv tell BBC – BBC.com
- Russians simply walked in, Ukraine troops in Kharkiv tell BBC BBC.com
- Ukraine's defenders anxiously dig in for a looming Russian assault The Economist
- CinC AF of Ukraine about frontline: Hot fighting continues in four sectors, situation is changing dynamically Ukrinform
- Russian forces attempt 5 assaults on Krynky – Ukraine's General Staff Ukrainska Pravda
- 'We Need To Stop Them Here': Ukraine Struggles To Harden Its Defenses In The Donbas Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were in Ukraine – Business Insider
Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech
Ex-president calls Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter ‘late, great’ while condemning ‘people who are being released into our country’
Donald Trump on Saturday praised fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter “as a wonderful man” before segueing into comments disparaging people who have immigrated into the US without permission.
The former president’s remarks to political rally-goers in Wildwood, New Jersey, as he challenges Joe Biden’s re-election in November were a not-so-subtle rhetorical bridge exalting Anthony Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter in Silence of the Lambs as “late [and] great” while simultaneously condemning “people who are being released into our country that we don’t want”.
Continue reading...Israel-Gaza war live: major assault on Rafah cannot be reconciled with international law, says UN rights chief
‘The latest evacuation orders affect close to a million people in Rafah. So where should they go now? There is no safe place in Gaza,’ says Volker Turk
On Sunday, more families, estimated in the thousands, were leaving Rafah as the Israeli military pressure intensified. Tank shells landed across the southern Gaza city as the army gave new evacuation orders covering some neighbourhoods in the centre of Rafah, which borders Egypt. Israel yesterday called for Palestinians in more areas of Rafah to head to what it calls an expanded humanitarian area in al-Mawasi, a narrow strip of coastline at the southernmost end of the territory. But there are grave concerns for the security of those fleeing to the area, which aid workers say is packed with hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have already overwhelmed inadequate supplies of food, clean water and healthcare. Sanitation barely exists, leading to the rapid spread of disease.
The UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, has said it would be wrong for Israel to carry out a major offensive in Rafah “without a plan to protect people”. “For there to be a major offensive in Rafah, there would have to be an absolutely clear plan about how you save lives, how you move people out the way, how you make sure they’re fed, you make sure that they have medicine and shelter and everything,” the former Conservative prime minister told Sky News. “We have seen no such plan … so we don’t support an offensive in that way,” he added, echoing similar statements by the US. The closure of the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the difficulties of reaching the Kerem Shalom crossing because of the fighting, a lack of transport because of fuel shortages and the flight of key workers mean almost no aid is reaching southern and central Gaza.
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, urged for “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge in humanitarian aid” into the besieged Gaza Strip. “But a ceasefire will only be the start,” Guterres told a donor conference in Kuwait. “It will be a long road back from the devastation and trauma of this war,” he said.
Palestinians reported heavy Israeli bombardment overnight in the Jabaliya refugee camp and other areas in the northern Gaza Strip, which has suffered widespread devastation. Residents said Israeli warplanes and artillery struck across the camp and the Zeitoun area east of Gaza City.
On Sunday, more families, estimated in the thousands, were leaving Rafah as the Israeli military pressure intensified.
Continue reading...Netanyahu needs to consider his legacy, Chris Coons says – POLITICO
- Netanyahu needs to consider his legacy, Chris Coons says POLITICO
- Netanyahu’s legacy could be ‘a break’ in relationship between US and Israel, Democratic senator says Fox News
- Opinion: Netanyahu and his extremist allies are endangering Israel’s long-term security CNN
- Labor chief: Netanyahu government continuously harming Israel's strategic standing The Times of Israel
- Benjamin Netanyahu Is America's Worst Ally The Daily Beast
Banning arms exports to Israel would help Hamas, warns David Cameron
Foreign secretary argues against Rafah offensive but says real pressure should be on Hamas to accept ceasefire deal
• Middle East crisis – live updates
David Cameron warned on Sunday that banning arms exports to Israel would help Hamas, but the British foreign secretary continued to argue against a major offensive into Gaza’s southernmost town of Rafah. He declined to set out any consequence for Israel if the advice from the US and UK was not heeded.
The Labour party set up a rare dividing line with the government on Gaza, saying that the UK should stop sending arms to Israel if it went ahead with a Rafah offensive, due to the risk of a breach of international humanitarian law. Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow paymaster general, told Sky News that the UK should pause arms sales to Israel, and said a full-scale offensive into Rafah would be “catastrophic beyond description”.
Continue reading...US soldier Gordon Black fought with Russian girlfriend before arrest – USA TODAY
- US soldier Gordon Black fought with Russian girlfriend before arrest USA TODAY
- The TikTok Trail Of The U.S. Soldier Arrested In Russia Left By His Russian 'Wife' Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Arrested U.S. soldier was in Russia to pursue girlfriend The Washington Post
- Wife of U.S. soldier detained in Russia says he was having an affair, not involved in 'geopolitical intrigue' Yahoo! Voices
- Wife of Army soldier detained in Russia previously retained divorce lawyer, not aware of his travels: attorney Fox News