Secretive court system has awarded over $100bn public money to corporations, finds new analysis (www.theguardian.com)
More than $100bn of public money has been awarded to private investors in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) courts, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet....
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts
Man jailed for carrying replica sword from Legend of Zelda video game in public (www.theguardian.com)
Sgt Spellman, of the patrol investigations unit, said: “We take a zero tolerance [approach] to bladed articles in public, and Bray has fallen afoul of this....
Orbán to meet Putin in Moscow visit likely to anger EU (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian army confirms retreat from part of key town of Chasiv Yar (www.theguardian.com)
Superman, Frodo and Star Wars: the stunning life of Kiran Shah – the world’s smallest stuntman (www.theguardian.com)
As Canada braces for a raging summer, Indigenous communities remain displaced (www.theguardian.com)
When Robert Laboucan pictured his son taking his first steps he imagined it would be at home, maybe even in front of a camera in their living room. Instead, the one-year-old first walked in the hallway of the Flamingo Inn in High Level, the tiny Alberta town where the family have been living for more than a year after escaping...
Rightwingers’ push to recall Wisconsin Republican speaker fails again (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine endures widespread blackouts as Russia attacks critical infrastructure (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainians are having to cope with widespread emergency blackouts as Russia continued to pound critical infrastructure over the weekend....
‘It is all lining up’: Plan for Ukraine to finally start using F-16 jets this summer (www.theguardian.com)
After delays in delivery and training pilots and ground staff, Netherlands says Ukraine should get first planes in summer...
Israeli foreign minister says decision on all-out war against Hezbollah is near (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...
White gold, Black bodies: how a tiny African nation shaped the world (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Sanctions to strike at Putin’s oil ‘shadow fleet’ (www.theguardian.com)
Russia accused of ‘deliberate’ starvation tactics in Mariupol in submission to ICC (www.theguardian.com)
Rapid UTI test that cuts detection time to 45 minutes awarded Longitude prize (www.theguardian.com)
Battlefield deaths from global conflicts hit 30-year high, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Malawi soldiers search mountain forests after plane carrying vice-president goes missing (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Ukrainian intelligence ‘strikes Su-57 warplane deep inside Russia’ (www.theguardian.com)
The cat in the flat: Singapore lifts ban on pets in public housing (www.theguardian.com)
Trial of jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi opens in her absence (www.theguardian.com)
Man arrested after attacking Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen (www.theguardian.com)
‘We will not go away’: Israeli demolitions leave Bedouin homeless (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s migrant order is recipe for chaos at US border: ‘It will only cause suffering’ (www.theguardian.com)
To suspend the number of people who can apply for asylum, Biden is relying on the same mechanism Donald Trump turned to during his presidency: section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act....