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Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen? (www.politico.eu)

For Many Greeks, Six-Day 48-Hour Work Week Now Set to Begin July 1st (www.thenationalherald.com)

As War Drags On, Gazans More Willing to Speak Out Against Hamas (www.nytimes.com)

Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic (www.irishstar.com)

Intense phase of Israel's war with Hamas about to end, Netanyahu says (www.nbcnews.com)

Georgia's ruling party proposes LGBTQ+ "propaganda" law that compares homosexuality to incest (www.lgbtqnation.com)

US designates Scandinavian neo-Nazi group and three leaders as terrorists (www.theguardian.com)

The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)

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'A Full-Fledged War Crime': Israel Condemned Over New Human Shield Footage (www.commondreams.org)

Immigration fears are pushing centrists to the right in the US and Europe (www.politico.com)

Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains (www.theguardian.com)

Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...

G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets (www.npr.org)

An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says (apnews.com)

Prominent Palestinian doctor, Iyad Rantisi, dies during interrogation in Israel (www.palestinechronicle.com)

France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections (www.dw.com)

French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the lower house of parliament and announced fresh elections after his party’s poor performance in the EU elections. His party was defeated by the far-right National Rally....

In Snap Election, French Left Forms Alliance To Counter Far Right and Neoliberals (www.commondreams.org)

Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study (www.theguardian.com)

Bug meat and other fake news inundate EU voters (www.dw.com)

Conspiracy theorists are trying to influence European election campaigns with disinformation and lies. Much of the fabrication comes from Moscow, but plenty is homegrown....

Putin warns South Korea: Sending killer weapons to Ukraine would be a ‘big mistake’ (www.politico.eu)

Russian president delivered the warning after Seoul announced it would consider arming Kyiv....

N.Y. couple finds safe filled with over $130K while magnet fishing in lake. (globalnews.ca)

Israel says Hamas rejects key elements of US ceasefire plan for Gaza (www.reuters.com)

UN adds Israel to blacklist for harming children in conflict zones (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has notified Israel’s Defence Attache in the United States, Major General Hidai Zilberman, of his decision to add Israel to the blacklist of countries and organisations harming children in conflict zones....

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