Nine killed in Seoul after car hits pedestrians (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17525307
Philippines' dependency on coal-fired power surpasses China, Indonesia (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17525040
Scholz set to announce compensation for Polish survivors of Nazi crimes (www.politico.eu)
Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen? (www.politico.eu)
Ukraine war briefing: Thousands of Ukrainian convicts join fight against Russian forces (www.theguardian.com)
How Macron delivered the coup de grâce to his own political movement (www.washingtonpost.com)
Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU's Digital Markets Act (www.engadget.com)
'A Full-Fledged War Crime': Israel Condemned Over New Human Shield Footage (www.commondreams.org)
Journalists’ Unions Organize to Provide Internet and First Aid to Press in Gaza (truthout.org)
Hydra fire: Daniyar Abulgazin 'surprised' at Greek allegations over fire (www.bbc.com)
One of Kazakhstan’s richest men has denied wrongdoing after organising a party on a superyacht that is suspected of igniting a forest fire with a fireworks display....
French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? (www.theguardian.com)
Khamenei's Attempt to Legitimize the Islamic Republic Fails (iranwire.com)
German Far-Right Leader Sees Le Pen Victory in France as a Model (www.bloomberg.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17502341...
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest (www.theguardian.com)
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Japan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices (apnews.com)
Israel releases director of hospital it says was used as a Hamas base. He alleges abuse in custody (apnews.com)
Israel released the director of Gaza’s main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other detainees were held under harsh conditions and tortured....
West Bank: More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep (www.bbc.com)
Two more Palestinian men, injured during a military operation in the occupied West Bank last week, have told the BBC that Israeli soldiers forced them on to the bonnet of an army jeep and drove them – sometimes at speed – along village roads....
Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17490349
There's an Extremely Stupid Reason NASA Scientists Can't Study China's Amazing New Moon Rocks (futurism.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489886
Chinese Brands Will Sell A Third Of The World's Cars By 2030: Study (insideevs.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489670
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/24147473
North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says (www.independent.co.uk)
This Sudanese refugee asks: Why is the world ignoring her country's crisis? (www.npr.org)
For India's garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat (apnews.com)
The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish,...
