At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India (www.channelnewsasia.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17558197
Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down (abcnews.go.com)
What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
Trump asks for conviction to be overturned after immunity ruling (www.bbc.com)
Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked for the former president’s conviction in his hush-money criminal case to be overturned and his sentencing this month delayed, US media report....
How a Gaza 'stunt' divided Australia's parliament (www.bbc.com)
When Fatima Payman crossed the Senate floor to vote against her government she knew it would come with consequences....
'There Are No Kings in America': Biden Blasts Supreme Court, Issues Dire Warning After Immunity Ruling (dailyboulder.com)
“(With) today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed. For all practical purposes, there are virtually no limits on what the president can do. It’s a fundamentally new principle and it’s a dangerous precedent because the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law...
Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Israel’s top generals want to begin a cease-fire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power for the time being, widening a rift between the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has opposed a truce that would allow Hamas to survive the war....
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....