Several killed in Czech train crash, dozens injured (www.dw.com)
At least four people were killed when a passenger train collided head on with a freight train in the Czech city of Pardubice, according to rescue services....
Israeli Airstrike Kills Dozens at Gaza School-Turned-Shelter (time.com)
The strike came after the military said it was launching new air and ground operations in central Gaza in an apparent widening of its nearly eight-month offensive, launched after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. An international medical charity had reported soaring casualties even before Thursday’s strike....
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 30 people. Military claims it was being used by Hamas (www.nbcnewyork.com)
Gaza's sick and malnourished children die as hospitals collapse from Israel's war (www.npr.org)
A lethal combination of displacement, disease and malnutrition are killing Gaza’s children as they wither away without healthcare.
Russia's biggest energy company says it'll take it at least 10 years to recover gas sales lost because of the Ukraine war (finance.yahoo.com)
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom won’t recover gas sales lost to the Ukraine war for at least a decade....
A New Chinese Exclusion Act (www.thenation.com)
Japan's real wages fall for record 25th straight month in April (japantoday.com)
Russia Destroys Over Half of Ukraine’s Power Generation – FT Reports (www.kyivpost.com)
The prospect of Ukraine suffering severe power cuts this winter is looming over the whole country in the wake of a Russian campaign to target thermal and hydroelectric plants....
WHO confirms first death in Mexico from bird flu never seen in humans (www.nbcnews.com)
The 59-year-old was the first lab-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of the virus which has been reported in poultry in the country....
Europe Has Fallen Behind the U.S. and China. Can It Catch Up? (www.nytimes.com)
A “competitiveness crisis” is raising alarms for officials and business leaders in the European Union, where investment, income and productivity are lagging....
Gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar for his sexuality is sentenced: 'This is a breach of my human rights' (www.advocate.com)
Putin says Trump conviction ‘burns’ idea of US as leading democracy (www.theguardian.com)
Russia issues stark US statement as relations hit new low, declares US 'an enemy' state for first time (www.newsweek.com)
Jared Kushner’s Firm Pledged to Build Memorial to ‘Victims of NATO Aggression’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
The Far Right’s Political Power Is Expected to Grow in EU Elections (truthout.org)
UN Chief Calls for Global Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising (www.commondreams.org)
El Salvador’s “Coolest Dictator” Bukele Begins Controversial Second Term with Backing from Biden & Trump (www.democracynow.org)
Mexico’s Political Revolution (www.compactmag.com)
Starvation already causing many deaths and lasting harm in Gaza, agencies say (www.theguardian.com)
Israel reportedly used fake social media accounts to influence US lawmakers (www.theverge.com)
I’m absolutely shocked that Israel would stoop so low. /s
German officials regret not lifting ban on Ukraine striking targets in Russia sooner (www.pravda.com.ua)
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck has said he regrets that the government led by Olaf Scholz did not allow Ukraine to deploy Western-supplied weapons to strike military targets in Russia sooner....
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
Israelis use gardening tools to fight wildfires caused by rockets (www.bbc.co.uk)
Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting 'Death to Arabs' (apnews.com)
Modi loses ground in parliament, but his Hindu nationalist policies are here to stay (thehill.com)
For the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, the party did not secure a majority on its own in 2024 national election. But the prime minister’s coalition is still expected to run the country for another five years....