India just showed the world how to fight an authoritarian on the rise (www.vox.com)
As Gaza Starves, Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Calls to Reduce Humanitarian Aid (www.commondreams.org)
Man arrested after attacking Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen (www.theguardian.com)
US pier in Gaza to reopen for humanitarian aid after sea damage (www.usatoday.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....
UN adds Israel to list of states committing violations against children (www.theguardian.com)
‘We have normalised horror’ says agency official, after Israeli strike on school (www.theguardian.com)
Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and leading to a sense of fatalism inside Gaza itself, according to Sam Rose, the director of planning for the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa....
The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant (apnews.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....
Brussels says Ukraine and Moldova ready for EU membership talks (www.euractiv.com)
Diplomatic sources say Hungary is threatening to derail the opening of accession negotiations....
Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement (www.aljazeera.com)
Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about 40 people have been killed in “violent artillery fire” by paramilitary forces in the twin city of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as fighting and displacement intensify across the war-ravaged country....
LGBTQ+ activists warn against normalizing Europe's far right (www.dw.com)
LGBTQ+ activists share their stories with DW to warn against the potential consequences should nationalist and far-right parties make their expected gains in the European elections....
An explosion at chain DIY store in Romania injures at least 13 people, 1 seriously (abcnews.go.com)
An explosion at a chain home improvement store in northeastern Romania on Friday injured at least 13 people, four seriously, authorities said....
Gaza pier used for aid delivery has been reconnected, U.S. officials say (www.usatoday.com)
‘We will not go away’: Israeli demolitions leave Bedouin homeless (www.theguardian.com)
Latin American anger grows over China's economic clout (www.dw.com)
Britain's Rishi Sunak apologizes for leaving D-Day event early to return to campaigning (www.cbc.ca)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a fresh setback in his struggling election campaign on Friday when he apologized for leaving D-Day commemorations early in order to give an interview attacking the main opposition party....
Western allies near deal to fund Ukraine with Russian assets | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Israel Has Used White Phosphorus on 17 Towns in Lebanon Since October (truthout.org)
Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around (www.cnn.com)
Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families — even launching its own dating app....
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say (apnews.com)
The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the city of Kharkiv from a heavy Russian assault....
Poland: Soldier dies after knife attack on Belarus border (www.dw.com)
A Polish soldier who was stabbed on the country’s border with Belarus in May has died from his injuries, Poland’s military announced on Thursday....