How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital (www.reuters.com)
The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight....
Russia-Ukraine war live: Volodymyr Zelenskiy orders purge of Ukraine state guard after alleged assassination plots (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told the new chief of Ukraine’s state guard service to clear its ranks of people discrediting it after two of its officers were accused of plotting to assassinate senior officials....
A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers (apnews.com)
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said....
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal (apnews.com)
An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says (apnews.com)
Mexico, US officials agree on security plan to protect avocado inspectors | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
South Korea: Exploding lithium batteries spark deadly factory fire (www.bbc.com)
Gaza's missing children: Over 20,000 children estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves (www.savethechildren.org.uk)
GAZA, 24 June 2024 – Up to 21,000 children are estimated to be missing in the chaos of the war in Gaza, many trapped beneath rubble, detained, buried in unmarked graves, or lost from their families, said Save the Children. The agency’s child protection teams are reporting that the latest displacements caused by the offensive...
1,300 'most vulnerable' Hajj pilgrims died from heat wave in Saudi Arabia (www.upi.com)
How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Gaza peace talks at 'dead end' as Israel rejects permanent truce (www.newarab.com)
A senior Israeli official said on Saturday that negotiations over a ceasefire deal with Hamas have reached a dead end, with Israel unwilling to support a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of its forces from Gaza....
Heads of churches say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax, upsetting status quo (apnews.com)
NASA faces $80,000 claim after space debris hit family home (phys.org)
An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA after a small piece of debris fell from space and smashed through the roof of their Florida home, a law firm said Friday....
U.S. Aid to Israel in Four Charts (www.cfr.org)
Israel has been the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid since its founding, receiving about $310 billion (adjusted for inflation) in total economic and military assistance....
Death toll rises to 54 in India liquor tragedy (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Gunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic (www.nytimes.com)
Deadly methanol-laced bootleg liquor kills dozens in South India (www.npr.org)
Netanyahu claims Israel saw ‘dramatic drop’ in US arms shipments (thehill.com)
Israeli defence minister flies to US for ‘critical’ talks on Gaza and Lebanon (www.theguardian.com)
Eight-year-old pekingese Wild Thang wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest (www.theguardian.com)
The World’s Ugliest Dog annual contest may not render the most flattering title to its victor, but don’t tell that to Wild Thang....
For Many Greeks, Six-Day 48-Hour Work Week Now Set to Begin July 1st (www.thenationalherald.com)
Gunmen fire on targets in Russia's Dagestan region, six police killed, officials say (www.reuters.com)
Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing six policemen and injuring 12, the region’s interior ministry was quoted as saying....
Labour would comply with ICC arrest order for Netanyahu, Lammy reiterates (www.theguardian.com)
David Lammy has reiterated that Labour would seek to implement an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu if one was issued by the international criminal court....
Russia says U.S. is responsible for deadly Ukrainian attack on Crimea (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia said on Sunday that the United States was responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula with five U.S.-supplied missiles that killed at least five people including three children and injured 124 more....
