93 Nations Back ICC as Israel Faces Charges for War Crimes in Gaza ( www.commondreams.org )
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Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba ( www.cbc.ca )
The Royal Canadian Navy now finds itself in the unusual position of both shadowing Russian warships as a threat in the Caribbean and sharing an anchorage with them as a guest in the port of Havana — because Canada accepted an invitation to send a patrol ship to Cuba while the Russian navy is in town....
Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan ( www.bloomberg.com )
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Philippines is among world’s worst countries for workers again ( globalnation.inquirer.net )
Supermarket sandwiches linked to E. coli outbreak ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Finland: Man with 'far-right ties' arrested for child knife attacks ( www.euronews.com )
Dutch lorry drivers could stop bringing goods to UK if post-Brexit delays not cut ( www.theguardian.com )
Canada confirms ‘elements’ of alleged Israeli misinformation campaign targeting politicians - National ( globalnews.ca )
Unsafe levels of E. coli found in Paris' Seine River under 2 months before Olympics ( www.cbc.ca )
Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday....
Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions ( www.aljazeera.com )
Palestinians Ask Federal Court to Rule Biden Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide ( truthout.org )
“Genocide can never be a legitimate foreign policy choice,” plaintiffs argue in case against Biden, Blinken and Austin.
Germany: Record cocaine haul worth billions of euros seized ( www.dw.com )
"Dozens of tons of cocaine have been taken out of circulation," German authorities said. The drugs were first uncovered in Hamburg last year....
‘No one has any idea’ how many Israeli hostages are alive, says Hamas official ( www.theguardian.com )
A senior Hamas official has said the group does not know how many of the Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza are still alive, as Israeli and Hamas sources set out positions that could undermine the possibility of an imminent ceasefire deal....
Vladimir Putin issues fresh demands to Ukraine to end war ( www.theguardian.com )
Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own country, and drop its Nato bid in order for him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine....
Gaetz says Trump trashed Ukraine aid during House GOP meeting ( thehill.com )
UN Adds Israel to List of Child Killers and Maimers Due to “Unprecedented” Child-Killing Campaign in Palestine ( truthout.org )
U.N. official says he saw Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians fishing off Gaza coast ( www.cbsnews.com )
Two men fishing in the waters off the coast of the Gaza Strip were killed Wednesday by Israeli troops firing at them with automatic weapons, James Elder, the global spokesperson for the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF, told CBS News....
Biden, Zelenskyy sign new 10-year security agreement ( abcnews.go.com )
President Joe Biden touted on Thursday several new major U.S. commitments for Ukraine that were announced this week, including a 10-year bilateral security agreement, sanctions to disrupt Russia's war machine, and a sign-off from the G7 on a $50 billion loan backed by frozen Russian assets....
Italy’s parliament erupts into violence over government bill ( tvpworld.com )
Italy’s parliament erupted into violence on Wednesday when a lawmaker was attacked while trying to hand an Italian flag to another MP over a local government bill....
Record 120 million people displaced globally — UN report ( www.dw.com )
A UN report reveals that 120 million people were forcibly displaced globally in 2024 due to conflict and violence. This marks a record high, affecting 1.5% of the world's population....
Israel reportedly hits Gaza safe zone as ceasefire discussions persist ( www.middleeasteye.net )
Israel has launched land, sea and air strikes on al-Mawasi, a designated safe zone in Gaza, according to Palestine’s Wafa news agency....
The climate crisis is solvable, but human rights must trump profits ( www.nature.com )
Cases of deadly disease caused by ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria hit record high in Japan ( www.straitstimes.com )
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At least 41 dead as fire engulfs building housing migrant workers in Kuwait ( www.independent.co.uk )
At least 41 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a high-rise building housing migrant workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait on Wednesday....
Russia accused of ‘deliberate’ starvation tactics in Mariupol in submission to ICC ( www.theguardian.com )
