Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
Egypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind construction ( www.bbc.com )
Believe it or not, no aliens were likely involved! Just some very smart humans and a massive amount of labor.
Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel ( www.axios.com )
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal ( apnews.com )
US military pier starts moving towards Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians....
UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety, UN officials say ( apnews.com )
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Portugal assaulted by Israeli tourists ( www-jn-pt.translate.goog )
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel ( apnews.com )
David Copperfield faces allegations of sexual misconduct from 16 women, including minors ( townflex.com )
Magician David Copperfield is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior from 16 women, as revealed in an investigation by the
Russia lacks 'numbers for strategic breakthrough' in Ukraine: NATO ( www.euronews.com )
Moscow says it will keep pushing its offensive in Ukraine, though NATO doubts Russia has the resources to make a significant breakthrough....
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery ( www.forbes.com )
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
Google accidentally deleted a $125 billion pension fund's account ( qz.com )
UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/day ( www.bbc.com )
Teacher accused of having sex with two students says she ruined her 'dream job' with stupid 'mistakes', jury hears ( news.sky.com )
Rebecca Joynes allegedly became pregnant after having sex with one of her victims, known as boy B, Manchester Crown Court heard - she denies the allegations against her....
Hong Kong says school children sang anthem too softly ( www.bbc.com )
Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese national anthem "too softly"....
‘They call us Nazis’: inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise ( www.theguardian.com )
Counter rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between supporters of AfD and locals who acknowledge the Bavarian town’s Nazi past...
'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah ( therealnews.com )
EXCLUSIVE: “You Have Been Warned”: Republican Senators Threaten the ICC Prosecutor over Possible Israel Arrest Warrants ( zeteo.com )
A group of influential Republican senators has sent a letter to International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan, warning him not to issue international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, and threatening him with “severe sanctions” if he does so....
Federal judge blocks Biden administration rule requiring dealers at gun shows to run background checks ( fortune.com )
Seven out of 10 Europeans believe their country takes in too many immigrants ( english.elpais.com )
Europeans view immigration with increasing suspicion. Seven out of 10 Europeans believe that their country takes in too many migrants, according to a survey carried out by BVA Xsight for ARTE Europe Weekly, a project led by the French-German TV channel ARTE GEIE and which EL PAÍS has participated in, as part of the countdown to...
Israel’s obstruction of investigation into 7 October rape allegations risks truth never being found, advocates warn ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
Israel’s leadership is pushing the allegations that Hamas fighters raped Israeli women during the October 7 attacks for its own political objectives while the government’s ongoing refusal to allow the United Nations to conduct a full investigation into the matter threatens to hinder any evidence, advocates have warned.
It’s not just boomers, young people are voting far right too ( www.politico.eu )
Ahead of the European election, striking data shows where Gen Z and millennials’ allegiances lie....
Cuba sentences 22-year-old mother to 15 years in prison for publishing videos of protests ( english.elpais.com )
Mayelín Rodríguez Prado was arrested after uploading images to Facebook of a small demonstration in Nuevitas in August 2022...
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? ( www.theguardian.com )
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
