Hamas accepts Egypt, Qatar's ceasefire proposal, Al Jazeera reports ( www.reuters.com )
What does a world without Airbnb look like? ( www.bbc.com )
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as "Barcelona's biggest problem" – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the 10,000...
N.Y. couple finds safe filled with over $130K while magnet fishing in lake. ( globalnews.ca )
Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies ( www.euronews.com )
Italy’s birth rate, already one of the lowest in the world, has been falling steadily for about 15 years and reached a record low last year....
US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as 'Doomsday' plane flies overhead ( www.businessinsider.com )
A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine surfaced in the Norwegian Sea....
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue ( apnews.com )
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said....
Japanese town overrun with tourists puts up view-blocking barrier near Mount Fuji ( www.cnn.com )
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, a reaction to the town’s huge popularity on Instagram and other social media platforms....
Pro-trans protests erupt across France as legislators consider ban on care ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
The Kremlin announces nuclear weapons drills on Putin's orders ( www.euronews.com )
The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as 'provocative threats'....
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....
Penile cancer: 6,500 amputations in Brazil in a decade ( www.bbc.com )
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Hundreds died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid intense heat, officials say ( apnews.com )
Gaza's broken water system crippling children with sickness ( www.bbc.com )
Eight months of war have reduced nine-year-old Yunis Jumaa to skin and bone....
As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine ( www.nytimes.com )
NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war....
Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
Reserves 10 times the North Sea’s output raise fears over drilling in protected region...
'Everyone in the World Needs to See This': Footage Shows IDF Drone Killing Gazans ( www.commondreams.org )
Adding to the mountain of evidence that Israel is engaged in a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera on Thursday aired footage of what the news outlet reported was an Israeli drone targeting four Palestinians in Khan Younis last month....
G7 nations are ignoring the "cow in the room"—beef and dairy emissions ( www.motherjones.com )
US to Hezbollah: Don’t count on us to stop an Israeli attack ( www.politico.com )
Oldest wine ever discovered in liquid form found in urn with Roman remains ( www.theguardian.com )
Reddish-brown liquid found in untouched 2,000-year-old Roman tomb is a local, sherry-like wine...
Republican bill aims to give Americans in Israeli military same benefits as US soldiers ( www.middleeasteye.net )
Two Republican congressmen have introduced legislation that would provide the same employment and economic protections to Americans serving in the Israeli military as US citizens who get deployed to serve in the US military....
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Warrant Applications by the International Criminal Court ( www.whitehouse.gov )
Full statement:...
Furious Brussels wants answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision ( www.euronews.com )
The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations....
Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right? ( www.nytimes.com )
'A Full-Fledged War Crime': Israel Condemned Over New Human Shield Footage ( www.commondreams.org )
North Korean troops will become 'cannon fodder' if they aid Russia in Ukraine, Pentagon says ( www.businessinsider.com )
North Korean soldiers sent to aid Russia in Ukraine would be "cannon fodder," the Pentagon said....
