Europe’s rapidly rising right: Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election ( www.politico.eu )
The longstanding effort to keep extremist forces out of government in Europe is officially over....
Jerusalem braces for Israeli nationalist flag march through Muslim areas ( www.theguardian.com )
Residents of Jerusalem are bracing for a rightwing flag march through Muslim areas of the Old City, an annual event often accompanied by violence....
Hamas wants Israel to commit to permanent ceasefire, full withdrawal from Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
Hamas cannot agree to any deal unless Israel makes a "clear" commitment to a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday....
House passes GOP bill to sanction ICC as it seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu ( abcnews.go.com )
Holocaust survivors urge young EU voters to shun far right ( www.dw.com )
A group of eight Holocaust survivors drew parallels between the current political climate and that of Germany in the 1930s. Some of them condemned the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD)....
Report: Vast Majority of Children Under 5 in Gaza Going Full Days Without Food ( truthout.org )
According to a food survey conducted by humanitarian aid groups in May, 85 percent of children under 5 were deprived of food at least one day over a three day period. Official death counts reported by Gaza’s government do not include deaths by starvation; at least 30 children have been recorded starving to death in Gaza so...
Ukraine hints it used Western weapons to strike inside Russia for the first time ( www.nbcnews.com )
A senior Ukrainian official hinted Monday that, despite Kremlin threats, Kyiv may have already begun using Western weapons to hit targets inside Russia....
More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief ( news.un.org )
“Since the start of 2024, almost 200 Palestinians have been killed by the ISF, compared with 113 and 50 killed in the same periods in 2023 and 2022 respectively,” the statement from the UN rights chief’s office said....
Israel could have used smaller weapons against Hamas to avoid deaths in Gaza tent fire, experts say ( apnews.com )
Continued Israeli Assault Forces 1 Million Palestinians From Rafah ( truthout.org )
The assault on Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, has left the displaced in “unspeakable” conditions, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on social media. Approximately 1.7 million displaced people are now in Khan Younis and “Gaza Middle Areas,” according...
‘No one will hold Israel accountable’ as it targets medics in south Lebanon ( www.aljazeera.com )
On March 26, a clear, brisk night, Abdullah Sharif Atwi, Abdulrahman al-Shaar, Ahmad al-Shaar, Baraa Abu Qais, Hussein al-Shaar, Muhammad al-Farouq Atwi and Muhammad Ragheed Hammoud were in the second-floor hangout....
Malaysia preparing to join BRICS economic group, media report says ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
US tourist found dead on Greek island ( www.bbc.com )
A Dutchman was also found dead on Samos over the weekend, following the recent death of British TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the island of Symi....
For Campus Protesters in Brussels, Familiar Methods, but Different Outcomes ( www.nytimes.com )
Israeli military announces daily ‘tactical pause’ in southern Gaza to allow in aid ( www.npr.org )
Singapore rushes to clean-up oil slick after boat hits stationary fuel supply ship ( apnews.com )
Dutch lorry drivers could stop bringing goods to UK if post-Brexit delays not cut ( www.theguardian.com )
Saudi Arabia ends 80-year petrodollar deal with US for multi-currency sales ( www.indiatoday.in )
‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city ( www.theguardian.com )
Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east...
French election descends into madcap reality TV ( www.politico.eu )
The French political class is tearing itself apart with feuding and backbiting ahead of this month’s vote....