Germans fear migration more than climate change, study finds ( www.dw.com )
Europeans — especially Germans — are increasingly keen on curbing immigration and are less focused on climate change, according to a study by a Danish-based think tank....
The Palestinian activists fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against a neverending backdrop of war ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Russia leaves thousands of planes without GPS in northern Europe ( english.elpais.com )
Several NATO members accuse Moscow of deliberately jamming positioning signals...
Chinese military harassed Dutch warship enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, Netherlands says ( www.cnn.com )
A Dutch warship was harassed by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea on Friday, the Netherlands said, becoming the latest country to accuse Beijing’s forces of initiating potentially unsafe encounters in international waters....
‘Exterminate the beasts’: How Israeli settlers took revenge for a murder in the West Bank ( www.bbc.com )
What followed was a wave of shooting and arson attacks across 11 Palestinian villages in which a dozen homes and more than 100 cars were torched, thousands of animals were slaughtered, four people were shot dead and scores of others were seriously wounded.
Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief ( www.politico.eu )
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance's Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other's...
Russian forces executed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers: HRW report ( www.euronews.com )
In its analysis of footage from five incidents since December 2023, HRW said Ukrainian soldiers were "gunned down in cold blood", constituting a clear breach of the Geneva Conventions....
Exclusive: Cambridge's wealthiest college to divest from arms companies ( www.middleeasteye.net )
The University of Cambridge's wealthiest constituent college, Trinity College Cambridge, has decided to divest from all arms companies, Middle East Eye can reveal....
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'....
UN says 800,000 people have fled Rafah as Israel kills dozens in Gaza ( www.aljazeera.com )
Shein suppliers still working 75-hour weeks, report says ( www.bbc.com )
Workers for some suppliers of Chinese fast fashion giant Shein are still working 75 hours a week, despite the company promising to improve conditions, a report suggests....
U.S. governors urge Turks and Caicos to release Americans as Florida woman becomes 5th tourist arrested for ammo in luggage ( www.cbsnews.com )
17-year-old girl trafficked into U.S. from Mexico rescued after texting 911 and describing landmarks ( www.cbsnews.com )
Biden plans to send $1bn arms shipment to Israel ( www.bbc.com )
Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first ( www.cnn.com )
New German citizens required to affirm Israel's right to exist ( www.middleeasteye.net )
Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon ( www.theguardian.com )
Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from Beijing ( apnews.com )
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary....
Gunman Who Shot Slovak PM Linked to Pro-Russian Extremist Group ( www.kyivpost.com )
US museum curator temporarily detained in Turkey airport with 1,500 scorpions and spiders in luggage ( www.usatoday.com )
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation ( www.theguardian.com )
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says ( apnews.com )
Perched on the open ramp at the rear of a British Chinook helicopter, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind....
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....
Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep ( www.bbc.com )
Nikki Haley writes ‘finish them’ on IDF artillery shells during Israel visit ( www.theguardian.com )
