Thaksin Shinawatra: Ex-Thai PM to face royal insult charges (www.bbc.com)
The veteran figure of Thai politics only returned to the country last year after 15 years in exile....
Germany Prosecutes Environmental Defenders (www.hrw.org)
German environmental activists are facing increasingly harsh rhetoric and legal action from authorities as they mobilize to confront the climate crisis....
France's historic D-Day beaches threatened by rising sea levels (www.rawstory.com)
As France prepares to mark 80 years since Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, the historic coastline faces a new threat -- rising sea levels linked to climate change....
Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season (www.rawstory.com)
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal's capital Kathmandu."...
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour as the industry's supply chain auditing systems are deeply flawed, investigation reveals (www.bbc.com)
- The very few companies that own many luxury brands, which include L'Oréal and Estée Lauder, are squeezing budgets, resulting in very low pay, forcing Egyptian jasmine pickers to involve their children often aged as young as 5....
US’s Electric Vehicle Boom Is Deepening the Suffering in the Congo (truthout.org)
Black transit activists in the U.S. are calling attention to the plunder of the Congo for cobalt mining....
Israel Gaza: Netanyahu vows to continue war amid air strike condemnation (www.bbc.com)
At least 45 people were killed in a strike on Rafah, according to the Hamas-run health ministry....
Pope Francis allegedly used derogatory term for gay people (www.bbc.com)
The Pope was speaking at a meeting of bishops on whether gay men should be allowed to become priests....
North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes in mid-air (www.politico.com)
Large Chunk Of SpaceX Rocket Crash Lands On Canadian Farm (www.iflscience.com)
EU sanctions 19 Russians -including judges, prosecutors and members of the judiciary- for human rights violations after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny (www.reuters.com)
European Union foreign ministers decided on Monday to impose sanctions on Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service and on 19 Russians for human rights violations after the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a prison in February....
Poland to limit movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow's involvement in hybrid war against the EU (www.reuters.com)
Poland will introduce restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow's involvement in what it deems a hybrid war against the European Union, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday....
‘Exterminate the beasts’: How Israeli settlers took revenge for a murder in the West Bank (www.bbc.com)
Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage last month, inciting and co-ordinating attacks on WhatsApp....
Polish and Allied Aircraft Take to the Skies Amid Russian Missile Strikes on Western Ukraine (polanddaily24.com)
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French town reels from scandal involving mayor and fortune teller (www.bbc.com)
The mayor and fortune teller are both being kept in prison under judicial investigation....
NATO’s boss wants to free Ukraine to strike hard inside Russia (www.economist.com)
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Israeli airstrike kills 35 in Rafah after Hamas launches rockets at Tel Aviv (www.theguardian.com)
IDF says strike on tents housing displaced people hit Hamas installation after militants launch first salvo at Israel in months...
More than 300m children victims of online sexual abuse every year (www.theguardian.com)
First global study of its kind exposes ‘staggering scale’ of crime, with one in nine men in the US admitting to the offence...
Family infected with parasitic worms in US after eating bear meat, CDC says (www.theguardian.com)
Six people who ate a meal in South Dakota in 2022 with black bear meat diagnosed with trichinellosis, a parasitic zoonotic disease...
Australia | Public housing regularly being offered to people on NSW waitlist who have died (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Data reveals that 77 people died before being offered public housing between April 2019 and March this year...
Papua New Guinea landslide death toll exceeds 670, says UN agency (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency workers give up hope of finding survivors of Friday’s landslide as tribal warfare threatens rescue effort...
Hamas launches rocket attack on Tel Aviv for first time in months (www.theguardian.com)
IDF says Palestinian militant groups fired salvo from Rafah area as Israel’s offensive in Gaza’s southernmost city continues...
Putin’s designs on a Baltic island are leading Sweden to prepare for war, researcher says (theconversation.com)
By Professor Natasha Lindstaedt, Department of Government, University of Essex....
Instead Of Banning Books, Idaho Library Decides To Ban Kids In Response To New Law On ‘Inappropriate Books’ (www.techdirt.com)
Public libraries are supposed to be places for communities to gather and learn, with an important focus on being a place for kids to gain access to information. But thanks to a moral panic in the GOP about “indoctrination” in libraries, it seems that at least one library has decided to shut its door to children....
Harvard student speaker denounces university over Gaza protest response (www.theguardian.com)
Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests...
