Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
Fire at Volgograd oil refinery as Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s energy sector intensify ( novayagazeta.eu )
34 dead in floods, cold lava from Indonesia's Mount Marapi; 16 missing ( www.channelnewsasia.com )
Switzerland's Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza ( www.thestar.com )
Eurovision 2024 : one country got booed by the crowd ! Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna got 2nd place.
The U.S. Felon Succeeding Putin’s Notorious ‘Chef’ ( www.thedailybeast.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....
The risky task of investigating corruption in wartime Ukraine ( english.elpais.com )
The Ukrainian branch of the NGO Transparency International issued a statement on January 17 warning that ‘attacks on journalists are becoming systematic’...
Protesters lay mock coffins in Milan over workplace safety in Italy ( www.euronews.com )
One of Milan's iconic squares, was filled with symbolic coffins by Italy's second-largest union to highlight the issue of workplace fatalities....
At least 300 people killed by flash floods in Afghanistan as humanitarian emergency looms ( www.cnn.com )
least 300 people have died in flash flooding that has ravaged northern Afghanistan in recent days, the Word Food Programme said Sunday....
India's Hindu nationalist regime is a threat to Muslims — and bad news for the U.S. ( www.salon.com )
UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron ( www.bbc.com )
Lord Cameron said while he would not support a major ground offensive in the Gazan city of Rafah, the UK would not copy US plans to stop some arms sales....
How Zionism became a synonym for violence and oppression ( www.theguardian.com )
For decades, Joe Biden has proudly declared that he is a Zionist, and he has repeated that claim since Hamas’s 7 October attacks on Israel. But for the student anti-war protests gripping the US, the words “Zionist” and “Zionism” have become a watchword – pejorative and emblematic of the violent state policies driving...
Georgia: Thousands rally in protest at 'foreign influence' bill ( www.bbc.com )
Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial "foreign influence" bill backed by the government....
Far-right EU election gains could boost nationalist parties on home turf ( www.theguardian.com )
Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliament...
Less than 25% of the EU’s electricity came from fossil fuels in April ( www.euronews.com )
The drop in fossil fuel generation was driven by wind and solar growth as well as the recovery of hydropower....
China is still harassing dissidents who fled in the 1990s ( www.bbc.com )
Three decades ago, Chinese dissidents were being smuggled out of the country in a secret operation called Yellow Bird - but as one of them tells the BBC, Beijing is still pursuing them....
Russia launches major assault in Kharkiv region ( www.euronews.com )
Russia targets the border city of Vovchansk with intense airstrikes and rocket attacks as part of its major new assault on eastern Ukraine....
Rise in UK knife attacks leads to a crackdown and stokes public anxiety ( apnews.com )
A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in London. And then Kanda, who was home alone at the time, saw a detail she dreaded and knew all too well....
Sudan conflict: Two children killed as bomb falls near Darfur hospital ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Spy scandal: Why did a Polish judge 'defect' to Belarus? ( www.dw.com )
Polish prosecutors will likely file espionage charges against a Polish judge who fled to Belarus, where he is now seeking asylum....
A parliamentary election runoff puts hard-liners firmly in charge of Iran's parliament ( apnews.com )
Iran’s hard-liners won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over the country’s parliament, authorities said Saturday, while not sharing any details on the turnout. ...
Pro-Palestinian hunger strike at Princeton University marks 1 week ( newjersey.news12.com )
It comes after 13 students were arrested for trespassing late last month during a protest....
Canada: Quebec warns of 'humanitarian crisis' amid surge in asylum requests ( www.france24.com )
A Palestinian teen was standing on the street when Israeli troops shot him dead ( www.haaretz.com )
A boy stands on a Tul Karm street watching as Israeli troops move toward the city's refugee camp. Soldiers fire shots from hundreds of meters away and one of their bullets slams into the boy's chest. Qais Nasrallah was 14 at his death
Mexico heat wave melts temperature records in 10 cities, including Mexico City ( www.nbcnews.com )
In San Luis Potosí at least four people died due to heat stroke and six more deaths are under investigation, according to local health services....
