Iran hangs at least seven people, including two women, as surge in executions intensifies, rights group says ( www.al-monitor.com )
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she is facing a new trial after she accused the security forces of sexually assaulting women ( www.bbc.com )
In a message from Evin prison where she is being held, Ms Mohammadi said the trial relates to an audio post, in which she condemned a "full-scale war against women" by the Iranian regime....
Wikileaks' Julian Assange given permission to appeal against U.S. extradition, UK court rules ( www.reuters.com )
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange's battle to avoid extradition to the United States received a huge boost on Monday when London's High Court ruled that U.S. assurances over his case were unsatisfactory and he would get a full appeal hearing....
International Criminal Court applied for arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza for war crimes ( www.bbc.com )
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas's leader in Gaza for war crimes....
Taiwan's new president calls on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy ( www.bbc.com )
- Beijing dislikes Taiwan's new President William Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which they see as pro-independence. It has ramped up military incursions around Taiwan's waters and airspace since his election win in January....
Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war ( westobserver.com )
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Chinese nationals are trying to get to Australia by boat over a weak economy and political oppression at home ( www.abc.net.au )
As night fell over the Indian Ocean, Li thought he would die in his boat....
College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War ( theintercept.com )
Estonian parliament adopts law allowing use of Russian frozen assets ( www.riigikogu.ee )
Estonian MPs passed a law that enables the use of Russian assets frozen under international sanctions to compensate Ukraine for war damages....
Russian court seizes assets from European banks UniCredit, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank ( www.morningstar.com )
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Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat - and that 'democratic countries need to support Ukraine' ( www.bbc.com )
When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's President who soon leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai, swept to power in 2016, she was dismissed as a dull bureaucrat. But she stood up to an increasingly authoritarian and aggressive China under Xi Jinping; she held on to a vital US alliance under Donald Trump...
The crew of the Dali, that hit the Baltimore bridge in februari, have been confined to their ship for almost 2 months now while investigations continue. ( edition.cnn.com )
Slovakia: Suspect in court as Putin’s friends capitalise on shooting of prime minister Robert Fico ( www.theguardian.com )
Media is barred from hearing as 71-year-old man appears in closed session over attempted assassination of prime minister....
Ukrainian Christian groups face violent crackdown from Russian forces ( www.pbs.org )
"Weaponising threat of mass migration": Putin aims to "make life really impossible in Ukraine so that there would be migration pressure to Europe", Estonian PM says ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat...
Estonia ‘seriously’ discussing sending troops to ‘rear’ jobs in Ukraine, official says ( breakingdefense.com )
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China-Russia relations: Putin and Xi no longer have a partnership of equals ( www.bbc.com )
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Syrians Facing Expulsions at Home and Abroad ( unicornriot.ninja )
Reports on China’s Bad Lending Data Disappear on Chinese Social Media ( www.bloomberg.com )
- Total credit demand in China fell in April for first time since 2005...
The Israeli Defense Establishment Revolts Against Netanyahu ( www.theatlantic.com )
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France declares state of emergency, bans TikTok in New Caledonia amid deadly riots ( www.scmp.com )
'A big mess is brewing’: Thousands of Russian fighters are flooding into Libya, raising concerns over what the Kremlin might be planning ( meduza.io )
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Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
Research and espionage: an institute staffed by Russian intelligence officers is recruiting students and scientists abroad ( theins.ru )
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How is China supporting Russia after it was sanctioned for Ukraine war? ( www.bbc.com )
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