Global News 05/03/2024

Paul Mooney/CPJ

On World Press Freedom Day, journalists across Asia face threats; Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops; Rishi Sunak’s moment of maximum danger just arrived; Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

• On World Press Freedom Day, journalists across Asia face threats (Radio Free Asia)

• Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops (BBC)

• Rishi Sunak’s moment of maximum danger just arrived (POLITICO)

• Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches (Voice of America)

• Resettlement plan 'beats war drum', Ethiopia's Amhara militia says (EastAfrican)

• Ukraine war: Kyiv can use British weapons inside Russia, says UK's Cameron (BBC)

• Supreme Court justices are the most powerful, least busy people in Washington (Vox)

• Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress (AP)

• Biden labels Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ along with China and Russia (Al Jazeera)

• Why Georgia’s government thinks it can scorn the EU and keep its grip on power (POLITICO)

• EU and NATO condemn 'malicious' Russian cyber attacks against Germany and Czechia (Euronews)

• Afghan activist who was 'erased' by Taliban reveals how women are 'suffering' in Iran (Sky News)

• East and Southern Africa: Journalists targeted amid ongoing crackdown on media (Amnesty International)

• USCIRF labels Azerbaijan as a top violator of religious freedom (Christian Post)

• China launches ambitious mission to far side of the moon (The Guardian)

Global News 05/02/2024

AP/Kin Cheung

UK local elections: What is at stake? All you need to know; Soviet-era attitudes to disability hinder Ukrainian fighters’ recovery; Global court in pressure cooker over threat of Israel arrest warrants; Russia using chemical choking agents in Ukraine, US says

• UK local elections: What is at stake? All you need to know (AP)

• Soviet-era attitudes to disability hinder Ukrainian fighters’ recovery (POLITICO)

• Global court in pressure cooker over threat of Israel arrest warrants (The Hill)

• Russia using chemical choking agents in Ukraine, US says (BBC)

• EU unveils €1-billion aid package for Lebanon in bid to curb refugee flows (Euronews)

• Missing in action: How two key parties in India’s largest state collapsed (Al Jazeera)

• As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group's destruction? (AP)

• Essential supplies running out as RSF paramilitary encircles Darfur’s largest city (The Guardian)

• Chinese companies receive far more state support - making it harder for Western businesses to compete, data suggests (Sky News)

• UN observes reduction in Taliban’s enforcement of hijab on Afghan women (Voice of America)

• 2024 European farmers’ protests: Europe’s climate agenda appears dead on arrival (Vox)

• Solomon Islands elects Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister (Al Jazeera)

• M23 rebels claim control of DR Congo's coltan mining town of Rubaya (EastAfrican)

• Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers (Human Rights Watch)

• How the Charlotte shooting happened: Guns, police, community collide (USA Today)

Global News 05/01/2024

Voice of America/AP

Workers, activists across Asia and Europe hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights; US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa; Military halts use of generative AI; Is the dream of Scottish independence over?

• Workers, activists across Asia and Europe hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights (Voice of America)

• US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa (The Hill)

• Military halts use of generative AI (Axios)

• Is the dream of Scottish independence over? (POLITICO)

• Garment workers in Bangladesh need justice (Amnesty International)

• Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now' (AP)

• Fujian: China’s newest aircraft carrier heads to sea for first time (CNN)

• New Haiti PM tasked with stabilising violence-racked country (Al Jazeera)

• Police in riot gear at UCLA campus where protesters clashed (AP)

• Russia flaunts Western military hardware captured in war in Ukraine (BBC)

• Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa seeks constitutional changes, abandons third term bid (EastAfrican)

• A sanctioned strongman and the ‘fall’ of Myanmar’s Myawaddy (Al Jazeera)

• What a Detention Center Fire in Mexico Tells Us About U.S. Immigration Policy (ProPublica)

• China: Guangdong highway collapses killing at least 19 people (BBC)

• What is La Nina and how will it impact weather in 2024? (Vox)

Global News 04/30/2024

AP/Nell Redmond

Charlotte shooting: 4 officers killed as task force tried to serve warrant; Nearly 47 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2021, research reveals; Americans critical of today's immigrants, per new poll; Georgia police crack down on protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill

• Charlotte shooting: 4 officers killed as task force tried to serve warrant (AP)

• Nearly 47 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2021, research reveals (CNN)

• Americans critical of today's immigrants, per new poll (Axios)

• Georgia police crack down on protest against ‘foreign influence’ bill (Al Jazeera)

• Gaza: Israeli PM Netanyahu says Rafah attack will happen regardless of deal (BBC)

• Police clear protestors from Columbia's Hamilton Hall after college seeks help (AP)

• India protests alleged Sikh separatist slogans at event attended by Trudeau (Al Jazeera)

• US diplomat: Official ties to Taiwan would ‘undermine’ peace (Radio Free Asia)

• How a Philippine coastguard ship ended up being surrounded by 12 Chinese vessels (Sky News)

• Myanmar refugees flee conflict and conscription (Voice of America)

• ICJ rules it will not halt German arms to Israel (BBC)

• New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say (The Guardian)

• Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content (The Hill)

• States are finally stepping up on affordable housing (Vox)

• Slovakia: Anti-NGO law a ‘full-frontal assault on civil society’ (Amnesty International)

Global News 04/29/2024

Dario Pignatelli

European Union must enlarge or face 'new Iron Curtain,' President Michel warns; Israeli strikes kill at least 22 in Rafah; Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister; A Trump-style tower in Belgrade? Serbs say it reopens war wounds.

• European Union must enlarge or face 'new Iron Curtain,' President Michel warns (Euronews)

• Israeli strikes kill at least 22 in Rafah (Voice of America)

• Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister (The Guardian)

• A Trump-style tower in Belgrade? Serbs say it reopens war wounds. (POLITICO)

• Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in Gaza (AP)

• Blinken cites improvement in Gaza aid, says Israel must do more (Voice of America)

• US finds Putin probably did not order Navalny’s death in February: Report (Al Jazeera)

• Gangs forced out Haiti’s government. This FBI ‘Most Wanted’ gang leader claims they’re liberating the country (CNN)

• NATO's chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine against Russia (AP)

• Togo votes in legislative election amid constitutional controversy (TRT World)

• Cambodia will not negotiate over Funan Techo canal: Hun Sen (Radio Free Asia)

• Growing campus unrest sparks Democratic fears over Chicago convention (The Hill)

• Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will not resign after allegations against wife (BBC)

• UAE: Unfair Trial of Rights Defenders (Human Rights Watch)

• Kenya: Dozens killed after dam collapses as floods cause widespread devastation (Sky News)