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Serbia to Xi Jinping: No one reveres you like we do ( www.politico.eu )
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “the sky is the limit” on future cooperation....
EU agrees €3B raid on Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine ( www.politico.eu )
Late concession by Belgium paved way for deal on using profits to buy ammo for Kyiv’s war effort....
Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks ( www.cnn.com )
Russia carried out a “massive” missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks....
"You remind me of my daughter": Stormy Daniels testifies that Trump compared her to Ivanka ( www.salon.com )
Trump also assured Daniels that he and Melania didn't “even sleep in the same room," she testified...
Judge threatens Trump with contempt for 'cursing audibly' during Stormy Daniels testimony, new trial transcript shows ( www.businessinsider.com )
Donald Trump's hush-money judge said the former president was acting out during Stormy Daniels' testimony. ...
Michigan Republican unseated after losing to Democrat by 20 points ( www.newsweek.com )
Republican county commissioner has been unseated in Michigan after losing to her Democratic challenger by 20 percentage points....
Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement ( apnews.com )
Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an investigation. ...
Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again ( www.theguardian.com )
Disgraced biotech company founder is now due to be released in August 2032, two years and four months before original date...
Panera says it's phasing out its controversial Charged Lemonade nationwide ( www.nbcnews.com )
Lawsuits have blamed the highly caffeinated drink for at least two deaths....
FDA panel to consider MDMA for PTSD treatment ( www.nbcnews.com )
While no psychedelic-based therapy has been approved yet in the U.S., Lykos Therapeutics studied MDMA, more commonly called ecstacy or molly, in two late-stage studies....
Medical freedom vs. public health: Should fluoride be in our drinking water? ( www.nbcnews.com )
Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists are enraged. Parents are caught in the middle....
House Republicans will turn to K-12 schools in latest antisemitism probe ( apnews.com )
The leaders of three large public school systems will appear before Congress on Wednesday to answer questions about how they have handled incidents of antisemitism on their school campuses. ...
Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field ( www.theguardian.com )
Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expected...
New Orleans man and woman accused of killing witness in insurance scheme ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Red’ Harris and Jovanna Gardne allegedly involved in murder of person cooperating in inquiry into over 100 staged truck accidents...
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests...
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target ( www.theguardian.com )
Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds...
Disney bets on sequels and password crackdown for profit growth ( www.bbc.com )
Disney is banking on a password crackdown and spate of sequels as it pushes to make its streaming business profitable. ...
US revokes licences for sales of some chips to China's Huawei ( www.bbc.com )
The US government says it has revoked some licences that allowed US chip makers to export certain goods to Chinese technology giant Huawei....
The deep ocean photographer that captured a 'living fossil' ( www.bbc.com )
Scientists are racing to trace deep ocean species before they are lost, with the help of photographers who have a taste for danger....
Going to the extreme: Inside Germany’s far right ( www.bbc.com )
It is a spring evening in Germany's eastern city of Cottbus, and dozens of people have crowded into a small venue to hear a man who once dubbed himself the "friendly face" of National Socialism (Nazism)....
Court bans 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song ( www.dw.com )
An appeals court has granted a Hong Kong government request to ban a popular protest song. The ruling deepens concerns about the ebbing away of freedom in the semi-autonomous territory....
Malaysia plans 'orangutan diplomacy' to boost palm oil sales ( www.dw.com )
Malaysia intends to present orangutans to nations that import its palm oil. The move aims to allay concerns that palm oil production is often linked to the destruction of the endangered apes' habitats....
Ukraine’s investigative journalists are facing intimidation ( www.politico.eu )
While the level of corruption in the country may be on the decline, it’s far from over — and pressure on journalists is only mounting....
Seven out of 10 Europeans believe their country takes in too many immigrants ( english.elpais.com )
Europeans view immigration with increasing suspicion. Seven out of 10 Europeans believe that their country takes in too many migrants, according to a survey carried out by BVA Xsight for ARTE Europe Weekly, a project led by the French-German TV channel ARTE GEIE and which EL PAÍS has participated in, as part of the countdown to...
Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy ( apnews.com )
Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday....
World Bank’s climate plan: Pricier red meat and dairy, cheaper chicken and veggies ( www.politico.eu )
“We have to stop destroying the planet as we feed ourselves,” a World Bank official said, as red meat and dairy drive CO2 emissions....
‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way ( www.theguardian.com )
With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost...
270,000 UK forces records thought to have been exposed to Chinese hackers ( www.theguardian.com )
Payroll data at risk includes names, bank details and addresses of current and former force members, government sources suggest...
Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others ( apnews.com )
The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece on Monday for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of global migration to the U.S....
Police raid far-right German MEP’s office in China espionage probe ( www.politico.eu )
Spy investigation into the AfD’s Maximilian Krah and his assistant ramps up in Brussels....
Ana María Henao: Ex-partner of woman who went missing in Madrid arrested in Miami ( english.elpais.com )
David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce...
Judge’s warning provides dilemma for Trump over whether he will risk jail for a political point ( www.cnn.com )
Donald Trump and the judge presiding over his hush money trial are staring each other down with profound implications for the former president, the coming election and the rule of law in the United States....
There’s been a major shift in demographics at the border. Here’s what’s behind the change. ( www.nbcnews.com )
“This is not a U.S.-Mexico border problem. This is now a worldwide issue,” a former Homeland Security official said....
U.S. company fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants ( www.nbcnews.com )
Fayette Janitorial Service LLC agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in civil penalties and the court-ordered mandate that it no longer employs minors....
Breast cancer is on the rise in women in their 40s. An earlier mammogram may help catch it sooner ( apnews.com )
Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential U.S. task force. Women ages 40 to 74 should get screened every other year, the group said....
The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover ( apnews.com )
The number of fish on the government’s overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said....
Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors ( apnews.com )
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday he will run for reelection this year, squelching speculation that the 82-year-old progressive icon might retire at a time when the Democratic Party is anxious about the advancing age of its top leaders....
Bernie Sanders to run for fourth term in US Senate ( www.theguardian.com )
Independent senator, 82, stresses need to improve healthcare and protect abortion rights – and condemns ‘extremist’ Netanyahu...
China hacked Ministry of Defence, Sky News learns ( news.sky.com )
MPs will be told of a massive data breach involving the Ministry of Defence later today, targeting service personnel....
New York attorney general sues facilities promoting ‘abortion pill reversal’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Heartbeat International, affiliated with more than 2,000 facilities, aims to convince people to continue their pregnancies...
Germany recalls envoy to Russia over cyberattack ( www.dw.com )
Germany has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Moscow after members of the ruling party were targeted in what Berlin said was a state-sponsored Russian cyberattack....
Boeing forced to scrub first crewed Starliner launch to the space station ( www.nbcnews.com )
The launch attempt was called off roughly two hours ahead of the planned liftoff....
China’s cheating threatens to wreck Paris Olympics, US anti-drugs chief says ( www.politico.eu )
American regulator Travis Tygart accuses the World Anti-Doping Agency of “allowing” Chinese authority to cover up illegal drug-taking by top swimmers....
Russia threatens Britain with retaliation if involvement in Ukraine war deepens ( www.pbs.org )
Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine....
U.S. soldier detained in Russia and accused of stealing, officials say ( www.nbcnews.com )
The soldier, who was stationed in South Korea, traveled to Russia on his own to visit a woman he was romantically involved with, officials said....
High blood pressure in kids doubles their risk of cardiovascular disease, study finds, bringing a call for routine screening ( www.statnews.com )
Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular problems as adults, a new study that followed them into their 20s and 30s reports. ...
For the jury in Trump's hush money trial, evidence of a criminal conspiracy comes in bits and pieces ( abcnews.go.com )
After two weeks of testimony, jurors have seen over 120 exhibits....