EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas
Rachel Hagan
The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has said that "Israeli strikes in Gaza go beyond what is necessary to fight Hamas" as the death toll there continues to mount.
Kallas also said that the EU did not support a new aid distribution model backed by the US and Israel which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations.
"We don't support the privatisation of the distribution of humanitarian aid. Humanitarian aid can not be weaponised", she said.
How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan
Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’
How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan
Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’
As missiles and drones crisscrossed the night skies above India and Pakistan earlier this month, another invisible war was taking place.
Not long after the Indian government announced Operation Sindoor, the military offensive against Pakistan triggered by a militant attack in Kashmir that Delhi blamed on Islamabad, reports of major Pakistani defeats began to circulate online.
What began as disparate claims on social media platforms such as X soon became a cacophony of declarations of India’s military might, broadcast as “breaking news” and “exclusives” on the country’s biggest news programmes.
Australian whistleblower loses appeal to reduce prison term
Australian whistleblower David McBride, who leaked classified documents revealing allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan to the media, lost his appeal to reduce his prison term on Wednesday.
The Australian Capital Territory Court of Appeal rejected McBride's appeal to reduce the severity of a five-year and eight-month prison sentence imposed a year ago.
Germany’s Merz promises to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles
Speaking during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Berlin on Wednesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government would help enable a joint production of long-range missiles.
"We want to enable long-range weapons, we also want to enable joint production, and we will not speak about details publicly but will intensify cooperation," he said at a joint news conference with Zelensky.
‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map
When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn’t think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, yet charged question.
“Which map projection did you use?” she asked, referring to the method of representing maps on a flat plane.
Farm minister expects 2021 rice to be sold in 1,800 yen range
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 28, 2025 at 18:39 JST
The 2021 crop of government stockpiled rice is expected to sell for around 1,800 yen ($12.50) per 5 kilograms when it hits store shelves, the farm minister announced on May 28, in a bid to curb soaring rice prices.
“What is already being sold is ‘ko-mai’ old rice,” Shinjiro Koizumi said at the Lower House's agriculture and fisheries committee meeting, referring to the crop harvested in 2024.
“And what will be on store shelves from next week will be ‘kokoko-mai,’” he said, referring to the rice harvested in 2022.
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