Breaking News 21 May 2022
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Russia says remaining Mariupol steel plant fighters surrender (Reuters)
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Joint List lawmaker says will present bill to bring down coalition next week (Haaretz)
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Ukraine's Azov commander says civilians, heavily wounded evacuated from Mariupol plant (Reuters)
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Jihadis' attack in eastern Burkina Faso kills 11 soldiers (AP)
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Finland says gas flows from Russia to halt on Saturday (Reuters)
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Suspect apprehended in Norway for injuring 3 people in stabbing attack (Reuters)
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Many Italian government websites down; Russian cyberattack suspected (DPA)
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Four people stabbed in south-east Norway, police say (Reuters)
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Netanyahu supporter charged with sending death threats to Bennett and his family (Haaretz)
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Russian shelling in Ukraine's Luhansk kills 13, regional governor says (Reuters)
Latest Headlines
Three Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Damascus, Syria Reports
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights the airstrike targeted bases of the Syrian army and Iranian militias
Russia Says Remaining Mariupol Steel Plant Fighters Surrender
The last 531 fighters represented the last island of Ukrainian control in the strategic port city, marking the end of one of the most destructive sieges since Russia invaded Ukraine almost three months ago
Egypt and Turkey Keep Their Dictatorships Afloat Through Democratic Masquerades
Pressure from Europe and the United States, along with the economic crises, spurred Egyptian President al-Sissi and Tunisian President Saied to resuscitate their national dialogue initiatives – but no real change is afoot
Israel Detects First Suspected Case of Monkeypox Virus
The first suspected case of monkeypox in Israel was detected in a man in his 30s who recently travelled to Western Europe. In the past week, several European countries and the U.S. also reported cases of the virus
No to Bennett, No to Netanyahu: Israeli Lawmaker Speaks Out on Her Resignation
In an interview with Haaretz, Meretz lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi's explains her resignation, expresses disappointment about her colleagues, and identifies who's really to blame for the collapse of Bennett's coalition
57 U.S. Lawmakers Demand FBI, State Dept. Inquiry Into Shireen Abu Akleh Killing
A quarter of all House Democrats signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and the FBI's director demanding an independent investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin
How Jews Push Jews Out of the Fight Against Antisemitism
The constant gatekeeping of Jewish identity experienced by Jews of color, converts and many others makes coming together in a crisis far harder
When Progress Is Weaponized
We are on the threshold of revolutions that could transform humanity. The mechanisms of oppression and destruction will also gain from this