🔊 175 countries are trying to hammer out a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution. Listen to Valerie Volcovici on the divisions at the negotiating table on the Reuters World News daily podcast reut.rs/3JxnQzh

India lets oil firms procure extra ethanol from sugar mills, source says reut.rs/49Rf5uE

Barbados 'pauses' acquisition of former slavery plantation owned by Tory MP reut.rs/3QerTo3

Heineken sold more beer than expected in the first quarter, reporting a year-on-year growth of 4.7 percent. The world's second-largest brewer said the amount that beer volumes rose was almost double analysts’ expectations reut.rs/3xYnDT8

Air quality in some parts of US worst in 25 years, report says reut.rs/3w9X1y5

Sweden plans to host a dazzling #Eurovision Song Contest with increased security amid planned protests over Israel's participation and a new geo-political backdrop since Sweden joined NATO reut.rs/4bat8fM

President Joe Biden signed a hard-fought bill into law that provides billions of dollars of new US aid to Ukraine, notching a rare bipartisan victory as he seeks reelection and ending months of wrangling with Republicans in Congress reut.rs/3QhA8zK

Gustav Klimt's ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser,’ a painting of a young woman left unfinished when the Austrian artist died, sold at an auction for 30 million euros reut.rs/3xRPBQE

Bologna has devised a plan to save Italy's other 'leaning tower' from collapsing.

US President Joe Biden has signed legislation authorizing the long-awaited release of much-needed military aid to Kyiv. The aid comes as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
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The leader of Russia's Orthodox Church has suspended the priest who led a memorial service for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Dust from the Sahara desert has descended upon the Greek capital city of Athens to create a dramatic orange haze.

At least 100 Jewish anti-war demonstrators have been arrested in New York, during protests calling on the US to end its support of Israel's Gaza offensive.

It's time to boycott Ryanair

Despicable

Matt Hancock was fired from the Conservatives in 2022, but he is still claiming his £94k salary and £200k expenses.

Including nearly £5,000 a month for rent.

A reminder that there were practically zero small boat crossings before Britain left the European Union. There are reasons for that, but no one talks about - one of them is the Dublin agreement that allowed returns.

We just found out that popular airline, Jet2, uses AirTanker planes.

I just emailed Jet2, asking them to join us in taking a stand and urge AirTanker to stand on the right side of history. secure.freedomfromtorture.org/page/148549/ac…

Why are Republicans suddenly being struck with truth?

Infosys Services is registered in Rwanda, which I find interesting, for some reason.

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