In China, a factory worker-poet dreams of a better life — with papers

Some 300 million migrant workers in China live as second-class citizens without proper documents. This worker-poet is trying to get new “hukou” and live the Chinese Dream.

Source: Washington Post

15 injured after Delta plane overturns during landing at Toronto airport

At least 15 people were injured Monday when a Delta Air Lines plane appeared to overturn upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Source: NBC News

Accidental Tyrant — the making of the darkest figure in Korean history

A biography of dictator Kim Il Sung explores the improbable coincidences that propelled him to power — and his impact on our world

Source: Financial Times

From Ground Zero: the Gazan film made amid bombs, blackouts and bereavement

The makers of an Oscar-shortlisted anthology on documenting destruction but ‘rejecting despair’

Source: Financial Times

Germany's political parties — what you need to know

Here's a look at Germany's political parties — CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP, Left Party, Greens, AfD, BSW — who they are and what they want.

Source: Deutsche Welle

"Monumental necropolis" of 200 ancient tombs unearthed in Italy

Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ancient Alpine society.

Source: CBS News

Man convicted of raping, murdering Irish woman in India gets life in prison

The body of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with tourists in 2017.

Source: CBS News

‘No more silence’: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on Sri Lanka’s beaches

For years, relations between residents and Israeli visitors were cordial, but cracks in this dynamic are now visible.

Source: Al Jazeera

German election: Climate protection takes a back seat

Germany has expanded wind and solar energy but failed to cut back on fossil fuel use in the transport sector. Environmental issues did not feature prominently the election campaign — …

Source: Deutsche Welle

US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer

British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide

Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a …

Source: The Guardian

Ex-soldier ‘was propositioned by her sergeant’ when she was 17

Tamzin Hort told the inquest of her friend Jaysley Beck, 19, that women were habitually subjected to inappropriate behaviour

A former soldier has revealed how she was propositioned by a …

Source: The Guardian

Treasury seeks clarity on cost of Thames Water renationalisation

Indebted utility faces crucial court judgment this week on emergency £3bn loan

Source: Financial Times