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BREAKING UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced that despite pressure from allies, Israel has allowed no humanitarian aid to be distributed in Gaza today. Aid trucks have been parked and waiting for nearly eight hours.

After a Monday phone call between Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin showed Putin's unwillingness to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, the EU today imposed new sanctions on Russia. The new sanctions target ships illicitly transporting Russian oil, and asset freezes and travel bans on officials and Russian companies.

Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called for Israel to be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest because of its assault on Gaza. Noting Russia's 2022 ban because of its invasion of Ukraine, he said there should be no "double standards."

The UK has suspended negotiations with Israel on a new free trade agreement and summoned the Israeli ambassador to the Foreign Office, saying that Israel's block on aid to Gaza is "morally wrong, unjustifiable, and it needs to stop."

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke by phone for two hours on Monday. Despite pressure from Washington and the EU, Putin refused to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

BREAKING As Israel continues to block most aid going into Gaza, the UN has warned that without food, 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours.

BREAKING As Israel escalates its military assault on Gaza, vows to “take control” of all of Gaza, and continues to block most lifesaving aid into the enclave, Britain, France and Canada have suddenly and dramatically ramped up their demand that Israel change course. “We will not stand by while the Netanyahu government pursues these egregious actions. If Israel does not cease the renewed military offensive and lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid, we will take further concrete actions in response,” the three governments announced on Monday.

Yet another airline near-miss has been reported in the U.S. Despite an advanced surface radar system at New York's LaGuardia Airport, it's been reported that a Republic Airways jet had to abort takeoff on May 6th in order to avoid collision with a United Airlines plane still taxiing across the runway.

The UK and EU have agreed to a major reset of relations, reaching a sweeping agreement on defense and fishing. They also pledged to work towards deals on energy, agrifood rules, climate, migration and policing.

BREAKING Israel's prime minister Netanyahu has announced that Israel will take permanent control all of all of Gaza, and that under pressure from its allies will allow in just "minimal" aid. Much of Gaza is already experiencing starvation conditions, and no food has yet been allowed in after Israel's 11-week blockade of food and medicine.

Mayor of Bucharest, Nicuşor Dan, has won Romania’s presidential election over an ultranationalist who would have sought to stop all aid to Ukraine.

Former U.S. president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones.

Physicians for Human Rights and other human rights organizations have petitioned Israel's High Court to order the Israeli government to immediately open all crossings to Gaza in order to ensure humanitarian aid.

New Hamas-Israel peace talks began on Saturday, as Israel increased its bombing of the Gaza Strip. Hamas proposed a release of nine Israeli captives in Gaza in exchange for a 60-day truce, Israel's release of Palestinian captives, 400 aid trucks a day, and evacuation of medical patients from Gaza.

In Poland, voters are choosing a new president today. The outcome will determine whether Prime Minister Donald Tusk's pro-EU center-right government will be able to implement desired reforms that were blocked the last 18 months by conservative President Duda.

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