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May 21 0800 UTC Brief
In Europe
Lithuania’s defence minister says the Baltic states need to brace for more drone incidents, after at least six actual or suspected incursions this month. NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Sweden, with the alliance’s ammunition stocks and Washington’s role under discussion, while the Baltic security picture grows more tense by the week.
In Italy, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Naples at dawn, with tremors felt across the city. Italy’s INGV said the epicentre was in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, about 3 kilometres deep.
In business and markets
Jeff Bezos says the bottom half of U.S. earners should pay no federal income tax, and he plans to raise the idea directly with President Trump.
South Korean stocks jumped more than 8 percent, led by tech shares after Samsung reached a wage deal that helped avert a strike and Nvidia posted strong results. The won also strengthened as traders piled into the rally.
Questions are growing around the death of Mango founder Isak Andic, who fell from a cliff in Catalonia in December. What was first treated as a hiking accident is now drawing renewed scrutiny.
On the Gaza front
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists handcuffed on the ground at Ashdod port. Netanyahu later responded after the clip circulated, as the Global Sumud Flotilla’s attempt to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza continued to provoke political fallout.
Palestinian officials also condemned Israel after the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron was lit in the colours of the Israeli flag, along with slogans.
Health and aid
New global figures suggest nearly one in eight people worldwide lives with a mental disorder, and one person dies by suicide every 43 seconds. It is a bleak reminder that the scale of the crisis is still far larger than the public conversation around it.
And in Lisbon, volunteers are building an audio story collection for blind children through the Words that Embrace project, a small but practical effort to make books more accessible.
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By IniaesIn Europe
Lithuania’s defence minister says the Baltic states need to brace for more drone incidents, after at least six actual or suspected incursions this month. NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Sweden, with the alliance’s ammunition stocks and Washington’s role under discussion, while the Baltic security picture grows more tense by the week.
In Italy, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Naples at dawn, with tremors felt across the city. Italy’s INGV said the epicentre was in the Gulf of Pozzuoli, about 3 kilometres deep.
In business and markets
Jeff Bezos says the bottom half of U.S. earners should pay no federal income tax, and he plans to raise the idea directly with President Trump.
South Korean stocks jumped more than 8 percent, led by tech shares after Samsung reached a wage deal that helped avert a strike and Nvidia posted strong results. The won also strengthened as traders piled into the rally.
Questions are growing around the death of Mango founder Isak Andic, who fell from a cliff in Catalonia in December. What was first treated as a hiking accident is now drawing renewed scrutiny.
On the Gaza front
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists handcuffed on the ground at Ashdod port. Netanyahu later responded after the clip circulated, as the Global Sumud Flotilla’s attempt to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza continued to provoke political fallout.
Palestinian officials also condemned Israel after the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron was lit in the colours of the Israeli flag, along with slogans.
Health and aid
New global figures suggest nearly one in eight people worldwide lives with a mental disorder, and one person dies by suicide every 43 seconds. It is a bleak reminder that the scale of the crisis is still far larger than the public conversation around it.
And in Lisbon, volunteers are building an audio story collection for blind children through the Words that Embrace project, a small but practical effort to make books more accessible.