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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 29: There's been controversy in the French parliament after a lawmaker opened a Palestinian flag during a debate on Palestinian statehood. Also, an investigation suggests Israeli foreign intelligence services have been threatening and intimidating ICC prosecutors since 2015. In other news, an investigation by a consortium of international journalists, Rwanda Classified, exposes a systematic campaign of persecution by the Rwandan government against critics abroad. Finally, rivers are running orange in Alaska due to climate change.

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 22: A British national who was charged with spying for Hong Kong is found dead in a park in unexplained circumstances. Also, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit New Caledonia amid growing tensions there. In other news, Kenyan President William Ruto is in the US on a state visit, but has received criticism for hiring a private jet.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 21: There are calls for justice after a damning report shows that the British government intentionally contaminated the blood of tens of thousands of patients between the 1970s and 1990s and attempted to cover it up. Also: reactions pour in after the ICC seeks arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas officials. Plus, three high-ranking Syrian officials go on trial in Paris for the murders of a father and son in 2013. 

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, May 20: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is confirmed dead in a helicopter crash, alongside the country's foreign minister. The news has sparked scenes of mourning at home, as well as condemnation now deceased president. Meanwhile, the international press focuses on the future of Iran without Raisi as president, as well as who one day might replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

PRESS REVIEW - Friday, May 17: We look at the front pages, past and present, of the 50-year anniversary since the Dublin and Monaghan car bombings, the deadliest attacks in Irish history. Also: Libération explains why and how it procured and published French President Emmanuel Macron's pay slip. Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis leaves critics and movie-goers divided after premiering at Cannes. Finally, two friends go viral for mistaking a hotel's lighting...for the Northern Lights!

IN THE PRESS - Thursday, May 16: We look at reactions to the unrest in New Caledonia that has prompted the French government to impose a state of emergency. We also look at what's at the heart of this crisis. In Slovakia, the assassination attempt of Prime Minister Robert Fico shocks the country and Europe. And: Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart wants her unflattering portrait to be taken down from the National Gallery while King Charles' official portrait sparks admiration - and derision.