March on DNC protests Trump appearance at NABJ. (prismreports.org)
Bangladesh prime minister resigns as deadly anti-government rallies grip nation | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Monday after weeks of deadly anti-government demonstrations gripped the South Asian nation....
Gaza prisoners describe 'horrific' abuse in Israel's Ofer jail (www.newarab.com)
A report from the commission details various forms of systematic abuse, including the use of attack dogs, tear gas and pepper spray in cells....
The Crowdfunding Campaign for Deadly Israeli Military Drones (theintercept.com)
THE WAR IN Gaza has been good for the drone startup XTEND. Since October 7, the Tel Aviv company has pivoted to providing the Israeli military with cheap, nimble robot aircraft. This demand helped the company secure $40 million in new venture capital funding, bringing its total raised to $60 million. That money will go toward...
Trump’s Truth Social network records second-worst audience decline (www.theguardian.com)
9/11 terrorist begs judge to send him to France amid fears Trump will order execution (www.independent.co.uk)
SEC Charges Nader Al-Naji with Fraud and Unregistered Offering of Crypto Asset Securities. (www.sec.gov)
California Lawmakers Debate Sending Local Health Inspectors Into Immigration Facilities. (kffhealthnews.org)
Firefighters continue battle against more than 100 blazes burning in the US (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico: leading members of the Sinaloa cartel arrested in huge symbolic win for the US. (theconversation.com)
BRICS Announces Plan to Ditch SWIFT, Create Alternative Financial System (www.tekedia.com)
Mudslide kills 15 people in southeastern China as rains from tropical storm drench region (www.pbs.org)
Fifteen people were killed after a mudslide hit a homestay house in a tourist area in southeastern China on Sunday as heavy rains from what remained of a tropical storm drenched the region, state media said....
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland (www.nbcnews.com)
Modi’s Long Game (foreignpolicy.com)
India has long been described as “the world’s largest democracy,” although in recent years, it has experienced significant backsliding: Freedom House, the V-Dem Institute, and the Economist Intelligence Unit have all downgraded India in their rankings, most acutely since 2019, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his...
Nigeria court convicts 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants in mass trial | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
The mass two-day trial was presided over by five Federal High Court judges at a military detention facility at Kanji in Niger State....
Olympics: Australia takes early lead against US; Day 1 of swimming. (www.voanews.com)
‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage (www.nytimes.com)
When Bangladesh’s near-total communications blackout was partially lifted last week after a vicious crackdown on a student-led protest, one of the first things to emerge online was a digital yearbook of the dead....
Recall of Boar's Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak (apnews.com)
Boar’s Head Provisions Co. recalled liverwurst because it may be tainted with the listeria bacteria, the U.S. Agriculture Department said. The agency said a sample of Boar’s Head liverwurst from a Maryland store tested positive for listeria....
NYC Protesters Target AIG Over East African Crude Oil Pipeline (www.commondreams.org)
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ: Lawyers - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)
He argued the Justice Department improperly released his text messages
US defers removal of some Lebanese, citing Israel-Hezbollah tensions. (www.voanews.com)
US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17975278...
'Deal now': Israel hostage families protest as Netanyahu addresses US (www.france24.com)
Responding to Netanyahu’s speech, the Israeli campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said “45 minutes of speech and applause won’t erase the one sad fact: the words ‘Deal Now!’ were absent from the prime minister’s address.”
Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests (www.theguardian.com)
The Israeli government took extraordinary measures to frustrate a high-stakes US lawsuit that threatened to reveal closely guarded secrets about one of the world’s most notorious hacking tools, leaked files suggest....
