Pride festival criticized for "throw a milkshake at Nigel Farage" game (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump calls Harris remarks on Gaza war ‘disrespectful’ as he meets Netanyahu (www.theguardian.com)
S. Korea demands meeting with IOC chief over opening ceremony gaffe (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
G20 agrees to work to effectively tax the superrich (www.dw.com)
G20 nations have agreed to work together to make the superrich pay their taxes, but stopped short of a broader agreement....
Fake video of threat to Olympic Games appears to be from Russia, researchers say (www.nbcnews.com)
A video spreading on X and Telegram of a man purporting to be a Hamas fighter threatening the Olympics in Paris is part of a Russian-linked disinformation campaign meant to disrupt the event, according to researchers at Microsoft....
Can Fees on Polluting Cars Clean the Air? London Has New Evidence: The city’s expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems (www.nytimes.com)
Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity (www.dw.com)
Indian students are the top recipients of a prestigious EU scholarship program, which is celebrating its 20th year. Europe and India are seeking new ways to cooperate on academics and research.
Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (www.theguardian.com)
'Nothing is getting done': Angry mob storms TMON offices over refund policy (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
GPT tldr: Chaos erupted at the offices of the e-commerce platform TMON in Seoul as thousands of angry customers swarmed the building demanding refunds amid the company’s liquidity crisis. With no clear protocol in place, the crowds grew unruly as they tried to register for refunds, with many leaving empty-handed. TMON and its...
‘Coordinated arson attack’ brings French trains to a halt hours before Olympics opening ceremony (www.politico.eu)
Fires on French railway tracks have delayed journeys for 800,000 travelers in what the transport minister described as “coordinated attacks of malicious intent.”...
‘Blood minerals’: EU accused of fueling conflict with Rwanda deal (www.politico.eu)
Facing criticism it is stoking a humanitarian crisis, Brussels seeks to clarify the aims behind its minerals pact with Kigali....
Australia's Wong urges Myanmar generals to take a different path and end conflict (www.reuters.com)
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks at the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos
A Russian Navy research vessel is suspected of violating Finnish territorial waters (apnews.com)
A Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish defense ministry said on Friday....
Australia signs $1.4 bln deal to upgrade navy submarines (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines....
Seven banks share data with UK law enforcement in 'dirty money' crackdown (www.reuters.com)
Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest among banks sharing data with NCA...
Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing (www.reuters.com)
MANILA, July 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines on Saturday completed unimpeded a resupply trip to its troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, its foreign ministry said, the first such mission under a new arrangement with China aimed at cooling tensions....
Why Sudan is being called a 'humanitarian desert' (www.npr.org)
Venezuelans prepare for one of their most consequential elections (www.semafor.com)
Meet the Journalist Who Lost Her Leg in Israeli Strike & Carried Olympic Torch for Slain Colleagues (www.democracynow.org)
Exclusive: Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences (www.reuters.com)
Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones, which fly to their target and detonate on impact, have become a staple of Russian aerial attacks since they began being used in the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion launched in February 2022....
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’ (apnews.com)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak, the Philippine coast guard said Friday, and plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment to prevent a major spill that could...
Kamala Harris says ‘I will not be silent’ on suffering in Gaza after Netanyahu talks (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela elections: Will voters reelect Maduro or give opposition a chance (apnews.com)
Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules (www.theguardian.com)
An “egregious” refusal by successive Canadian governments to honor a key treaty signed with Indigenous nations made a “mockery” of the deal and deprived generations of fair compensation for their resources, Canada’s top court has ruled....
With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison (www.reuters.com)
After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and thieves....