Over 100 UK schools told to close due to being "prone to collapse" (www.bbc.co.uk)
How Russia Globalized the War in Ukraine (www.foreignaffairs.com)
From the outset of his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vast ambitions for the war were obvious. He intended to topple the government in Kyiv and either partition or take control of Ukraine. But Putin’s aspirations extended beyond carving a sphere of influence in central and eastern Europe. By...
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale (www.reuters.com)
'Any story could be your last' - India's crackdown on Kashmir press (www.bbc.com)
Azerbaijan Conducts Heavy Shelling on Armenian Territory (allinnet.info)
Brazil high court rules homophobia punishable by prison (www.batimes.com.ar)
British arms maker BAE Systems sets up in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
China map: India lodges 'strong protest' over territory claims (www.bbc.com)
India says it has lodged a “strong protest” with China over a new map that lays claim to its territory....
Fake Spare Parts Were Supplied to Fix Top-Selling Jet Engine (www.bloomberg.com)
Trump, Under Oath, Says He Averted ‘Nuclear Holocaust’ (www.nytimes.com)
Russia has 'right to war' with 'each and every' NATO country - Medvedev (www.euronews.com)
“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev....
Gabon election results were a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to oust unpopular president, analysts say (apnews.com)
The ouster of Gabon’s president by mutinous soldiers appears to have been well organized and capitalized on the population’s grievances against the government as an excuse to seize power, analysts said....
Kremlin says Prigozhin plane may have been downed on purpose (www.reuters.com)
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country 'as soon as possible' (news.yahoo.com)
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale (www.reuters.com)
Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has seen in decades....
US shouldn’t preach morality to Israel, Smotrich says, backing Ben-Gvir (www.jpost.com)
The United States is in no position to go after Israel on human rights issues given how its army acted in Iraq and Afghanistan, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) said.
CBC: Sask. woman with terminal cancer seeks new home for 3 dogs (regina.ctvnews.ca)
ABCNews: Iceland says commercial whaling can resume after temporary ban (abcnews.go.com)
Vatican defends pope's praise of 'great' Russian Empire after fury in Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)
The Vatican sought to defend Pope Francis on Tuesday after he sparked fury in Ukraine by praising Russia’s imperial rulers — a history President Vladimir Putin has invoked to justify his ongoing war....
Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei to join cross-border QR payment scheme (asia.nikkei.com)
India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press (www.thenation.com)
He survived sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America. Now he wants justice (www.theguardian.com)
Ron Hunter was repeatedly assaulted and sex-trafficked as a child. At 63, he’s telling his story – to protect others and heal himself
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast (www.wsj.com)
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Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research (www.bbc.co.uk)
A former Conservative MP has asked to be removed from an award-winning academic’s research presented in a TEDx Talk that connects her to a slave-owning ancestor
China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
