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China’s LNG boom threatened by growing menu of alternative fuels (www.straitstimes.com)

China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says (www.businessinsider.com)

Xi Jinping accused the US of trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, the Financial Times said....

South Korean and US air forces hold joint drills, as tensions on Korean Peninsula highest in years (apnews.com)

Scientists enlist AI to interpret meaning of barks (www.bbc.com)

Chat control vote postponed (www.patrick-breyer.de)

Gatwick: Council calls for crackdown on Uber drivers at airport (www.bbc.com)

Landmark UK Supreme Court Ruling 'Slams Brakes' on New Fossil Fuel Projects (www.commondreams.org)

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Europe gives China a taste of its own trade medicine: Europe is using the threat of tariffs to press Chinese electric car makers to set up in the EU and share know-how. (www.politico.eu)

The EU is having a radical rethink of how to cope with the trade threat from Beijing — and its response has a very Chinese flavor to it....

A new, Cold War-like agenda? Kim Jong Un gives Putin 'full support' for Ukraine war (www.usatoday.com)

Nepal Suspends Sales of Injection Manufactured by Indian Company, Cites Serious Health Risks (thewire.in)

Biotax 1gm, manufactured by the Indian firm Zydus Healthcare Ltd

Woman gets fine for owing maid 3 years’ salary in ‘safekeeping’ arrangement - TODAY (www.todayonline.com)

Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of boarding boats (www.dw.com)

Chinese Coast Guard rammed and boarded Philippine naval boats and confiscated their weapons in the South China Sea, injuring a Filipino soldier, the Philippine military said on Wednesday....

France’s far-right leader says he will not be PM without absolute majority (www.theguardian.com)

Faced with Nasrallah's threats, Cyprus moderates, Lebanon's political class takes offense (today.lorientlejour.com)

For journalist Tony Boulos, “Hezbollah now threatens international security.” “Does Nasrallah know that Cyprus is home to thousands of Lebanese he himself pushed to emigrate? Does he know that hundreds of Lebanese businessmen have set up offices on the island after he caused the [economic] downfall of Lebanon?” wrote the...

Myanmar Junta Arrests Women for Wearing or Holding Flowers (www.irrawaddy.com)

China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups (www.theguardian.com)

Sudan's cemeteries swell with fresh graves as hunger and disease spread (www.reuters.com)

Gaza today: Scorching heat, visible signs of wasting and heavy fighting (news.un.org)

In an alert, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reiterated deep concerns that people uprooted by ongoing hostilities in southern Gaza remain traumatized and are crammed into a narrow area along the beach “in the burning summer heat”....

Three French Youths Arrested in Alleged Antisemitic Gang Rape of Jewish Girl, 12 (www.nysun.com)

German lawmaker deletes post on football players' skin color (www.dw.com)

Greens lawmaker Katrin Göring-Eckardt apologized for the post made after Germany’s 2-0 win against Hungary. It comes after a survey showed 21% of Germans would like to see more white players on the national team....

South China Sea: Filipino soldiers fought off Chinese 'with bare hands' (www.bbc.com)

Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said....

Deadly Israeli strikes hit Al-Mawasi 'safe zone', Gaza City (www.newarab.com)

Israeli strikes on the so-called Al-Mawasi “safe zone” in southern Gaza and on a neighbourhood in Gaza City have killed 14 people....

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