Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)
Muslim man lynched in India ‘for taking a banana’ at Hindu temple event (www.aljazeera.com)
Russian drones manufacturer keeps receiving satellite services from American company (trap.org.ua)
Spotted-tailed quoll thought extinct in South Australia caught at Beachport after 130 years (www.abc.net.au)
Extreme heat likely to kill all mammals in 250 million years, study suggests (www.independent.co.uk)
Mammals’ Time on Earth Is Half Over, Scientists Predict (www.nytimes.com)
Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak (www.bbc.co.uk)
The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing South African state (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
An interesting assesment of how a failing state almost makes privatisation inevitable. But at the cost of not servicing the majority of the country’s population, and only catering to those who can pay for all services. Pay to win in reality.
Russia, China, Iran state media see boost on X after removal of ‘state-affiliated’ labels (thehill.com)
The accounts of several Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media outlets saw a 70 percent increase in engagement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after it removed labels identifying them as “state-affiliated,” according to a new report released Tuesday....
Qatar Airways executive says invasive gynecological examinations of passengers won't be repeated (apnews.com)
Canada assassination claim sparks rare consensus in India’s polarised politics and media (www.theguardian.com)
NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss battlefield and ammunition needs in Ukraine (apnews.com)
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops on Thursday, the day after Russia accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean...
The Taliban reportedly meets with Huawei over Afghanistan surveillance plan (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say (www.cnn.com)
‘Dead’ Russian Admiral Shoved in Front of the Cameras to Prove He Survived Missile Blast (news.yahoo.com)
France moves homeless people out of Paris as city prepares for next summer's Olympics (www.cnn.com)
US allows Israeli citizens to travel to US visa-free as Israel joins a select group of countries (apnews.com)
China Eastern Airlines to buy 100 C919 planes, aircraft's largest ever order (www.reuters.com)
China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919 airplanes in a deal worth $10 billion at list prices, in what would be the largest ever order for the jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)....
Korea's Birthrate Hits Another Record Low (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
This billionaire thinks the Fed will bring rates to 7%—should you be worried? (creditnews.com)
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in the past 2 years, experts say (apnews.com)
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter....
Nijjar killing : Eyes wide shut: How did New Delhi walk into this fiasco? (thefederal.com)
As the skirmish with Canada shows, under the carefully cultivated James Bond image is an Indian-style Inspector Clouseau bungling his way through world stage