Egypt Prepares Aircraft Carrier to Serve as Field Hospital in Libya (english.aawsat.com)
Thailand's Pita quits as leader of election-winning party after failed PM bid (www.reuters.com)
TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts (www.theguardian.com)
TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for breaking EU data law in its handling of children’s accounts, including failing to shield underage users’ content from public view....
Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine (apnews.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly....
Missing Chinese defense chief signals turmoil in Xi's government (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The United States believes Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has been placed under investigation and relieved of his command, reports said Friday, in what could be the latest sign of turmoil in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government, just over six months after he installed a collection of loyalist leaders in his Cabinet....
New US sanctions package hits Russian oligarchs and companies that help Russian troops (www.pravda.com.ua)
Russian airliner forced to land in open field (www.bbc.com)
A Russian airliner carrying 170 people was forced to crash-land in a field after a hydraulics failure....
Experts call for global moratorium on efforts to geoengineer climate (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporter gets 17 years for role in riot (www.dw.com)
Wagner Group sustains significant losses in clashes with Central African Republic rebels (www.middleeasteye.net)
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022 (www.bbc.com)
A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned....
They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls. (www.nytimes.com)
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again. Khalida Popal, the former captain of the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team, woke up on the floor of her apartment near Copenhagen, drenched in sweat and...
Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says (abcnews.go.com)
The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday....
27 Russian Troops Killed by ‘Friendly Fire’ During Botched Retreat Near Opytne (www.kyivpost.com)
Iranian Engineer Who Protested Forced Hijab Sentenced to 74 Lashes (iranwire.com)
Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....
Brazil riots: First man tried for storming government buildings gets 17 years (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine destroyed a prized $1.2B Russian air-defense system with cruise missiles, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)
We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time. (www.abc.net.au)
China denounces Europe probe of EVs as 'naked protectionist' act (www.reuters.com)
China trying to ‘headhunt’ powerful Brits, UK government claims (www.politico.eu)
Admission comes as British government responds to damning report on efforts to counter Chinese interference....