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Russia confirms it hit Swedish plant in Lutsk, saying it was a military target (www.pravda.com.ua)

Ukraine ready to boycott Olympic Games if Russia and Belarus take part in competition- Ukrainian Prime Minister (www.pravda.com.ua)

Cash, cars and homes seized in $735m Singapore anti-money laundering raids (www.bbc.com)

Canada wildfire: Race to evacuate city as blaze approaches (www.bbc.com)

H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies (www.reuters.com)

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China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island (apnews.com)

China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.

A Muslim mob attacks churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran (apnews.com)

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties....

Political Leader Pedro Briones Shot to Death in Ecuador (www.telesurenglish.net)

Leader of leftist political party Citizen Revolution Pedro Briones murdered.

Minister: Germany plans $5.5 billion in annual military aid for Ukraine until 2027 (news.yahoo.com)

Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says (www.businessinsider.com)

A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted (apnews.com)

‘Flying Aliens’ Harassing Village in Peru Are Actually Illegal Miners With Jetpacks, Cops Say (www.vice.com)

China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022- state media (www.reuters.com)

China’s fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country’s declining number of new births.

Bribes and hiding at home: the Ukrainian men trying to avoid conscription (www.theguardian.com)

New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises (www.reuters.com)

China: Next real estate giant on the ropes (www.dw.com)

Chinese policymakers are facing calls to do more to prop up the ailing real estate market after the largest property developer, Country Garden, warned of multibillion-dollar losses and missed bond payments....

Bangladesh police accused of abusing Rohingya refugees (www.dw.com)

Rohingya people living in refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are being arbitrarily detained, beaten and tortured by members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) — a specialized combat unit of the Bangladesh police force — revealed an investigation by the human rights NGO Fortify Rights...

360-Degree Encirclement: Ukrainian Troops and Allies Engage Russians in Assault Footage (youtu.be)

n a remarkable display of coordinated strength, the 59th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and valiant fighters from the Foreign Legion united their efforts to launch a resolute assault against the positions of the encroaching Russian army. This synchronized offensive, marked by its strategic prowess, witnessed...

China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting (www.cnn.com)

China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.

Child Killed as Myanmar Junta Shells Villages Around Chinese-Owned Mine (www.irrawaddy.com)

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Russia's central bank raises interest rates to 12% after the ruble plunges (www.cnn.com)

‘National disgrace’: protest after tree estimated to be hundreds of years old cut down in Tasmania (www.theguardian.com)

India, Manipur genocide : Who Gains and Who Loses? A Report From Manipur (thewire.in)

4 women from different places, different affiliations and difering faiths ( One is a Muslim, another a Hindu, one a Christian and another from an indigenous tribal faith) travelled to Manipur together on August 3 and together created this report to document what they saw, heard, and felt.

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