Northern lights dazzle over UK, Europe and across the hemisphere (www.theguardian.com)
Aurora borealis sightings further south than usual from Ireland and Britain to Czech Republic and Germany as solar storm hits Earth’s atmosphere
Afghanistan: Hundreds feared dead in Baghlan and Takhar flooding (www.bbc.co.uk)
Philippines sends ships to disputed atoll where China building 'artificial island' (www.reuters.com)
Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
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Family of murdered Mexico surfers say men weren’t reckless, they were nature lovers (www.independent.co.uk)
Poor Kenyans feel devastated by floods and brutalized by the government’s response (apnews.com)
What happened to the Crimea bridge and why is it important? (www.aljazeera.com)
Traffic on the single bridge that links Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea and serves as a key supply route for the Kremlin’s forces in the war with Ukraine came to a standstill on Monday after one of its sections was blown up, killing a couple and wounding their daughter....
Report: Israeli Prisons Subject Palestinians to Constant Torture, “Revenge” (truthout.org)
Satellite Images Reveal Where Russian Nukes Could Be Stored in Belarus (www.nytimes.com)
Russia already has nuclear warheads on its own soil that are close to Ukraine and NATO countries, but by basing some in Belarus, the Kremlin appears to be trying to accentuate its nuclear threat and bolster its nuclear deterrent....
Madhya Pradesh: Summer Storm Damages World's Largest Floating Solar Plant at Omkareshwar Dam (Watch Video) (wattsupwiththat.com)
Indore: A summer storm on Tuesday damaged a floating solar plant at Madhya Pradesh’s Omkareshwar dam. The floating solar plant,
US announces $400 million military aid package for Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
The US announced on Friday a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine....
India poll watchdog's inaction lets PM Modi commit 'brazen' violations, opposition says (www.reuters.com)
India’s opposition said the nation’s election commission was allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue “unchecked and brazen” violations by not taking action on opposition complaints of religious hate speech and misrepresentation....
Slovakia’s Fico plots to dismantle the free press (www.politico.eu)
Journalists warn new populist prime minister is trying to sideline those in the media he disagrees with....
‘Queen of the Con’ found in Maine ordered to be extradited to Northern Ireland (www.theguardian.com)
Armed groups are likely committing ethnic cleansings and atrocities in Darfur — again (www.vox.com)
The State Department said that Israel's military campaign in Gaza may have violated international law. (www.nytimes.com)
The Biden administration has concluded it is “reasonable to assess” that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza has violated international law, but has not found specific instances that would justify the withholding of military aid, the State Department told Congress on Friday....
Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military (apnews.com)
Israeli war cabinet votes to expand Rafah operation area, amid growing U.S. concerns (www.axios.com)
Amid growing U.S. concerns about the humanitarian situation in Rafah, the Israeli security cabinet approved last night the “expansion of the area of operation” of the Israel Defense Forces in the southern Gaza city, according to three sources with knowledge of the details....
Eight hundred protesters attempt to storm German Tesla factory (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of protesters opposed to the expansion of a Tesla plant in Grünheide, near Berlin, clashed with police on Friday as some of them attempted to storm the electric vehicle manufacturing facility....
'This is a Crime Ahainst Humanity': 600,000 Children in Line of Fire as IDF Moves on Rafah (therealnews.com)
Fort McMurray residents told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to wildfire threat (www.cbc.ca)
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A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets (apnews.com)
Charred homes and cars dotting this hilltop village surrounded by olive groves are a searing reminder of Palestinians’ vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers....
Politics gets in the way of pop as Israel’s war in Gaza overshadows Eurovision Song Contest (www.nbcnews.com)
‘They’ve destroyed us because of some tweets’: why has Saudi Arabia targeted these three sisters? (www.theguardian.com)
Last week one was sentenced to 11 years, another had to flee the country, a third could be arrested at any moment. And what were Manahel, Maryam and Fawzia al-Otaibi’s ‘crimes’? A few social media posts that outraged Saudi Arabia’s conservatives...