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Putin breaks silence on Wagner boss Prigozhin’s death (www.reuters.com)

11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger (apnews.com)

Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting.

Russian army commander dismissed for Ukraine war failures dies in Moscow (www.msn.com)

Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg (www.iflscience.com)

It's midwinter, but it's over 100 degrees in South America (www.washingtonpost.com)

It’s the middle of winter in South America, but that hasn’t kept the heat away in Chile, Argentina and surrounding locations. Multiple spells of oddly hot weather have roasted the region in recent weeks. The latest spell early this week has become the most intense, pushing the mercury above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while...

France to start Niger evacuations, ‘special’ Italian flight too (www.scmp.com)

France will begin evacuating its nationals from Niger on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, after a coup there last week toppled the country’s pro-Western leader....

Muslim nations call for boycott of Swedish products (www.dw.com)

The diplomatic fallout over the burning of the Quran outside a mosque in Sweden is threatening to escalate into a trade war after calls from Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa came to boycott Swedish products....

Italy's Meloni says Biden never raised issue of Belt and Road membership (www.reuters.com)

ROME, July 23 (Reuters) - Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who will visit the White House on Thursday, said that U.S. President Joe Biden had never challenged her on the issue of Rome being part of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)....

Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted (www.bbc.co.uk)

Crimea bridge closed after fuel depot hit - Russia (www.bbc.com)

A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea has led to civilian evacuations and disrupted transport, Russian authorities have said....

Ecuador confirms oil spill of 1,200 barrels on northwest coast (www.aljazeera.com)

Authorities in the South American nation of Ecuador have confirmed that an oil spill released about 1,200 barrels into the Pacific, contaminating kilometres of oceanfront....

Mexico files diplomatic complaint over Gov. Greg Abbott’s floating border barriers (www.texastribune.org)

Met 'stop incels & 39 terrorist plots' to attack Pride in London, MPs and more (www.mylondon.news)

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I was attacked by someone posing as queer on Tinder. In Nigeria, this is reality for too many. (www.lgbtqnation.com)

78 whales killed in front of cruise ship passengers in the Faroe Islands (www.cbsnews.com)

Doctors stage biggest walkout in NHS history. Senior hospital doctors, known as consultants, in England will also begin a 48-hour strike on July 20, with radiographers following suit from July 25 (www.easterneye.biz)

Putin in Awkward Position After Leak of Wagner Document (www.newsweek.com)

U.S. to send widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine (www.axios.com)

Didier Raoult, who popularized hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid-19, is being investigated for unauthorized research on homeless people (www.lepoint.fr)

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