Putin says he would prefer Biden to win the United States election rather than Trump (www.ft.com)
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Netanyahu vows to press ahead with Rafah offensive as ceasefire talks continue (www.theguardian.com)
Negotiations involving multiple countries and high-level delegations on a Gaza ceasefire deal have entered a second day in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as mediators struggle to make progress in the face of a threatened Israeli offensive on Rafah, the Palestinian territory’s last place of relative safety....
Barclays to stop directly financing new oil and gas projects | Semafor (www.semafor.com)
Nicolas Sarkozy gets six months for illegal campaign funding (www.bbc.co.uk)
Borrell slams US for deploring Gaza deaths while giving arms to Israel (www.euronews.com)
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell on Monday urged allies of Israel — primarily the United States — to stop sending the Jewish state weapons, as “too many people” are being killed in Gaza....
David Cameron to meet EU ministers to seek more help for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron will discuss strengthening Ukraine’s defences and finances against further Russian aggression with European partners in light of the continuing threat of the US Congress refusing to provide further financial support....
Putin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Russia expands into the Sahel with its new brand: Africa Corps (english.elpais.com)
After consolidating in Mali, Moscow is strengthening its collaboration with Burkina Faso and Niger through an armed structure intended to replace the Wagner Group...
US threatens sanctions to tear New Delhi from Moscow (www.indiatoday.in)
'Cliff-Like' Collapse of Critical Current System More Likely Than Thought: Study (www.commondreams.org)
Hungary President Novak quits under pressure over sex-abuse pardon case (www.politico.eu)
Judit Varga, who was expected to lead the ruling Fidesz party’s slate in the European Parliament election, also resigned....
Ghana artifacts that were looted 150 years ago by British forces have been returned by a US museum (apnews.com)
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s ancient Asante kingdom and kept by a United States museum have been returned and presented to the kingdom on Thursday, the latest of a series of stolen treasured items being repatriated to several African countries....
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has found....
Spain suspends arms exports to Israel; reiterates need for Palestine statehood (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Brazil starts mass vaccination amid upsurge in dengue fever (www.theguardian.com)
Emergency measures taken as 364,855 cases of mosquito-borne infection reported this year, a fourfold increase on year before...
‘They Come in Waves’: Ukraine Goes on Defense Against a Relentless Foe (www.nytimes.com)
His unit decimated by Ukrainian fire, the last surviving soldier in a Russian assault took cover in a shallow crater while Ukrainians shouted at him to surrender. As he lifted two grenades in the air, a Ukrainian drone swept in from above and exploded....
Ugandan judge Sebutinde takes over as ICJ vice-president for three years (www.timeslive.co.za)
China can now monitor government-funded projects 24/7 (www.bbc.com)
Israeli Army Admits Running Unauthorized Graphic Gaza Influence Op (www.haaretz.com)
Reversing an earlier denial, Israeli military officials have admitted that the Telegram channel 72 Virgins – Uncensored was operated by members of a department of the Israel Defense Forces' Operations Directorate....
Namibia president and anti-apartheid activist Hage Geingob dies. He pushed for Africa on world stage (apnews.com)
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s president and founding prime minister Hage Geingob died Sunday at age 82 while receiving treatment for cancer, and the southern African nation quickly swore in his deputy to complete the term in office....
Dozens detained as Russian soldiers' wives call for their return from Ukraine (apnews.com)
More than two dozen people, mostly journalists, were detained Saturday at a protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian servicemen mobilized to fight in Ukraine called for their return, according to independent Russian news reports....
India Sends Newly Assembled MALE UAVs To Israel (www.indiandefensenews.in)
Fresh strikes in southern Gaza as talks on two-month pause in fighting continue (www.theguardian.com)
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US moves to seize more than 500,000 barrels of Iranian oil it says was illegally trafficked (apnews.com)
The Justice Department announced Friday that it was seizing more than 500,000 barrels of internationally sanctioned Iranian fuel that officials said was illegally trafficked to provide funding for the country’s paramilitary force....