Libya protesters set fire to mayor’s home in anger over Derna flood deaths (www.theguardian.com)
Former Belarus 'hit squad' member to stand trial in Switzerland (www.bbc.com)
Musk’s Criticizing Tweet on Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Sparks Yet More Outrage (ptv-news.com.pk)
Global polio eradication effort struggles with the end game (www.science.org)
In 1988, a collection of health and nonprofit organizations launched a vaccination program to eradicate polio, and the World Health Organization resolved to accomplish this lofty goal by 2000. More than 20 years later, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has yet to cross the finish line....
Liquidation of Black Sea fleet to force Russia to accelerate its exit from the war (ptv-news.com.pk)
Power-Drunk Junta Tries Selling MIlitary-owned Myanmar Beer at Gunpoint (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Father of imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich calls on world leaders to urge Russia to free him (apnews.com)
The father of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich called on world leaders meeting at the United Nations next week to stand up for freedom of the press and urge Russia to release him....
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Libya (www.nytimes.com)
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Libya...
Chinese city hunts for dozens of crocodiles (www.dw.com)
Chinese media reported on Tuesday that more than 70 crocodiles had escaped after deluges in Guangdong province caused a lake at a crocodile farm to overflow....
How Russia drafts migrants to fight in Ukraine (www.dw.com)
Russia needs soldiers, and its authorities are increasingly turning to migrants to fill the military’s ranks. Guest workers from Central Asian countries are often rounded up on the street, taken to recruitment offices and pressured into signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. This process can involve threats and...
Biology doesn't care about your feelings (www.youtube.com)
Japan foreign minister and business leaders meet Ukrainian leader and vow support for reconstruction (apnews.com)
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday during his visit in Kyiv, promising Tokyo’s backing and agreeing to start negotiations on security cooperation between the two countries....
Morocco survivors seek aid as quake toll of 2,000 seen likely to rise (www.reuters.com)
Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food and water on Sunday as the search for the missing continued in hard-to-reach villages and the death toll of more than 2,000 seemed likely to rise further....
Polish Senate says use of government spyware is illegal in the country (techcrunch.com)
Assad's Criminal Conglomerate: Syrian Economy Continues to Spiral Toward Collapse (www.spiegel.de)
It was almost as though nothing at all had happened. In May 2023, Arabic leaders welcomed long-ostracized Syrian dictator Bashar Assad back into the fold at the Arab League summit – complete with brotherly kisses, warm embraces and the proverbial red carpet, which skewed violet in this particular case...
Exclusive: US military repositions some troops in Niger, pulls non-essential personnel (www.reuters.com)
The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel “out of an abundance of caution,” U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, the first major American military movement in Niger since a coup in July....
Ukraine strains to safely operate nuclear power plants while under Russian invasion (www.npr.org)
China President Xi’s absence from G20 won’t affect summit consensus: India (www.aljazeera.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping the weekend G20 summit in New Delhi is not unusual, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says, adding that the decision has nothing to do with tense ties with New Delhi....
Myanmar Junta sentences Photo journalist to 20 years in prison (myanmar-now.org)
Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns (www.bbc.co.uk)
Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar (www.reuters.com)
China sending premier to G20 summit in India, Beijing confirms | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Myanmar’s Battle-Scarred Junta Replaces Five Security Ministers (www.irrawaddy.com)
Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain (www.reuters.com)
Unbelievable hail and flooding in Bavaria, Germany, damage cars and homes (youtu.be)
Unbelievable hail and flooding in Bavaria, Germany, damage cars and homes...
