Gaza health ministry issues list of names of thousands killed in Israeli bombing (english.alarabiya.net)
Access the list in Arabic: aljazeera.net/…/تقرير-نهائي-باسماء-الشهداء-2.pdf
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorous in Gaza, Lebanon (www.reuters.com)
France closes seven schools over bedbug infestations (www.theguardian.com)
Education minister says ‘cases are piling up’ and that ‘an immediate response is needed’...
Africa’s first carbon-removal plant (www.nbcnews.com)
The article puts it up as a question about whether this practice is worthwhile since the only logical solution to climate change is to de-carbonize. Personally I think that question isn’t very nuanced, certainly de-carbonizing 100’a of tons from the atmosphere from just this one plant is a small net positive. Can’t let it...
Extreme heat likely to kill all mammals in 250 million years, study suggests (www.independent.co.uk)
Zelenskiy secures $325m in new US aid even as Republican support wanes (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine president delivers upbeat message on war progress during second White House visit since Russian invasion...
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022 (www.bbc.com)
A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned....
Dalit woman raped, filmed, forced to eat beef by two Muslim men in Uttar Pradesh, after being lured by friend (www.indiatoday.in)
Leave no trace: Finland removes litter bins from national parks (yle.fi)
Refugees overqualified and underpaid in Germany (www.dw.com)
Obada Hijjo has not had an easy time since he arrived in Germany four years ago. Trained as a policeman in Turkey, the 30-year-old Palestinian initially worked for the police in the West Bank. But, when a case he was involved resulted in a threat to his life, he and his wife were forced to leave the country. Now he is stranded...
Women in India set fire to house of Manipur assault main suspect (www.aljazeera.com)
Women in India’s northeastern state of Manipur have attacked the house of the main suspect in a sexual assault case that has enraged the nation, police said....
Adam Peaty claims athletes at Paris Olympics found worms in their food (www.theguardian.com)
Adam Peaty has claimed athletes at Paris 2024 have found worms in their food as he criticised inadequate catering at the Olympic village. The six-time Olympic medallist complained about the quantity and quality of food on offer as he said it would affect the performances of athletes.
Venezuela’s opposition trounced Maduro, election receipts show (thehill.com)
Olympic swimmers speak out about Chinese doping; and Britain's Adam Peaty says they should be out (apnews.com)
Chinese doping scandal that has hung over these Paris Olympics as the events finished Sunday night....
Angered by Paris ban, Russia's media scorns 'the Olympics of Hell' (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine claims Russian Rostov-on-Don submarine sunk in Crimea (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s military says it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied Crimean peninsula....
Germany to halve military aid to Ukraine from €8bn a year to €4bn (www.telegraph.co.uk)
(sorry I’m two days late with the news, but I thought it was interesting)
Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive (www.politico.eu)
Emmanuel Macron’s party formed a last–minute agreement with right-leaning lawmakers to win a key vote in parliament on Thursday that opens the door to the French president playing a greater-than-expected role in forming the country’s next government....
Pinkwashing explained: How Israel leverages gay rights to put a ‘progressive veneer atop atrocity’ (ricochet.media)
Last November, Israel’s official social media accounts shared a photo of a smiling Israeli soldier proudly holding a rainbow flag amid the rubble in Gaza, where over 10,000 Palestinians – mostly women and children – had been killed in the weeks following October 7....
Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated' (tribune.com.pk)
Coup attempt in Bolivia reportedly under way as army and police storm palace (www.ctvnews.ca)
President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue (apnews.com)
Greek coastguard threw migrants overboard to their deaths, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
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China's electric vehicle makers face uphill battle in Europe (www.dw.com)
China has been accused of dumping cheap electric cars on EU countries. But poor sales, price wars and tariff threats have prompted a mood change among some Chinese auto producers....