China says will back Bangladesh against ‘external interference’ (www.thehindu.com)
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A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies (www.nytimes.com)
Pope says he'll meet with Mongolia's 'noble, wise' people in first visit there (koreatimes.co.kr)
Pope Francis on Sunday described his visit later this week to Mongolia, the first-ever pilgrimage by a pontiff to the east Asian country, as a much-desired occasion to encounter a “noble, wise” people....
UN experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change (www.digitaljournal.com)
What Niger can learn from Zimbabwe's 2017 coup (www.dw.com)
China sends aircraft and ships toward Taiwan days after US approves $500-million arms sale (koreatimes.co.kr)
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that China sent dozens of aircraft and ships toward the island, just days after the United States approved a $500-million arms sale to the island nation....
Somali content creators express discontent over TikTok, Telegram ban (www.aljazeera.com)
On Sunday, Somali authorities issued an order banning access to several giant social media platforms including the video platform TikTok, messaging app Telegram, and the online betting 1xBet....
Greece confers PM Modi with The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (www.indiatvnews.com)
Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? (www.bbc.com)
As Mali fights Islamist militants and separatists, it has turned to Wagner mercenaries for security. But the group’s leader is now presumed dead, UN peacekeepers are leaving and Mali faces a crisis. The BBC’s Feras Kilani travelled to its dangerous northern desert region - the only international journalist to go there in the...
Thailand Sentences 7 to Jail for Protesting Myanmar Coup (www.irrawaddy.com)
Singapore Called On to Stop Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine (www.irrawaddy.com)
Prigozhin's death is business as usual, but does it help Putin? (www.euronews.com)
Ireland’s wild data is leaving economists stumped (archive.is)
Exclusive: Argentina to use IMF money to pay back part of a currency swap with China -sources (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Argentina plans to tap a $7.5 billion disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to repay China part of the money it borrowed through a currency swap line, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday....
The rise of pro-Western disinformation (unherd.com)
US slaps China visa curbs for 'forced assimilation' in Tibet (www.dw.com)
The United States is to impose visa curbs on Chinese officials suspected of “forced assimilation” of Tibetan children at state-run schools, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday....
‘I don’t feel safe anymore’: Pakistan Christians in fear after mob violence (www.aljazeera.com)
Jaranwala, Pakistan – Rina Javed Bhatti sat on a narrow street among a group of 20-25 worshippers, many of them sobbing profusely, while Pastor Javed Bhatti addressed his sermon in a Christian colony in northern Pakistan....
Chinese property developer Country Garden to be removed from Hang Seng Index on Sept. 4 (www.cnbc.com)
African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention (www.theguardian.com)
The African Union (AU) appears to have left room open for military intervention by a west African political bloc to restore democracy in Niger, as Algerian state radio said it had refused a French request to fly over its airspace for a military operation....
