Ukrainian men band together to heal from Russia's sexual torture (www.euronews.com)
Men scattered throughout Ukraine are helping one another recover from sexual trauma inflicted by Russian troops. These are some of their stories....
AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results
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Ukraine's desperate need for soldiers spurs exodus of young men (abcnews.go.com)
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Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, officials tell AP (apnews.com)
Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press....
Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches down 80% since charge introduced (www.theguardian.com)
Hailing the success of carrier bag laws, the Marine Conservation Society urges nations to push forward with plans for other single-use items...
The Purple Track at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games Has a Secret Ingredient (www.wired.com)
Mexico president asks cartels not to fight each other after arrest of drug lords (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week’s detention of the top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López....
Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls (www.reuters.com)
UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to report sexual images of children (www.theguardian.com)
Apple is failing to effectively monitor its platforms or scan for images and videos of the sexual abuse of children, child safety experts allege, which is raising concerns about how the company can handle growth in the volume of such material associated with artificial intelligence....
‘Dismantled ... For Spare Parts.’ Russians Attack With Their Best Tanks And Worst War Bikes—And Run Into Heavily-Armed Ukrainian Paratroopers. (www.forbes.com)
I have not forgiven Met officers who photographed dead daughters, mother says (www.theguardian.com)
Mina Smallman, the mother of two women murdered in a London park, has forgiven their killer but not the two Metropolitan police officers who took and shared photos of their bodies, she said....
The ICJ Ruling Confirms What Palestinians Have Been Saying for 57 Years (theintercept.com)
The United Nation’s top court filed a ruling Friday that echoed what Palestinian advocates have been saying for decades: Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land, including its settlements in the West Bank, is illegal and must end....
World Court says Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories is illegal (www.aljazeera.com)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and that it should come to an end “as rapidly as possible”.
Food aid is piling up inside Gaza. Here's why it's not reaching those in need (www.npr.org)
A Russian lawmaker says the military knew Ukraine was planning to hit Kursk, but everyone was told 'not to panic' because 'those above know better' (www.businessinsider.com)
A Russian lawmaker said Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region didn’t come as a complete surprise....
British man caught carving initials on ancient wall in Pompeii (www.thetimes.com)
The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid (www.npr.org)
Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court (apnews.com)
Turkey will file a request with a United Nations court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, a Turkish official said....
Australian government raises terrorism threat level to ‘probable’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Australian government has raised the country’s terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, reversing a change made nearly two years ago....
US-Israeli soldier posted videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque (www.theguardian.com)
Qatar PM asks, ‘How can mediation succeed when one side assassinates negotiator?’ (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Venezuela: EU calls for full vote count in election dispute (www.dw.com)
The European Union will not recognize President Nicolas Maduro’s claim to victory in the Venezuelan election until all ballots were counted and accounted for, said Josep Borrell, the bloc’s foreign policy chief....
Warring drug gangs turn up the heat on Sweden’s government (www.politico.eu)
A surge in gang violence during a brutal summer spells trouble for the ruling parties....
Poland tells Hungary to 'join a union with Putin' in diplomatic row (www.euronews.com)
While most European countries firmly back Ukraine, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is seen as having comparatively close ties to Russia, prompting a war of words with Poland....
Ukraine drones reportedly hit Russian airfield in Arctic (www.politico.eu)
The drones struck a long-range missile carrier at the Olenya base, Ukrainian Pravda reported....
