Carter Center Observers invited by Venezuela condemn election (www.bbc.com)
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Israel says it targets senior Hezbollah commander in strike on Beirut (www.reuters.com)
“The IDF carried out a targeted strike in Beirut, on the commander responsible for the murder of the children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous additional Israeli civilians,” the Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement....
A £2M Brexit border post has performed just two checks (www.politico.eu)
*“It would probably be very useful for a basketball competition,” Poole Harbour Commissioners’ chief tells POLITICO. *...
Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs (apnews.com)
BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning....
A Russian Navy research vessel is suspected of violating Finnish territorial waters (apnews.com)
A Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish defense ministry said on Friday....
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’ (apnews.com)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak, the Philippine coast guard said Friday, and plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment to prevent a major spill that could...
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, arrested in Texas, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)
The leader and co-founder of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were arrested Thursday by the FBI, federal authorities announced....
Olympic officials try to crush U.S. probes of China doping, threaten Salt Lake Games (www.npr.org)
In a shocking move on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee moved to crush U.S. inquiries into a Chinese sports doping scandal, by threatening to reject Salt Lake City’s bid to host the Winter Games in 2034....
Chinese students arrested over drone footage of U.S. aircraft carrier (www.newsweek.com)
Three Chinese students are under investigation over footage captured by a drone of a United States aircraft carrier and naval facilities in South Korea in June, local police said on Wednesday....
Turkey’s new Stray dog law would kill dogs after 30 days (ecnetnews.com)
North Korean trash balloons cause flights to be suspended in South Korea (www.nbcnews.com)
Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended (apnews.com)
From a population of 11 million to little more than 8.5 million: The real toll of Cuba’s migratory crisis (english.elpais.com)
According to numbers compiled by Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos, the island’s population fell by 18% between 2022 and 2023...
World breaks hottest day record for second day in a row (www.reuters.com)
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Draft Israeli law to limit academic speech labelled ‘McCarthyite’ (www.theguardian.com)
As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink (apnews.com)
Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on posters, accusing her of being an agent of foreign influence, a traitor and a spy, rattled her....
FBI joins probe into deaths of 6 foreigners at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Case of man who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inventor referred to CPS (www.theguardian.com)
The case of Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of bitcoin, has been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over a potential prosecution for perjury and forgery....
Sweden confirms a case of mpox — the first reported infection of the strain outside of Africa (www.nbcnews.com)
The announcement came the day after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency....
New Zealand Charity Accidentally Gives Away Meth Disguised as Candy (www.nytimes.com)
'Pulling a Joe Biden': Reactions to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's resignation (www.cnbc.com)
Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion (www.theguardian.com)
Official says Kyiv is seeking to ‘stretch the enemy’ and western partners were ‘indirectly’ involved...
US gymnast Jordan Chiles may lose Olympic bronze after court ruling (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Iran to deliver hundreds of ballistic missiles to Russia soon, intel sources say (www.reuters.com)
China will have nearly twice the pets than young children by 2030, Goldman Sachs says (www.nbcnews.com)
China’s pet population will be close to double that of its young children by 2030 as young Chinese remain unwilling to start new families, Goldman Sachs said in a recent note....
