Hamas' alleged captive IDF soldier unmasked as West Bank Palestinian (www.ynetnews.com)
Philippine officials say Chinese forces seized 2 navy boats in disputed shoal, injuring sailors (apnews.com)
US blasts ‘aggressive’ China over South China Sea collision with Philippine ship (www.cnn.com)
The United States on Monday condemned China over a collision with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the latest in a series of increasingly fraught confrontations that have raised the potential of a flashpoint for global conflict in the vital waterway....
Thailand passes landmark Bill recognising same-sex marriage (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Chinese business tycoon convicted of defrauding followers in $1bn scheme (www.theguardian.com)
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Malaysia is building malls like crazy – but shoppers aren’t coming | Business and Economy | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
UN concern over disciplinary case against UK lawyer for ‘boys’ club’ remarks (www.theguardian.com)
In 2022, Proudman wrote on X she was troubled by Cohen referring in a judgment to the relationship between a woman and her part-time judge and barrister ex-husband as “tempestuous”, and his use of the word “reckless” to describe the alleged domestic violence....
UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns (apnews.com)
Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining unfolded Monday in Jamaica as at least one company threatened to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place....
Germany arrests suspected Hezbollah member (www.dw.com)
A Week of Israel’s Horrific Massacres in Gaza (jacobin.com)
The US Air Force has been sending unmarked planes from Britain’s base on Cyprus to Israel since it began bombing Gaza (www.declassifieduk.org)
EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads (www.npr.org)
Rivers becoming 'reservoirs of disease' warn Suffolk scientists (www.bbc.com)
Scientists say “a reservoir of disease” is being created after discovering bacteria that naturally occur in rivers are becoming resistant to antibiotics due to the impact of sewage....
China is building two-thirds of new wind and solar globally, report says (www.reuters.com)
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Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel's campaign killed (www.reuters.com)
Chinese auto exports surge, partly offsetting a sales slump at home (apnews.com)
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Orbán parrots Putin’s lines on Ukraine in leaked letter to EU chief (www.politico.eu)
Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play (www.bbc.com)
Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City (www.theguardian.com)
Taliban: Female athletes do not represent Afghanistan at the Paris Olympics this month. (feminist.org)
Hamas accuses Netanyahu of placing ‘obstacles’ to truce-hostage negotiations (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting hurdles in front of ceasefire negotiations, with talks aimed at reaching a truce-hostage release deal set to renew this week....
With Argentina’s president skipping Mercosur, the future of the trade alliance looks doubtful (apnews.com)
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The most notable thing about the Mercosur trade bloc’s meetings on Sunday in Paraguay was an absence — that of Argentine President Javier Milei....
Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in India’s Dharamshala (apnews.com)
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala to celebrate the birthday of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, who turned 89 on Saturday....
A week after an alleged coup attempt in Bolivia, confusion and conspiracy theories reign (apnews.com)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A plan to stage a coup against Bolivia’s president was not what Gen. Tomás Peña y Lillo was expecting when he entered the military headquarters in La Paz last Wednesday....
Brazil’s Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia (apnews.com)
SAO PAULO (AP) — The indictment of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation, with more potentially in store....
