Algerian Imane Khelif wins boxing gold medal after her gender was wrongly questioned (www.nbcnews.com)
'Neoliberal capitalism' has contributed to the rise of fascism, says Nobel laureate (www.abc.net.au)
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Woman 'who first shared lies that sparked UK riots' arrested (metro.co.uk)
The woman accused of being first to spread the fake rumours about the Southport killer which sparked nationwide riots has been arrested....
Crowd Cheers as Convicted Rapist is Eliminated in Olympic Beach Volleyball (www.thedailybeast.com)
Non-paywall: 12ft.io/…/crowd-cheers-as-convicted-rapist-is-eli…
Blinken: Overwhelming evidence Venezuela opposition won election (www.bbc.com)
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Alex Jones and his fans are intrigued by Putin offer of sanctuary to conservatives (www.rawstory.com)
Elon Musk’s backing of Donald Trump is hurting Tesla’s struggling EV business in Europe (fortune.com)
Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values' (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin has signed a decree that Russia will welcome foreigners who want to escape Western liberal ideals....
The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports (theintercept.com)
In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury (arstechnica.com)
Chaos in France after Macron refuses to name prime minister from leftwing coalition (www.theguardian.com)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancels pianist’s performance after dedication to journalists killed in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
‘Stop bullshitting me’: Biden said to scold Netanyahu in call on truce-hostage deal (www.timesofisrael.com)
Let us show Putin we have ability to hit targets deep inside Russia, Ukraine urges west (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine wants permission from the west to use long-range Storm Shadow missiles to destroy targets deep inside Russia, believing this could force Moscow into negotiating an end to the fighting....
Gun in hand, the Israeli settler tells the Palestinian: I will kill you (www.thetimes.com)
The girls, aged 14 to 16, have come for settler training to learn how to occupy Palestinian land — breaking international law. “God promised us this land and told us if you don’t take it, bad people will try and take it and you will have a war,” says Emuna Billa, 19, one of the camp supervisors. “Why do we have a war...
Israel Accused of Running “Torture Camps” as Video Emerges of Soldiers Raping Palestinian Prisoner (www.democracynow.org)
The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has published a major new report documenting how the Israeli prison system has become “a network of torture camps,” where physical, psychological and sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners is normalized and routine....
'Embarrassing for Putin': Russian territory is under occupation for the first time since WWII (www.abc.net.au)
Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard takes gold in Olympic breaking final (apnews.com)
Canadian b-boy Phil Wizard (Philip Kim) took gold in the first Olympic men’s breaking tournament Saturday....
Japan says Chinese military violated territorial airspace for first time (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The territorial violation by China is the latest in a series of events amplifying tensions between Beijing and Japan....
Iran: Woman left paraplegic after being shot by police over hijab (www.bbc.com)
A mother of two has been left paraplegic after being shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the country’s strict hijab rules, a source with knowledge of the case has told the BBC....
Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much Russian territory in the last week as Russia has land in Ukraine this year (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia’s Kursk region last Tuesday....
Ryanair boss calls for two-drink limit at airports to tackle disorder (www.bbc.com)
Aeroplane passengers should be restricted to two drinks at airports, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has said....
Ukraine attacks Moscow in one of largest ever drone strikes on Russian capital (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones that were shot down by air defences in what Russian officials called one of the biggest drone strikes on the capital since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022....
Climate scientist says 2/3rds of the world is under an effective 'death sentence' because of global warming (www.themirror.com)
Hamas’s leader is dead, Iran vows revenge: can anything stop all-out war in the Middle East? (www.theguardian.com)
If Iran’s newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, was hoping for a honeymoon period after his inauguration last week, he must be sadly disappointed. Less than 12 hours after Pezeshkian was sworn in, an explosion, reportedly caused by a remotely controlled bomb, shook an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound in...
