Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills four as US and Israel hold ‘heated’ ceasefire talks (www.theguardian.com)
Northern Ireland: Violence by racist agitators in Belfast is ‘utterly unacceptable’. (www.amnesty.org.uk)
The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals (www.theguardian.com)
As demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves...
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected (apnews.com)
Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires....
Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say (abcnews.go.com)
Venezuela's Maduro asks for phone call with Lula, says source (www.reuters.com)
BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has requested a phone call with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid tensions over a contested election, a Brazilian source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday....
Berlin train services disrupted, vandalism suspected (www.dw.com)
Rail service between the German capital’s main railway station and the western district of Spandau has been severely disrupted. Authorities believe the fire was deliberatly started....
Venezuelan opposition says headquarters invaded as government alleges coup attempt (www.reuters.com)
opposition movement on Friday said its headquarters had been vandalized amid ongoing tensions over a disputed presidential election, as the country’s foreign minister said the U.S. was at the forefront of what the government calls a coup attempt....
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia call for Venezuela to release full vote tallies (www.reuters.com)
CARACAS/BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia called for Venezuela to release detailed voting tallies on Thursday, amid a dispute over presidential election results that has sparked protests....
US recognizes opposition candidate González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election (apnews.com)
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US Army Soldier Accused of Selling Sensitive Military Information Changes Plea to Guilty (www.military.com)
MNDAA Tells Troops and Allies to Protect Chinese Assets in Myanmar’s Conflict Areas (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/26068463...
Grenada estimates damages from Hurricane Beryl at up to a third of economy (www.reuters.com)
July 30 (Reuters) - Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said on Tuesday that early estimates suggest that losses from deadly Hurricane Beryl, which hit the Caribbean earlier this month, likely total as much as a third of economic output.
How Hungary's Orbán uses control of the media to escape scrutiny and keep the public in the dark (apnews.com)
In the months leading up to elections for the European Parliament, Hungarians were warned that casting a ballot against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would be a vote for all-out war....
ANC expels former South African President Jacob Zuma (www.semafor.com)
Spain begins the process to declare its first marine national park on the island of El Hierro (english.elpais.com)
The government approves a proposal to protect the Mar de las Calmas, an area of extraordinary biodiversity and beautiful underwater landscapes of volcanic origin
Kyiv hails dialogue with Beijing, hints at potential Zelenskiy-Xi meeting (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/38398446
UK Southport stabbing latest: Two children dead and nine injured in knife attack at dance class (www.bbc.com)
Gaza: Israeli Strike on School Kills 30 Palestinians, Injures Over 100 (www.democracynow.org)
Kai McKenzie: Australian loses leg but promises surfing return (www.bbc.com)
Kai McKenzie, was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales (NSW) last Tuesday, when what he describes as “the biggest shark I’ve ever seen” attacked him....
Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian witnessed the Rapid Action Battalion, the elite unit of Bangladesh’s police forces, fire teargas from a helicopter on crowds below and army forces fire at protesters with what appeared to be light machine guns, leaving about 200 people dead and thousands injured. Analysis of footage from protest scenes by Amnesty...
‘Smoking gun’ evidence points to UAE involvement in Sudan civil war (www.theguardian.com)
Passports recovered from battlefields in Sudan suggest the United Arab Emirates is covertly putting boots on the ground in the country’s devastating civil war, according to leaked documents....
Israeli Snipers Firing at 'Anyone Who Is Moving' in Khan Younis (www.commondreams.org)
Brazil's Severe Food Insecurity Drops 85% in 2023: UN (www.miragenews.com)
Curb your snooping, Commission tells EU governments (www.politico.eu)
The EU executive tells member countries national security isn’t a blank check to justify spyware use....
