Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori (apnews.com)
Manila decries ‘dangerous’ acts by Chinese jets (www.bangkokpost.com)
Arbitrator concludes no fault violation for US swimmer Calista Liu, believes contamination came from sheets and pillows (www.usada.org)
Athletes undercover? Global and U.S. anti-doping agencies clash over tactics (www.reuters.com)
An aid worker’s airport disappearance stirs fear of repression following disputed Venezuela election (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor and award-winning poet was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport that something was wrong with her passport....
Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont makes surprise return to Spain (www.semafor.com)
U.K., U.S. ambassadors to skip Nagasaki peace ceremony (www.asahi.com)
With attention on Gaza, Jewish settlers expand in the West Bank (www.npr.org)
Israeli Nonprofit Finds Systematic Torture of Palestinians in Detention Centers. (www.commondreams.org)
Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches drone attacks on Israel, says more to come (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for Israel’s killing of a top commander last week was yet to come....
Former Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Reportedly Arrives in Tehran (www.kyivpost.com)
Venezuela's top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado (apnews.com)
Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators....
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia's restive Papua region (abcnews.go.com)
Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said....
Palestinian kills two people in stabbing attack in Israel (www.reuters.com)
Al Qaeda affiliate says it has taken two Russians hostage in Niger (www.reuters.com)
Aug 3 (Reuters) - An al Qaeda affiliate in West Africa’s Sahel region has taken two Russian citizens hostage in Niger, according to a video released by the group on Friday....
UK protests: More than 80 arrests made at far-right demonstrations (www.bbc.com)
Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia. (www.reuters.com)
Ilya Yashin, imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said he had not given his consent to deportation and that others in more urgent need of medical care should have gone instead....
‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
A Fraught Election Just Reshaped the Next Steps for Deep Sea Mining (www.bloomberg.com)
London Stock Exchange denies lowering standards to win Shein IPO (www.theguardian.com)
Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says (www.cnbc.com)
Eight Indians killed while fighting against Ukraine in Russian army (euromaidanpress.com)
A murderer goes free: Germany blanches at grim moral calculus (www.reuters.com)
BERLIN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Relatives of the man murdered by a Russian hitman in a Berlin park have voiced disappointment at the killer’s release, reflecting unease in Germany at the moral equation that secured freedom for 16 political prisoners in Russian and Belarusian jails....
Release of Russian hackers believed to be first U.S. prisoner swap of international cybercriminals (www.nbcnews.com)
Bank of England cuts rates from 16-year high, 'careful' on future moves (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a narrow vote in favour from policymakers divided over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently....