Iran and Armenia sign secret $500 million arms deal (www.iranintl.com)
Rushdie attacker charged with supporting militant group Hezbollah (www.bbc.com)
India wants to be China's gateway to the West (www.reuters.com)
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French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening ceremony (apnews.com)
Exclusive: China's Iranian crude imports find new market in northeast (www.reuters.com)
Franco-Swiss Basel-Mulhouse airport evacuated after bomb alert - French police (www.reuters.com)
Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257 (apnews.com)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Search teams were still digging at the site of deadly mudslides in southern Ethiopia on Friday, as the death toll rose to 257, according to the U.N. humanitarian office....
Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022 (apnews.com)
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis....
Greece tests thousands of animals after 'goat plague' outbreak (www.reuters.com)
Typhoon Gaemi sinks freighter off Taiwan, heads to China coast (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan sees flooding and landslides from Typhoon Gaemi, which caused 22 deaths in the Philippines (apnews.com)
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Italy's Meloni to visit China this week with trade, investment agenda (www.reuters.com)
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Leaked UN report: Israeli war has killed 366 UN staff and family members as Netanyahu prepares to address Congress (www.dropsitenews.com)
Israel’s assault on Gaza had killed at least 172 dependents of United Nations staff by the end of June, according to a confidential UN report obtained by Drop Site, in addition to 195 staff members....
Germany moves to protect top court against far right – DW – 07/23/2024 (www.dw.com)
Rai and Geagea to Hezbollah: Instead of waging war, prioritize electing a president (today.lorientlejour.com)
What does an Erdogan-Assad rapprochement mean for Syrian Kurds? (www.rudaw.net)
Ethiopia landslide rescuers pull 229 bodies from mud (www.the-star.co.ke)
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Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report (www.theguardian.com)
Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis (www.bangkokpost.com)
Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)
Choudary convicted of having ‘caretaker role’ in al-Muhajiroun and drumming up support online...
Ethiopia mudslide death toll surpasses 150 (www.dw.com)
Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud....
Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal aimed at Gaza governance (www.aljazeera.com)
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Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling in his country over alleged crimes including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnappings, and murders (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Ukraine's top diplomat to visit China this week to talk peace, Kyiv says (www.reuters.com)
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