UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government (www.bbc.com)
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government....
Myanmar Armed Groups Extend Ceasefire at China’s Urging (thediplomat.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25500859...
Our most popular sports—football, basketball, and baseball—don’t revolve around important international competitions, as do soccer and other sports like cricket and rugby (www.city-journal.org)
Our most popular sports—football, basketball, and baseball—don’t revolve around important international competitions, as do soccer and other sports like cricket and rugby...
Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side (www.economist.com)
In the year to mid-June Brazil’s currency, the real, fell against the dollar by 17%, the worst performance of any major currency over this period. The São Paulo stockmarket lost 8% of its value even as other emerging markets rallied.
Mass killer Louis van Schoor tells BBC of police collusion (www.bbc.com)
A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men during apartheid has told the BBC the police sanctioned his violence. Louis van Schoor says others should share the blame for the killings he carried out as a security guard. But in talking to BBC Africa Eye over the past four years, he has also let slip...
Philippines says reached deal with China to avoid disputed shoal clashes (www.aljazeera.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18254443
Bangladesh’s top court cuts job quotas that led to deadly student-led protests (www.theguardian.com)
Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that killed scores (apnews.com)
How Ukrainian scouting culture thrives in the woods of western New York state (www.npr.org)
40 people killed in migrant boat fire off Haiti’s coast (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
Ten coaches of passenger train derail in northern India, TV channels say (www.reuters.com)
South Korea's unemployment up 16.9 percent year-over-year (www.koreaherald.com)
Myanmar's figurehead president suffering severe health problems, adding to uncertainty (www.reuters.com)
Nigeria ramps up food imports, cuts tariffs to calm inflation (www.semafor.com)
Bangladesh Government Imposes Communications Blackout as Violence Against Student Protestors Mounts (www.theguardian.com)
Vietnam"s most powerful leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies (www.bangkokpost.com)
World Court says Israel’s presence in Palestinian territories is illegal (www.aljazeera.com)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is illegal and that it should come to an end “as rapidly as possible”....
Russia prosecutor seeks 18-year sentence for US journalist Evan Gershkovich (www.aljazeera.com)
The 32-year-old correspondent for The Wall Street Journal newspaper is the first Western journalist in Russia to be arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia....
China, Philippines set up hotline to prevent South China Sea clashes (www.defensenews.com)
Oil tankers on fire off Singapore, crew members rescued (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18157401
Yemen's Houthis claim deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, say they have declared Tel Aviv an “unsafe area” following the strike...