British woman and husband found dead after failed Atlantic crossing (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina Economy Posts Best Month Under Milei Despite Austerity (www.bloomberg.com)
Banks, airlines and media outlets hit by global outage linked to Windows PCs (www.theguardian.com)
Canada Names First Woman To Lead Military (www.barrons.com)
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Police search for the truck driver who was filmed whipping migrants near Italian-French border (apnews.com)
Italian border police are looking for a truck driver who is shown on a widely circulated video whipping female migrants after he found them in the back of his truck near the French border, officials said Wednesday....
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha (apnews.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territory....
Hundreds of cases of femicide recorded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover are ‘tip of the iceberg’ (www.theguardian.com)
The 300-plus reported cases of Afghan women being killed by men since the Taliban seized power are just “the tip of the iceberg” when it comes to the true scale of gender-based violence in Afghanistan, according to new data analysis....
The mpox outbreak never ended in Africa. Now a deadlier strain is spreading. (www.vox.com)
The U.S. Fueled Saudi Jets Bombing Yemen. Now the Saudis Won’t Pay Their Gas Bill. (theintercept.com)
THE SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY is reportedly worth more than $1.4 trillion, but for several years, the Pentagon has been chasing the kingdom for $15 million it owes for American assistance during the Saudi war in Yemen. For months, the Defense Department has ducked The Intercept’s questions about Saudi Arabia welching on its debt....
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago (apnews.com)
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet (1.07 meters) tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.”...
US declares controversial Israeli battalion eligible for assistance (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States has announced that Netzah Yehuda, a controversial Israeli battalion notorious among Palestinians for repressive activities in the occupied West Bank, is eligible for US military assistance....
Russia struggles to repel deep Kursk incursion by Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian troops remained in Russia’s western Kursk region on Friday night, as its surprise cross-border offensive into Russia came to the end of a fourth day....
About 400 Million People Worldwide Have Had Long Covid, Researchers Say (www.nytimes.com)
The condition has put significant strain on patients and society — at a global economic cost of about $1 trillion a year, a new report estimates....
Chinese electric vehicles face possible extra EU tariff hit (www.politico.eu)
Chinese electric carmakers raced to get EVs into the bloc ahead of the July 5 deadline when new EU tariffs went into effect, betting they would not face backdated duties....
'No evidence' Venezuela vote hacked, Carter Center election monitor says (www.voanews.com)
Walz has history with China - it's more hawkish than critics claim (www.bbc.com)
German court due to rule on ‘from the river to the sea’ case in test of free speech (www.theguardian.com)
Mac and cheese for life! Philippines’ heartfelt gifts to Carlos Yulo after double Olympic gold (www.theguardian.com)
EU states set to back tariffs on Chinese EVs - says trade chief (www.euronews.com)
Tariffs could come into force in November after a vote in late October....
Blinken told the G7 that Iran and Hezbollah will attack Israel in the next 24 hours. (www.axios.com)
Britain’s Labour Government Says It Inherited a $28 Billion Budget Hole (www.nytimes.com)
Ms. Reeves accused the Conservative Party of making spending commitments on plans such as road repairs and building new hospitals “knowing the money wasn’t there.” Some of those plans would scrapped or reviewed. “Today she will fool absolutely no one with a shameful attempt to lay the ground for tax rises she didn’t...
Kremlin admits Vadim Krasikov is a Russian state assassin (www.theguardian.com)
Spokesperson hints killer exchanged in prisoner swap was linked to Putin’s personal guard...
When denouncing extortion gets you killed: Mexican business leaders in the crosshairs of organized crime (english.elpais.com)
Julio César Almanza Armas was murdered hours after criticizing the insecurity faced by businesses in Tamaulipas. Weeks earlier, Minerva Pérez Castro was killed for the same reason in Baja California...
Face of British army recruitment drive wins payout for racist and sexist abuse (www.theguardian.com)
A former soldier who appeared on recruitment posters for the British army has received a settlement and an apology after taking it to an employment tribunal over the racist and sexist abuse she was subjected to during her career....
Putin Gets Ready to Swap U.S. Captives for Russian Assassin (www.thedailybeast.com)
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