Reform UK activist filmed making racist comments about Rishi Sunak (www.theguardian.com)
New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' (www.bbc.com)
A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is “incredibly worrying”, say health officials monitoring its spread....
‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right (www.theguardian.com)
Pentagon removes Gaza pier again, no clear date on reinstallation (thehill.com)
UK Doctor: 'Media actively obscuring Gaza reality' (zeteo.com)
Smith, who has been to the enclave twice since the war began, most recently worked in Rafah and central Gaza for two months, including at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah and Al-Awada Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp. “It was carnage,” he says. They were “the most horrific scenes that I have ever seen as an...
Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander (www.cbc.ca)
China’s Financial Elite Face $400,000 Pay Caps, Bonus Clawbacks (www.bloomberg.com)
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Sudan's raging civil war could see 2 million starve to death. Aid agency says "the world is not watching" (www.cbsnews.com)
An aid agency issued a"crisis alert" Tuesday over war-torn Sudan, calling out the international community for its failure to address the civil war that has raged there for over a year....
Nine killed in Seoul after car hits pedestrians (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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West Bank: More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep (www.bbc.com)
Two more Palestinian men, injured during a military operation in the occupied West Bank last week, have told the BBC that Israeli soldiers forced them on to the bonnet of an army jeep and drove them – sometimes at speed – along village roads....
ICC decision on Netanyahu arrest warrant may be delayed by UK (www.theguardian.com)
Reward for fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ raised to $5m (www.bbc.co.uk)
A reward for information leading to the arrest of Ruja Ignatova, known as the Missing Cryptoqueen, has been increased by US authorities to $5m (£4m)....
Far right seizes France’s conservative heartlands (www.politico.eu)
Growing grievances over a rural-urban divide help Marine Le Pen’s National Rally make inroads....
Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down (abcnews.go.com)
Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race (www.nytimes.com)
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Turkey: Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds and LGBTQI+ (ifex.org)
62 Democrats Join 207 Republicans to Conceal Gaza Death Toll (theintercept.com)
Former heads of Bolivia’s army and navy arrested over failed coup (www.theguardian.com)
Italian animation company agrees to $538,000 penalty for ‘apparent violations’ of US sanctions on North Korea (edition.cnn.com)
The Tribune exclusive: Eyeing stronger ties, PM Modi to visit Moscow on July 8 (archive.ph)
German Far-Right Leader Sees Le Pen Victory in France as a Model (www.bloomberg.com)
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At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
Bolivia: coup attempt collapses, top general arrested (countervortex.org)
