The US should not normalize Modi’s autocratic and illiberal India at the G20 (www.theguardian.com)
Despite his lip-service to democracy and human rights, Biden keeps embracing autocrats and would-be autocrats
Romania: Consternation at state's response to Russian drone – DW – 09/08/2023 (www.dw.com)
Russia has been bombarding Ukraine's Danube River ports close to the Romanian border since late July. Why did Romania first deny and later confirm that a Russian drone had landed on its territory earlier this week?...
Migrants bundled out of Europe lose court challenge against EU's Frontex (www.bbc.com)
The EU’s top court has dismissed a case against European border agency Frontex, brought by a family of Syrian refugees who were sent out of Greece to Turkey in 2016....
Storms:What Happened on the Viking Sky??#shorts (youtube.com)
Storms:What Happened on the Viking Sky?? Storms are the last thing anyone expects on a cruise vacation. What’s even worse is being stranded in the middle of a violent storm with no control over a massive cruise ship. This nightmare scenario became a reality for the passengers aboard the Viking Sky cruise ship. ✅ If you found...
'Any story could be your last' - India's crackdown on Kashmir press (www.bbc.com)
Drone Hits Russian Town Hosting Major Nuclear Power Plant (www.bloomberg.com)
Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking Israeli athlete’s hand (www.cnn.com)
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast (www.wsj.com)
PAYWALL...
China's Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters....
At least 38 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city, authorities say (apnews.com)
Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces more charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
U.S. trade chief flags concerns over India's license mandate for laptop, tablet imports (www.reuters.com)
Heavy rainfall floods parts of Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)
Bahamas Government Unveils Proposal To Legalize Marijuana For Medical, Religious And Scientific Use - Marijuana Moment (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan now has world's second most displaced persons after Syria (www.hindustantimes.com)
Top US general says Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian main lines of defense in some areas (kyivindependent.com)
‘You must all die’: The military’s war on Sagaing Catholics (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
In Push to Modernize Cairo, Cultural Gems and Green Spaces Razed (www.nytimes.com)
Ancient tombs have been shattered. Gardens have vanished, and with them many of Cairo’s trees....
Institute for the Study of War: Russian Campaign Assessment August 24, 2023 (www.understandingwar.org)
I’ve seen a lot of people wondering how Prigozhin could make such a terrible mistake. I think that ISW has got the right of it in their analysis from today....
Quebec judge gives go-ahead for lawsuit over sterilisation of Indigenous women (www.theguardian.com)
Central Moscow building hit by drone in latest attack on Russian capital (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow airports suspend flights briefly as drone hits site in city centre, with two others brought down across the region
Imran Khan’s Ouster Is a Story of US Power and Propaganda (jacobin.com)
More than 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover, UN says (apnews.com)
More than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday....
Critics of Beijing Face Increasing Impersonation Attacks (newlinesmag.com)
India, Manipur genocide/ civil war: Meitei groups bar entry to 10 Kuki villages that were burnt down (www.thenewsminute.com)
Two months after several Kuki villages were burned down and nine Meitei people were killed in the Saikul subdivision of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district, the villages remain inaccessible for journalists. Amid a storm of claims and counterclaims by Meitei and Kuki groups, reporters are forced to rely on selective leaks from...
