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...
Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured (apnews.com)
Police in northeastern Bangladesh used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who would oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January, police and activists said Sunday....
Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife (english.elpais.com)
From a different source in Spanish, updated yesterday: eldiario.es/…/tenerife-no-descansa-espera-lluvia-…...
China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Russia and India Are Racing to Put Landers on the Moon (www.wired.com)
Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and the other wanes.
Moscow briefly shuts all major airports after alleged drone attack (www.cnn.com)
Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday morning following an alleged drone strike on the capital city, its civil aviation authority said.
Ex-medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam takes job with Covid vaccine giant Moderna. Move may spark fresh questions over ‘revolving door’ between government and business. (www.independent.co.uk)
Former high-level FBI official pleads guilty in connection to scheme working for sanctioned Russian oligarch (edition.cnn.com)
Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India (www.bbc.com)
Kenya launches inquiry into claims of abuse by British soldiers at training unit (www.theguardian.com)
The Kenyan government has launched an inquiry into allegations of abuse by the British army, which MPs say could have implications for the future role of UK troops in the country....
Indian Minister of Home Affairs blames Manipur violence on Myanmar refugees (www.mizzima.com)
Western Australia to scrap 2021 Aboriginal heritage protection laws (www.reuters.com)
Bear escapes from crate in plane’s cargo hold at Dubai airport (www.theguardian.com)
Families in Turkey's quake cities battle dust and rubble six months on (www.bbc.com)
Hulya Yesiloglu gazes just beyond her temporary tent city towards a cemetery and says she often wonders if she would have been better off ending up there rather than surviving Turkey’s twin earthquakes....
UK hiring falls at fastest pace in over three years, wage growth slows (www.reuters.com)
A deadline has arrived for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Residents brace for what's next (apnews.com)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The deadline has arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means....
South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early (www.npr.org)
Paris 2024 test event cancelled over pollution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Protesters demand answers on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Europe is becoming a US 'vassal', leading think tank warns (www.brusselstimes.com)
ECFR: with possible exception of France, whole of Europe “has almost completely renounced the idea of greater strategic autonomy.” “We are so vassalised that we can’t even admit to it. If we did, then people might figure it out and that would be terrible.”
Lithuania declares more than 1,000 Belarusians and Russians to be national security risks (abcnews.go.com)
Iran's oil shipments to China triple in 3 years despite sanctions (www.al-monitor.com)
In March, China brokered the agreement that resumed diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. China has been Iran’s top trading partner for 10 straight years.
Australia’s prime minister stands firm against the US on WikiLeaks founder’s prosecution (apnews.com)
Blinkered Blinken. USA Land of the free, my bollax
Winter heat wave in Chile offers 'window' to warmer world • FRANCE 24 English (youtube.com)
A winter heat wave bringing historically high temperatures to Chile is a “window” to an increasingly warm future, according to scientists....