‘Ready to die’: Indonesia Eco-City row grows as eviction deadline looms (www.aljazeera.com)
Torture, rape, killings in Manipur: An Indian state's brutal conflict (www.bbc.com)
Southeast Asia nations hold first joint navy drills near disputed South China Sea (apnews.com)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations began its first joint naval exercise on Tuesday at a time when several member countries are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area....
Analysis: EU, Italy talk tough on migration but action won't be easy (www.reuters.com)
Three years ago, when EU naval mission “Sophia” was shut down after rescuing 45,000 migrants in the central Mediterranean, Italian opposition leader Giorgia Meloni was jubilant. Now, as prime minister, she wants to bring it back....
Ten years after tragedy, tiny Lampedusa at centre of migration crisis again (www.theguardian.com)
More than 11,000 people have landed on the island in recent days – a decade on from when hundreds were killed in a shipwreck...
Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal for breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh, officials say (apnews.com)
India, Russia to widen maritime cooperation (www.reuters.com)
Libya Protests Turn Violent as Flood Survivors Demand Accountability (www.wsj.com)
People gathered to demand government accountability, while others marched up to the house of the mayor and started a fire....
UN warns disease outbreak in Libya's flooded east could spark 'second crisis' (abcnews.go.com)
Officials warned Monday that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create “a second devastating crisis” as adults and children fell ill from contaminated water....
First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route (www.bbc.com)
India expels Canadian diplomat, says concerned about 'anti-India activities' (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5606902...
Libya protesters set fire to mayor’s home in anger over Derna flood deaths (www.theguardian.com)
Former Belarus 'hit squad' member to stand trial in Switzerland (www.bbc.com)
Musk’s Criticizing Tweet on Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Sparks Yet More Outrage (ptv-news.com.pk)
Global polio eradication effort struggles with the end game (www.science.org)
In 1988, a collection of health and nonprofit organizations launched a vaccination program to eradicate polio, and the World Health Organization resolved to accomplish this lofty goal by 2000. More than 20 years later, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has yet to cross the finish line....
Liquidation of Black Sea fleet to force Russia to accelerate its exit from the war (ptv-news.com.pk)
Power-Drunk Junta Tries Selling MIlitary-owned Myanmar Beer at Gunpoint (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5296807...
Father of imprisoned reporter Evan Gershkovich calls on world leaders to urge Russia to free him (apnews.com)
The father of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich called on world leaders meeting at the United Nations next week to stand up for freedom of the press and urge Russia to release him....
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Libya (www.nytimes.com)
What We Know About the Deadly Floods in Libya...
Chinese city hunts for dozens of crocodiles (www.dw.com)
Chinese media reported on Tuesday that more than 70 crocodiles had escaped after deluges in Guangdong province caused a lake at a crocodile farm to overflow....
How Russia drafts migrants to fight in Ukraine (www.dw.com)
Russia needs soldiers, and its authorities are increasingly turning to migrants to fill the military’s ranks. Guest workers from Central Asian countries are often rounded up on the street, taken to recruitment offices and pressured into signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry. This process can involve threats and...
Biology doesn't care about your feelings (www.youtube.com)
Japan foreign minister and business leaders meet Ukrainian leader and vow support for reconstruction (apnews.com)
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday during his visit in Kyiv, promising Tokyo’s backing and agreeing to start negotiations on security cooperation between the two countries....
Morocco survivors seek aid as quake toll of 2,000 seen likely to rise (www.reuters.com)
Survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades struggled to find food and water on Sunday as the search for the missing continued in hard-to-reach villages and the death toll of more than 2,000 seemed likely to rise further....
Polish Senate says use of government spyware is illegal in the country (techcrunch.com)
