Russian Dam Bursts Washing Away Railroad - Economy To Lose "Billions" - - (ptv-news.com.pk)
Is Ismail Haniyeh's assassination a setback for Israel-Hamas peace talks? (www.firstpost.com)
The death of Haniyeh, a significant figure in Hamas’s political and diplomatic structure, has raised serious questions about the future of ongoing ceasefire negotiations. American officials had recently indicated that these talks, mediated by Qatar, the United States, and Egypt, were close to yielding a temporary ceasefire and...
Moon cave discovered that could one day house humans (www.bbc.com)
Scientists have for the first time discovered a cave on the Moon....
The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found. (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143130
Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen? (www.politico.eu)
French parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) projected to win first round, beating the leftist NPF alliance and Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble (www.dw.com)
Death toll tops 1,000 after Haj marked by extreme heat (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Ukraine says it struck one of Russia's most advanced warplanes (apnews.com)
Ukraine on Sunday said its forces hit an ultra-modern Russian warplane stationed on an air base nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines, after its Western allies allowed Kyiv to use their weapons for limited strikes inside Russia....
‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history (www.theguardian.com)
Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
Hamas fighting force reduced by half - US officials...
Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies (townflex.com)
Richard "Rick" Slayman: Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies, his death came just two weeks after his surgery. latest news on townflex
Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail (www.theguardian.com)
Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison...
Climate change blamed for worst wine harvest in 62 years (www.euronews.com)
A new report shows where has wine production dried up the most in Europe....
Iran Might Receive Its First Su-35 Flanker Fighters From Russia Next Week (www.forbes.com)
One of the World’s Richest Women [Truong My La Lan] Sentenced to Execution (www.thedailybeast.com)
Biden backs Schumer after senator calls for new elections in Israel (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel, the latest sign that the U.S. relationship with its closest Middle East ally is careening toward fracture over the war in Gaza....
Israeli forces kill 20 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza health ministry says (www.theguardian.com)
The latest incident came hours after eight people were killed in an airstrike on an aid distribution centre at al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, health officials said.
Unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to Colorado ballot (www.npr.org)
Cuba for the first time asks UN for urgent aid to provide milk for children (english.elpais.com)
Ukraine-born Miss Japan winner relinquishes crown following affair (www.bbc.com)
The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man....
Families of hostages storm Knesset meeting after Netanyahu rejects Hamas offer (www.theguardian.com)
Family members of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip have stormed a parliamentary meeting in Jerusalem to demand that Israel’s government does more to return their loved ones, as fighting in Khan Younis reached unprecedented levels....
Open secret at climate talks: The top temperature goal is mostly gone (www.politico.com)
Leading scientists worldwide delivered a striking dose of reality to the United Nations on Sunday: it’s “becoming inevitable” that countries will miss the ambitious target they set eight years ago for limiting the warming of the Earth....
EU condemns Hamas for using 'hospitals as human shields', urges Israeli restraint (www.reuters.com)
China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans (www.theguardian.com)
Country, estimated to be owed up to $1.5trn, is increasing penalties for late payments and cutting back on infrastructure projects...
Billionaire politicians have become 'shockingly common' around the world, new study finds (www.cnbc.com)
More than 11% of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires have run for election or become politicians, according to a study highlighting the growing power and influence of the super-wealthy....
