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Rai and Geagea to Hezbollah: Instead of waging war, prioritize electing a president (today.lorientlejour.com)

What does an Erdogan-Assad rapprochement mean for Syrian Kurds? (www.rudaw.net)

Ethiopia landslide rescuers pull 229 bodies from mud (www.the-star.co.ke)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18344012

Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report (www.theguardian.com)

Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis (www.bangkokpost.com)

Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)

Choudary convicted of having ‘caretaker role’ in al-Muhajiroun and drumming up support online...

Ethiopia mudslide death toll surpasses 150 (www.dw.com)

Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud....

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal aimed at Gaza governance (www.aljazeera.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18305491

Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling in his country over alleged crimes including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnappings, and murders (www.channelnewsasia.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/1043717...

Ukraine's top diplomat to visit China this week to talk peace, Kyiv says (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18298915

Nigeria’s $220 million fine against Meta previews a clash over market power (www.semafor.com)

UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government (www.bbc.com)

A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government....

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Myanmar Armed Groups Extend Ceasefire at China’s Urging (thediplomat.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25500859...

Our most popular sports—football, basketball, and baseball—don’t revolve around important international competitions, as do soccer and other sports like cricket and rugby (www.city-journal.org)

Our most popular sports—football, basketball, and baseball—don’t revolve around important international competitions, as do soccer and other sports like cricket and rugby...

going to the shops back in a bit

I can’t imagine anyone gives a shit but apparently this is the thing around here now

Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side (www.economist.com)

In the year to mid-June Brazil’s currency, the real, fell against the dollar by 17%, the worst performance of any major currency over this period. The São Paulo stockmarket lost 8% of its value even as other emerging markets rallied.

Mass killer Louis van Schoor tells BBC of police collusion (www.bbc.com)

A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men during apartheid has told the BBC the police sanctioned his violence. Louis van Schoor says others should share the blame for the killings he carried out as a security guard. But in talking to BBC Africa Eye over the past four years, he has also let slip...

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