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Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.pcgamer.com)

China's property crisis deepens as another huge developer risks default | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

The ‘monumental consequences’ of Ukraine joining the EU (archive.is)

Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland (www.theguardian.com)

About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it would be testing samples from those who were ill to establish the cause of the illness and any common pathogens....

Two migrants dead, 30 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast (www.bbc.com)

At least two people have died and more than 30 are missing after two ships carrying migrants sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN’s migration agency said on Sunday....

Niger: ECOWAS finalizes potential military intervention plan (www.dw.com)

Defense chiefs of the West African regional group, ECOWAS, on Friday, agreed on a plan for intervention in Niger if its coup leaders do not restore constitutional order....

Putin opponent Alexei Navalny braces for new verdict as Kremlin clamps down (www.bbc.com)

Russian state prosecutors have called for a 20-year prison sentence for Navalny in an even more restrictive “special regime colony”. Such prisons are normally reserved for Russia’s most dangerous criminals.

US blacklists two Chinese firms over Uighur forced labour accusations (www.aljazeera.com)

The United States has sanctioned two Chinese firms over their labour practices, accusing the companies of targeting members of persecuted groups in China, including the Uighur Muslim minority....

Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks (www.ctvnews.ca)

Scientists have discovered antibodies that can neutralize virtually all known variants of the COVID-19 virus, potentially preventing future coronavirus outbreaks.

Taiwanese man jailed in China for taking photos of police, freed after 1,400 days (www.bbc.com)

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Ukraine war: Western armour struggles against Russian defences (www.bbc.com)

The general in charge of Ukraine’s stuttering counter-offensive in the south has said Russian defences are making it difficult for military equipment, including Western tanks and armoured vehicles, to move forward....

How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat (www.bbc.com)

Israeli parliament votes in Netanyahu’s controversial supreme court changes (www.theguardian.com)

Israel’s parliament has voted into law a controversial curb on some supreme court powers submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the Knesset speaker has said....

Poland says hub to fix tanks damaged in Ukraine opens (www.reuters.com)

WARSAW, July 22 (Reuters) - Poland said on Saturday that a maintenance hub for tanks damaged in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia had begun operating in its southern city of Gliwice....

Russian businessman loses appeal against UK over detained superyacht (www.reuters.com)

LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A wealthy Russian businessman on Friday lost a legal challenge against Britain over the detention of his $50 million superyacht....

Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained (www.bbc.com)

Russian authorities have detained outspoken pro-war blogger Igor Girkin, a hardline nationalist critic of Russia’s flagging military campaign in Ukraine, also known as Strelkov....

China makes a big bet on electric vehicles with Brazil investment (www.aljazeera.com)

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Stella Li stood in front of a packed stage, banging a brightly decorated drum to a samba-reggae rhythm....

Afghanistan: Women protest closure of beauty salons (www.bbc.com)

Women in Afghanistan have held a rare protest against the Taliban’s decision to shut female beauty parlours and salons....

Heatwave latest: Europe and US and China gripped by extreme temperatures - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

The fatal contradictions of China-bashing (mronline.org)

The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue....

China, Russia to start joint air and sea drill in Sea of Japan (www.reuters.com)

BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) - A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed at “safeguarding the security of strategic waterways”, according to China’s defence ministry....