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Hungary all-but drops objection to Sweden's Nato bid (euobserver.com)

Russia and Israel both kill children. Shame both, Mr Guterres – JFJFP (jfjfp.com)

"Tipflation" may be causing tipping backlash as more digital prompts ask for tips (www.cbsnews.com)

Surgeons in New Zealand must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operations (www.nzherald.co.nz)

Kremlin decides that goal to ''demilitarise'' Ukraine has largely been achieved (www.pravda.com.ua)

Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs (apnews.com)

BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning....

US told Philippines it made ‘missteps’ in secret anti-vax propaganda effort (www.straitstimes.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18426493

Philippines 'racing against time' after oil tanker capsizes (www.dw.com)

The Philippines Coast Guard is setting up a massive operation to contain an oil spill after the Terra Nova tanker sank in Manila Bay with 1.4 million liters of industrial oil on board....

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts (archive.ph)

A groups that monitors settlements in the West Bank says Israel has budgeted millions of dollars to protect and support the growth of small, unofficial Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied territory...

U.S. Launches Effort to Stop Russia From Arming Houthis With Antiship Missiles (www.wsj.com)

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Fossil fuel extraction compatible with climate action, says COP29 host Azerbaijan (www.politico.eu)

Azerbaijan, the host of this year’s global climate talks, has suggested that continued fossil fuel extraction is compatible with the Paris Agreement....

China: Bridge collapses in sudden floods, killing several (www.dw.com)

At least 11 people died, and 30 people were missing after a bridge collapsed amid torrential rains in northwestern China, state media said on Saturday....

Greece shuts Acropolis and Adriatic Sea hits record-high temperature as extreme heat bakes Europe (www.cnn.com)

Israel’s settlement policies break international law, court finds (www.theguardian.com)

Highly infectious poliovirus found in Gaza sewage samples (www.theguardian.com)

The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions (apnews.com)

Ukraine’s army has pulled out from the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region, an official said Thursday, surrendering another front-line position as Russian forces blast Ukrainian defenses in a relentless onslaught....

Charles Michel tells Viktor Orbán he has ‘no role’ representing the EU on the world stage (www.politico.eu)

European Council president responds to Hungarian PM’s note about his “peace missions.”...

New deal establishes a hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at sea (apnews.com)

Israel Struck Twice in Its Attack on Al-Mawasi, Videos and Photos Show (www.nytimes.com)

Israeli officials said the initial strike, which targeted the Hamas commander Muhammad Deif, hit the compound with at least five precision-guided missiles. The blast near the rescue workers was nearly 100 yards away from the entrance to the compound, suggesting a separate strike....

The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister (abcnews.go.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17994517

Ukraine Is Targeting Crimea, a Critical Base for Russia’s Invasion (www.nytimes.com)

Ukraine, now armed with American-made precision missiles, is for the first time capable of reaching every corner of Crimea — and the missiles are increasingly flying in both directions....

A game of football, a boom, then scattered bodies: video shows moment of Israeli strike on Gaza school (www.theguardian.com)

The scene shows a moment of respite and relative calm in Gaza: a crowd of people watching a football match in a school playground. A player fails to control a long pass from a teammate. The opposing goalkeeper gathers the ball and looks to launch it back up the pitch....

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