Taiwan doesn’t see conflict as ‘imminent,’ but it’s preparing anyway (www.nbcnews.com)
First Brexit, now Orxit? Politicians on Scotland's Orkney Islands vote to explore more autonomy (www.thederrick.com)
Officials on the Orkney Islands have voted to explore ways of seeking more autonomy or even independence from neglectful U.K. governments...
Grandmother of teen killed in police stop calls for calm, as France sees sixth night of protest | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Australian Teen Locked in Solitary Confinement for 500 Days (www.hrw.org)
21,000 Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine and 'world wants to kill' Putin, Zelensky says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Rare octopus nursery discovered nearly 2 miles below the ocean surface | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Apple has once again become the world's biggest company, with a staggering valuation of $3 trillion - ProfessPost (professpost.com)
Israel approves plan to build over 5,000 new homes in West Bank (www.euronews.com)
The only manned submersible that could reach the missing Titan is owned by Steam's Gabe Newell (wegotthiscovered.com)
Thousands rally in various Serbia towns to protest against lithium excavation deal (apnews.com)
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Israeli airstrike hits girls' school that houses displaced people in central Gaza, killing at least 30 (www.cbsnews.com)
Israeli soldiers accused of sexually abusing Palestinian prisoner (www.msn.com)
Ukraine military intelligence claims role in deadly Wagner ambush in Mali (www.theguardian.com)
Syrian Druze Militia: ‘Hezbollah, Iran Declared War Against Druze Community’ (www.jewishpress.com)
In recent months, Iran, along with Hezbollah, has imposed a military siege on the province of as-Suwayda, taking control of all airports and military units surrounding the province. They have begun to exert pressure in various ways and directions on the people of the province, who oppose the Iranian presence in southern Syria....
Ancient Roman Appian Way becomes Italy’s 60th Unesco world heritage site (www.theguardian.com)
Highway that consolidated Roman empire joins modernist Romanian sculptures as latest sites added to list...
Erdogan open to hosting Assad, Putin as Syria-Turkey channels widen (www.al-monitor.com)
Priti Patel enters race to lead UK opposition Conservative Party (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Former British interior minister Priti Patel launched her bid to become new leader of the opposition Conservative Party on Saturday, making her the fifth candidate seeking to replace the outgoing Rishi Sunak....
Japan’s Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history (apnews.com)
TOKYO (AP) — The UNESCO World Heritage committee on Saturday decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit of its dark history of abusing Korean laborers during World War II....
'Nothing is getting done': Angry mob storms TMON offices over refund policy (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
GPT tldr: Chaos erupted at the offices of the e-commerce platform TMON in Seoul as thousands of angry customers swarmed the building demanding refunds amid the company’s liquidity crisis. With no clear protocol in place, the crowds grew unruly as they tried to register for refunds, with many leaving empty-handed. TMON and its...
Exclusive: Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences (www.reuters.com)
Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones, which fly to their target and detonate on impact, have become a staple of Russian aerial attacks since they began being used in the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion launched in February 2022....
Hijab enforcement to continue despite Pezeshkian’s promises (www.iranintl.com)
2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as the culprit (apnews.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into their memories, when an explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks and killed so many comrades two years ago....
Australian judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Bayer weedkiller causes blood cancer (www.reuters.com)
An Australian judge on Thursday dismissed a class action lawsuit claiming Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller can cause a type of blood cancer, a boost for the company which is grappling with a slew of similar cases in the United States....
Poland Leverages China’s Rail Link in Europe to Rein In Belarus (www.bloomberg.com)
Poland has threatened to choke off a key Chinese rail export route to the European Union in a diplomatic gambit to slow escalating the migration crisis on its eastern border.
Peter Nygard to be sentenced in Toronto for sexual assaults (www.bbc.com)
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, once the head of a lucrative global apparel empire, will be sentenced in a Canadian court this week for sexual assault....
