‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
While Indigenous nations fight the crown for compensation owed from an agreement signed in 1850, one nation fights a different battle...
U.S. Recognizes Edmundo González as Winner of Venezuela Election [Julie Turkewitz | Published Aug. 1, 2024 | Updated Aug. 2, 2024 | NY Times] (www.nytimes.com)
The United States on Thursday night recognized Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate, Edmundo González, as the winner of the country’s disputed election....
Nigerians struggle to make ends meet amid economic crisis (www.dw.com)
The worst economic crisis in decades in Nigeria has citizens sacrificing to get by. Medicines, food and other basic commodities are priced beyond the reach of many....
Germany joins multinational force monitoring Korean border (www.dw.com)
Germany officially became the 18th member of the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea on Friday....
Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria’s economy. At least 2 killed (apnews.com)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces fired gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria on Thursday as thousands, mostly young people, poured onto the streets to rally against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. At least two people were reported killed....
Brittany Higgins: Australian senator sues alleged rape victim (www.bbc.com)
An Australian senator is suing a former staff member who says she was raped inside Parliament House for defamation, over claims the politician helped cover it up....
Reports Mount of Israel’s Torture & Rape of Palestinians Prisoners (www.democracynow.org)
7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges (theconversation.com)
Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread (apnews.com)
Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines....
The Mexican women aiding migrants on their perilous journey north (www.bbc.com)
Economists See Honduras' Progressive Tax Plan as Model for Other Countries (www.commondreams.org)
Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections – but they look different this time (theconversation.com)
South Korea arrests official over alleged data leak exposing spies, reports (www.reuters.com)
Russian-UK dissident Kara-Murza disappears from jail in latest sign a prisoner swap with West may be close (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-British national jailed on treason charges for 25 years, has been moved from his prison in Siberia and is being sent elsewhere, Russia’s prison service told Reuters.
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule amid escalating conflict (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/26070451...
Chinese warships off Alaska and Cambodia highlight the role of near and far waters in sea power dominance. (theconversation.com)
Rescuers search through mud and debris as deaths rise to 151 in landslides in southern India (apnews.com)
Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said....
Myanmar’s junta terrorised a Rohingya town. Then rebels burned it down. (www.reuters.com)
International Human Rights Commission Condemns ‘Fortress Conservation’ (insideclimatenews.org)
Keir Starmer says Southport rioters will feel ‘full force of the law’ (www.theguardian.com)
Wayanad: Massive landslides kill 123, trap dozens in Kerala (www.bbc.com)
U.S. Pledges $500 Million in New Military Aid to the Philippines, as China Asserts Sea Claims (www.nytimes.com)
Hugo Chávez statues targeted across Venezuela in post-election unrest (apnews.com)
LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro....
Pedro Sánchez ordena querellarse contra Peinado por prevaricación (okdiario.com)
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