EU to give Tunisia €1bn to fight trafficking and prop up ailing economy - Von der Leyen to return with Italian and Dutch PMs despite warnings over ‘breakdown’ of democracy under Saied (www.theguardian.com)
'Sexist' remarks land Italian swim commentators in hot water (www.euronews.com)
‘Kidneys of Kolkata’: How urbanisation is killing Indian wetlands (www.aljazeera.com)
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It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden (www.npr.org)
KIRUNA, Sweden — There are a number of sensations you experience as you make the 30-minute descent by pickup truck into the main tunnel of the LKAB iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city. Your skin becomes noticeably drier, your ears pop and it’s hard to shake a feeling of isolation as the truck twists and...
Odesa port infrastructure damaged in Russian air strikes (ghostarchive.org)
KYIV, July 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched missile and drone strikes on southern and eastern Ukraine overnight that damaged infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday....
Thai PM candidate Pita open to managing pace of reform agenda (www.reuters.com)
BANGKOK, July 18 (Reuters) - Thailand’s prime ministerial hopeful said on Tuesday he was willing to manage the pace of his Move Forward party’s ambitious reform drive if he becomes leader, but vowed no retreat from a plan to change a law that forbids insulting the monarchy....
Israeli protesters block highways in 'day of disruption' against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan (abcnews.go.com)
Minnesota mayor faces pressure to resign or meet LGBTQ+ group's demands after his comments on Pride (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
Hundreds of Wagner fighters arrive in Central Africa: Russian security group (www.msn.com)
Several hundred “experienced” Wagner fighters have arrived in the Central African Republic to “ensure security” ahead of the July 30 referendum, a group linked to the Russian paramilitary group said on Sunday....
US, S.Korean Officials Huddle for New Nuclear War Planning Talks (japannews.yomiuri.co.jp)
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday a new nuclear consultative group between South Korea and the United States would be a “starting point” to build a strong and effective deterrence against North Korea....
Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Family Members In Somalia: Mayor (www.barrons.com)
12 killed in a suspected rebel attack in the northeast of Congo, a civil society organizations says (abcnews.go.com)
Houthi Attack in Yemen’s Taiz Province Kills Mother, Son (themedialine.org)
Biden Invites Netanyahu To Meet In US During Phone Call Monday (themessenger.com)
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Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali (ground.news)
Tory MPs condemn delay to ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices (www.theguardian.com)
Senior Conservative MPs have accused the government of a “moral failing” for delaying the long-promised ban on conversion practices that they say damage the lives of LGBT+ people....
Nigeria's so-called tax collectors: Menacing and mafia-like (www.bbc.com)
The 34-year-old’s job is to collect “taxes” for what he calls the “community” from taxis and 18-seater buses that operate in that part of the city....
US gives ‘green light’ to European countries to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets (www.kvoa.com)
Venezuela: Chavista Groups Deliver Writ to Demand Salary Measures (venezuelanalysis.com)
Caracas, July 15, 2023 (venezuelanalysis.com) – A coalition of grassroots collectives held a demonstration on Friday in Caracas in defense of labor rights....
7.2 magnitude earthquake triggers brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska (apnews.com)
‘The United States Geological Survey wrote in a social media post that the earthquake occurred 106 kilometers (65.8 miles) south of Sand Point, Alaska, at 10:48 p.m. Saturday. The quake initially was reported as 7.4 magnitude but downgraded to 7.2 soon after.’
China's economy grew a lower than expected 6.3% in the second quarter, as post-COVID recovery slowed (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
New Zealand prime minister says Pacific region more contested, less secure (www.reuters.com)
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday, “China’s rise and how it seeks to exert that influence is also a major driver of the increasing strategic competition, particularly in our wider home region, the Indo-Pacific,” Hipkins said in a speech to the China Business Summit....
China, Solomon Islands sign policing pact in upgrade of ties (www.reuters.com)
China and the Solomon Islands on Monday signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, four years after the Pacific nation switched ties from Taiwan to China....
The attempted coup in Nicaragua in 2018: Why support for it collapsed (mronline.org)
After more than a month of conflict, most Nicaraguans hoped that a “national dialogue” set up by the Catholic church would lead to peace, but in fact it led to renewed violence. During the hiatus before the dialogue began, and with the police now confined to their police stations on Daniel Ortega’s orders, roadblocks were...
Yellen 'eager' to work with China on debt, other global challenges (www.reuters.com)
GANDHINAGAR, India, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager” to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries, and that multilateral development banks needed reforms before capital increases could be considered....
