Kabosu, the Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Meme, Has Died (www.ign.com)
Not sure if this counts as “world news”, but RIP Doge :(...
Switzerland’s Nemo is first nonbinary singer to win Eurovision Song Contest (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Tensions grow as China ramps up global mining for green tech (www.bbc.com)
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China must stop aiding Russia if it seeks good relations with West, NATO says (ptv-news.com.pk)
Over 30 pro-Palestine protesters arrested at Ohio State: what we know (www.nbc4i.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio State University police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested about three dozen people Thursday night for staging a pro-Palestine encampment on campus – carrying out what is likely the highest number of protest-related arrests there since the Vietnam War....
Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work (apnews.com)
Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital’s Tidal Basin....
Iran offers no response to Damascus strike if US secures Gaza ceasefire - report (m.jpost.com)
Iran informed the US that it would refrain from responding to the airstrike in which senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders were killed in Damascus if a ceasefire in Gaza is reached, Jadeh Iran reported on Sunday....
‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli and foreign human rights groups have documented a long history of snipers firing on unarmed Palestinians, including children, in Gaza and the West Bank....
New Zealand to seize black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787 as passengers recount incident (www.reuters.com)
Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine (www.cnn.com)
Russia appears on track to produce nearly three times more artillery munitions than the US and Europe, a key advantage ahead of what is expected to be another Russian offensive in Ukraine later this year....
UN Body Reaffirms That Marijuana Legalization Violates International Treaties, While Addressing Germany Cannabis Reform And U.S. Psychedelics Movement - Marijuana Moment (www.marijuanamoment.net)
Exxon CEO blames public for failure to fix climate change (thehill.com)
Woods argued the “dirty secret” is that customers weren’t willing to pay for the added cost of cleaner fossil fuels....
13 sentenced to death for homosexuality in Yemen (today.lorientlejour.com)
A Houthi-run court in Yemen has sentenced 13 people to public execution on homosexuality charges, a judicial source said Tuesday, as human rights groups decried a rise in abuses by the Iran-backed rebels....
'There are mistakes, it is war': Israeli commander indicates IDF were behind white flag shooting (www.itv.com)
Kerem Shalom crossing: Israeli protesters hold up aid trucks to Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of Israeli protesters have blocked some humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza for a third day.
US assistance to Ukraine has ‘ground to a halt’ amid political infighting, White House says (www.independent.co.uk)
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation (apnews.com)
Belarusian president signs law granting him lifelong immunity from prosecution | Alexander Lukashenko | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
High Court rules same-sex couples eligible to adopt children (m.jpost.com)
Israel’s High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to adopt children....
Israeli strikes kill UN staff, more than 70 of his extended family in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Issam Al Mughrabi, 56, who worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for three decades was killed along with his wife and children in an Israeli air strike on Friday....