'Sexist' remarks land Italian swim commentators in hot water (www.euronews.com)
Saudi Arabia buys Turkish drones during Erdogan's visit (ghostarchive.org)
RIYADH, July 18 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones, one of several lucrative contracts President Tayyip Erdogan secured for Turkey’s struggling economy as Ankara reaps the benefits of his recent diplomatic push to repair ties with Gulf Arab powers....
EU wants AI Act to be global benchmark, but Asian countries are not convinced (www.scmp.com)
The European Union is lobbying Asian countries to follow its lead on artificial intelligence in adopting new rules for tech firms that include disclosure of copyrighted and AI-generated content, according to senior officials from the EU and Asia....
North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing (www.nytimes.com)
How higher interest rates are boosting inflation (www.abc.net.au)
Are weapons sent to Ukraine ending up in the hands of drug cartels? (www.euronews.com)
US military emails containing sensitive data accidentally misrouted to foreign country for years (www.audacy.com)
Houthi Attack in Yemen’s Taiz Province Kills Mother, Son (themedialine.org)
North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier After Unauthorized Border Crossing (www.nytimes.com)
Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’ (archive.is)
An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine....
12 killed in a suspected rebel attack in the northeast of Congo, a civil society organizations says (abcnews.go.com)
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....
FDA approves AstraZeneca, Sanofi shot that protects infants and toddlers against RSV (ground.news)
Xi wants to make the Great Firewall of China even greater (www.theregister.com)
Over the weekend Chinese president Xi Jinping gave a directive to officials to build a Beijing-supervised “security barrier” around its internet....
Jill Biden heading to Paris next week as US rejoins UNESCO (thehill.com)
First lady Jill Biden will travel to France next week to speak at an event to mark the United States rejoining a United Nations-led education group, the White House said Monday....
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case passes 400 (www.france24.com)
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case passes 400...
HELLO WORLD! (lemmy.world)
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Naples man honors Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg with statue in Sweden (news.yahoo.com)
Raoul Wallenberg...
Spain: polls suggest government change (www.euractiv.com)
Spain is heading to the polls next Sunday to elect a new national parliament, and one of the EU’s most powerful member states may get a new cabinet, as recent polls suggest that the left-of-centre coalition and their regionalist allies may lose seats necessary for the continuation of the incumbent minority government....
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....
DNA database to be used to crack down on dog faeces in French town (www.theguardian.com)
Spanish activists vandalize superyacht in Ibiza believed to belong to billionaire Walmart heiress (localnews8.com)
US gives ‘green light’ to European countries to train Ukrainians on F-16 fighter jets (www.kvoa.com)
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....
Two dead in explosions on Crimea bridge, says Russia - as it blames Ukraine for attack (news.sky.com)
