Bahamas Government Unveils Proposal To Legalize Marijuana For Medical, Religious And Scientific Use - Marijuana Moment (www.marijuanamoment.net)
UN experts challenge Saudi Aramco over climate change (www.digitaljournal.com)
Wanted in Hong Kong, self-exiled activists in Britain decry ‘harassment’ (hongkongfp.com)
Slow rollout of Canada Disability Benefit sparks calls for emergency interim support from Ottawa (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Opposition criticised for using AI-generated deepfake voice of PM in Polish election ad (notesfrompoland.com)
1 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in Copenhagen's Christiania neighborhood, police in Denmark say (abcnews.go.com)
US military aicraft crashes off northern Australia, 20 Marines on board (www.aljazeera.com)
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan now has world's second most displaced persons after Syria (www.hindustantimes.com)
U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants (www.nytimes.com)
Caste matters : Family alleges harassment by teachers after Dalit boy found dead in Rajasthan school (www.thehindu.com)
Family of the boy in Rajasthan says he was harassed by two of his teachers who used casteist slurs against him and that the school principal did not take action even after complaints
UK’s Sunak plans to skip UN General Assembly in September (www.miamiherald.com)
Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election (apnews.com)
Since June, when Mexico’s ruling party, Morena, and the country’s main opposition parties launched their internal proceedings to pick their contenders for the 2024 race, The Associated Press Spanish-language fact-checking team found about 40 fake publications across social media platforms, favoring or discrediting members of...
Attack by Al-Qaida-Allied Group in Syria Kills, Injures Dozens of Troops, Activists Say (www.voanews.com)
A child was sexually abused every two hours in Pakistan this year, NGO says (www.aljazeera.com)
Spain: Women's football team won't play until boss is ousted (www.dw.com)
Russian neo-Nazi group refuses to fight in Ukraine, accusing Kremlin of abandoning its leader (news.yahoo.com)
Brazil high court rules homophobia punishable by prison (www.batimes.com.ar)
Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow was again forced to shut down its major airports after Ukraine drones again targeted Russia's capital (www.businessinsider.com)
Top US general says Ukrainian forces have broken through Russian main lines of defense in some areas (kyivindependent.com)
Bob Barker has died (ssnews.page.link)
Niger junta orders troops on maximum alert in case of attack (www.france24.com)
The junta in Niger has ordered its armed forces to go on highest alert, citing an increased threat of attack, according to an internal document issued by its defence chief on Friday that a security source in the country confirmed was authentic.
UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year (apnews.com)
Islamic State extremists have almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in less than a year, and their al-Qaida-linked rivals are capitalizing on the deadlock and perceived weakness of armed groups that signed a 2015 peace agreement, United Nations experts said in a new report....
France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls (www.bbc.com)
The French government is allocating €200m (£171.6m) to destroy surplus wine and support producers....
‘You must all die’: The military’s war on Sagaing Catholics (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
