Pride festival criticized for "throw a milkshake at Nigel Farage" game (www.lgbtqnation.com)
‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage (www.nytimes.com)
Wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months, Canadian official says (apnews.com)
JASPER, Alberta (AP) — A wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now, a Parks Canada official said Saturday....
Trump calls Harris remarks on Gaza war ‘disrespectful’ as he meets Netanyahu (www.theguardian.com)
Hungary’s nationalist leader warns of EU's demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech (apnews.com)
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday that the European Union was sliding toward oblivion in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented “world order” while throwing his support for Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential bid....
S. Korea demands meeting with IOC chief over opening ceremony gaffe (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
Rebels With a Cause: Myanmar’s Resistance Adds an Unlikely Revenue Stream (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25827110...
Rebel coalition in Mali claims to have killed dozens of soldiers and Russian Wagner mercenaries (apnews.com)
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A coalition of armed groups in Mali’s predominantly Tuareg north claimed Saturday that it killed dozens of government soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group in a battle near the border with Algeria....
Tricked into conversion therapy in Russia for being trans (www.bbc.com)
On a remote farm in Siberia, a man handed Ada a knife. In front of them was a pig....
Investigators search Gaza for cases of polio after the virus turns up in wastewater (www.npr.org)
Japan’s Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history (apnews.com)
TOKYO (AP) — The UNESCO World Heritage committee on Saturday decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit of its dark history of abusing Korean laborers during World War II....
Thousands join Tommy Robinson march in London (www.bbc.co.uk)
‘Cliff edge’ deadline for UK digital visas still leaves 4m at risk of losing rights | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 (apnews.com)
Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire....
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock (www.nasa.gov)
“Cheyava Falls is the most puzzling, complex, and potentially important rock yet investigated by Perseverance,” said Ken Farley,Perseverance project scientist of Caltech in Pasadena. “On the one hand, we have our first compelling detection of organic material, distinctive colorful spots indicative of chemical reactions...
Mayor Adams, Sanitation Commissioner Tisch Unveil First-Ever Official NYC Bin for Trash Pick up (www.nyc.gov)
Later that month, DSNY published its “#Future of Trash” report, the first meaningful attempt to study containerization models in New York City, and the playbook to get it done.
Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity (www.dw.com)
Indian students are the top recipients of a prestigious EU scholarship program, which is celebrating its 20th year. Europe and India are seeking new ways to cooperate on academics and research.
'Nothing is getting done': Angry mob storms TMON offices over refund policy (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
GPT tldr: Chaos erupted at the offices of the e-commerce platform TMON in Seoul as thousands of angry customers swarmed the building demanding refunds amid the company’s liquidity crisis. With no clear protocol in place, the crowds grew unruly as they tried to register for refunds, with many leaving empty-handed. TMON and its...
Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (www.theguardian.com)
IOC apologises to South Korea over Olympics ceremony gaffe (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18463950
‘Coordinated arson attack’ brings French trains to a halt hours before Olympics opening ceremony (www.politico.eu)
Fires on French railway tracks have delayed journeys for 800,000 travelers in what the transport minister described as “coordinated attacks of malicious intent.”...
‘Blood minerals’: EU accused of fueling conflict with Rwanda deal (www.politico.eu)
Facing criticism it is stoking a humanitarian crisis, Brussels seeks to clarify the aims behind its minerals pact with Kigali....
Australia's Wong urges Myanmar generals to take a different path and end conflict (www.reuters.com)
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks at the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos
A Russian Navy research vessel is suspected of violating Finnish territorial waters (apnews.com)
A Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish defense ministry said on Friday....
Australia signs $1.4 bln deal to upgrade navy submarines (www.reuters.com)
SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) - Australia said on Saturday it had signed a A$2.2 billion ($1.4 billion) four-year contract with state-owned submarine builder ASC to upgrade the navy’s Collins class submarines....