Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it (www.npr.org)
US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks (apnews.com)
The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials....
Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire (www.politico.com)
‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US (www.aljazeera.com)
Trump gag order partially lifted in hush money case (abcnews.go.com)
“Until sentence is imposed, all individuals covered by Paragraph (b)” – referring to members of the court staff, the district attorney’s staff and their families – “must continue to perform their lawful duties free from threats, intimidation, harassment, and harm,” Merchan wrote in the ruling....
Veronika Slowikowska worked toward making it as an actor for years. Then she went viral (apnews.com)
When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it....
UK: Government lost £1.4bn on PPE contract with Full Support Healthcare (www.bbc.com)
About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic....
President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue (apnews.com)
UN Condemns Looting and Burning of World Food Program Warehouse by Myanmar Junta in Rakhine (www.irrawaddy.com)
Thailand eyes BRICS membership at October summit, begins OECD application (www.reuters.com)
Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ (www.theguardian.com)
Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...
Iran to designate Canadian army as a terrorist entity (islamabadpost.com.pk)
Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots (www.nature.com)
‘The grey zone’: how IDF views some journalists in Gaza as legitimate targets (www.theguardian.com)
As Israel’s offensive in Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for journalists in recent history, its military has repeatedly said it is not deliberately targeting the media....
Netanyahu backtracks, says he remains committed to US-endorsed ceasefire deal in Gaza (www.salon.com)
India's Prime Minister Modi will visit Russia, the Kremlin says (apnews.com)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Russia, the Kremlin announced Tuesday....
Intense phase of Israel's war with Hamas about to end, Netanyahu says (www.nbcnews.com)
How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital (www.reuters.com)
The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight....
Apple may face a mammoth fine after the EU said it violated competition rules (www.engadget.com)
Russia-Ukraine war live: international court issues warrants for Russian officials over attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets (www.theguardian.com)
The international criminal court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for Russia’s former defence minister and its military chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine....
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia's Dagestan (www.reuters.com)
The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to 20 on Monday after gunmen went on the rampage in coordinated attacks in two of the republic’s most important cities.
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal (apnews.com)
An Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response, top US military leader says (apnews.com)
Exclusive: Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Germany: Annual discrimination report logs 22% rise in cases (www.dw.com)
A government agency combating discrimination in Germany logged a record number of complaints in 2023. Around 40% of them pertained to racism, while roughly a quarter targeted the disabled or chronically ill....
