Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now (apnews.com)
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Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court (apnews.com)
Turkey will file a request with a United Nations court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, a Turkish official said....
US beach volleyball shut out of medals for first time in Olympic history (www.theguardian.com)
IDF destroys Hamas arms production plant, launchers found in humanitarian areas (www.timesofisrael.com)
Dominican Republic trying to identify the remains of 14 decomposed bodies found on abandoned vessel (apnews.com)
Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic worked Wednesday to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast....
Two held over alleged plan for Islamist attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts (www.theguardian.com)
Main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian, said to have pledged oath of allegiance to Islamic State group ‘in recent weeks’...
Thousands gather in anti-racist protests after warnings of more far-right violence in UK (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskiy Endorses Bills Extending Ukraine's Martial Law, Mobilization. (www.rferl.org)
Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says (www.reuters.com)
London on high alert as far right demonstrations come to the capital (www.nbcnews.com)
Courts ready to sit overnight after violent disorder across UK (news.sky.com)
Polio Outbreak Looms in Gaza Without Cease-Fire: WHO (www.commondreams.org)
US, China stage concurrent exercises in the South China Sea (www.dw.com)
The Philippines and three Western allies kicked off two days of operations in the South China Sea to uphold “the rules-based order.” China launched its own patrols around the Scarborough Shoal....
Artists are attacked in São Paulo during wall painting in support of Palestine (www.brasildefato.com.br)
Artists taking part in the [painting of the lateral part of a building on Consolação Street, São Paulo, suffered what they describe as a “Zionist attack” on Sunday afternoon
Man charged for allegedly assaulting two women at pro-Palestinian march in St. John's (ca.news.yahoo.com)
Thai court orders dissolution of anti-establishment election winner (www.reuters.com)
BANGKOK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward, ruling its campaign to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism risked undermining the democratic system. The disbanding of Move Forward, which won most seats in...
Hezbollah leader says group will respond but keeping Israelis waiting is part of ‘punishment’ (www.cnn.com)
Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in U.S. of giving China intel on dissidents (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors said that at the behest of China’s main intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security, Shujun Wang lived a double life for over a decade....
Olympic marathon swimmers finally allowed in Seine for training. (www.rfi.fr)
German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant (www.theguardian.com)
A Berlin court has convicted a pro-Palestinian activist of condoning a crime for leading a chant of the slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at a rally in the German capital four days after the Hamas attacks on Israel, in what her defence team called a defeat for free speech....
[Thai] Court dissolves Move Forward Party [Ban Leaders] (www.bangkokpost.com)
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday disbanded the Move Forward Party (MFP), saying it was guilty of jeopardising the constitutional monarchy and national security, and banned its executives for 10 years....
Elon Musk brands Starmer 'two-tier Keir' and asks 'is this Britain or Soviet Union?' over Facebook comment arrest video (news.sky.com)
Elon Musk has ramped up his row with the UK as he branded the prime minister “two-tier Keir” and questioned if it was “Britain or the Soviet Union” after a man was apparently arrested over Facebook comments....
[Thai] Court dissolves Move Forward Party [Ban Leaders] (www.bangkokpost.com)
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday disbanded the Move Forward Party (MFP), saying it was guilty of jeopardising the constitutional monarchy and national security, and banned its executives for 10 years....
Pakistani national charged with alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump, other public officials: DOJ (abcnews.go.com)
A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump and multiple other public officials, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court....
Estonian Journalist Who Worked With Russian Outlets Charged With High Treason. (www.rferl.org)
