‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
Leader of the Venezuelan opposition says she is in hiding and fears for her life (amp.miamiherald.com)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she is in hiding and that she fears for her freedom and for her life, in an op-ed published on Thursday in the Wall Street Journal....
Russia's Gazprom net losses nearly double year on year (kyivindependent.com)
Angela Carini abandons Olympic fight after 46 seconds against Imane Khelif (www.theguardian.com)
When denouncing extortion gets you killed: Mexican business leaders in the crosshairs of organized crime (english.elpais.com)
Julio César Almanza Armas was murdered hours after criticizing the insecurity faced by businesses in Tamaulipas. Weeks earlier, Minerva Pérez Castro was killed for the same reason in Baja California...
Venezuela's Maduro asks for phone call with Lula, says source (www.reuters.com)
BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has requested a phone call with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva amid tensions over a contested election, a Brazilian source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday....
The Paris Olympics may look fair and inclusive on TV. The truth is much darker | Rokhaya Diallo (www.theguardian.com)
this unifying narrative introduced an Olympic and Paralympic Games that in reality are not all that inclusive. (…) To make these Games happen, Paris had to undertake a programme of intense social cleansing....
Berlin train services disrupted, vandalism suspected (www.dw.com)
Rail service between the German capital’s main railway station and the western district of Spandau has been severely disrupted. Authorities believe the fire was deliberatly started....
A Fraught Election Just Reshaped the Next Steps for Deep Sea Mining (www.bloomberg.com)
US recognizes Maduro's opponent as winner in Venezuela election (www.reuters.com)
Venezuelan opposition says headquarters invaded as government alleges coup attempt (www.reuters.com)
opposition movement on Friday said its headquarters had been vandalized amid ongoing tensions over a disputed presidential election, as the country’s foreign minister said the U.S. was at the forefront of what the government calls a coup attempt....
Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave (www.theguardian.com)
Ground temperatures across great swathes of the ice sheets of Antarctica have soared an average of 10C above normal over the past month, in what has been described as a near record heatwave....
Ukraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, officials tell AP (apnews.com)
Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile strikes, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press....
Philippines, Japan militaries hold first joint exercises in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
Israel should apologise and consider compensation over killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, report says [Daniel Hurst | 2 Aug 2024 | The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Australian military chief finds IDF made ‘errors’ before strikes on World Central Kitchen and says families want Israeli apology from ‘appropriate level’...
From sanctuary to survival: Myanmar refugees in India caught amid communal strife (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
Myanmar people seeking shelter in India’s northeastern Manipur state have been scapegoated for local bouts of ethnic conflict, in contrast to the largely warm reception in neighbouring Mizoram state.
At least 30 dead after Typhoon Gaemi cut off towns in China’s Hunan province (www.cnn.com)
Heavy rains and floods from Typhoon Gaemi caused at least 30 deaths and left 35 people missing across eight towns in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday, citing local authorities....
London Stock Exchange denies lowering standards to win Shein IPO (www.theguardian.com)
Costa Rica is prepared to offer asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders, minister says (www.cnbc.com)
Eight Indians killed while fighting against Ukraine in Russian army (euromaidanpress.com)
Woman says police errors have left rape suspect free to stalk her (www.bbc.com)
A woman who says she was raped in 2017 has described the criminal justice system as “absolutely broken” after a series of problems and errors allowed the accused man to allegedly start stalking her....
British prime minister announces policing plan to deal with violence after fatal stabbing of girls (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the “tiny mindless minority” behind unrest that has plagued several cities after a horrific stabbing at a children’s dance class and vowed to put a stop to it as the 17-year-old suspect was named Thursday in part to counter misinformation blamed as one cause of...
Nigerian police may seek army help after violent protests (www.reuters.com)
ABUJA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Nigerian police are on red alert and may seek the help of the military after protests against the cost of living and governance issues turned violent in some cities, the inspector general of police said....
World Bank warns 108 countries risk being stuck in ‘middle-income trap’ (www.theguardian.com)
A murderer goes free: Germany blanches at grim moral calculus (www.reuters.com)
BERLIN, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Relatives of the man murdered by a Russian hitman in a Berlin park have voiced disappointment at the killer’s release, reflecting unease in Germany at the moral equation that secured freedom for 16 political prisoners in Russian and Belarusian jails....