The right to disconnect is coming to Australia. What does this mean for you? (theconversation.com)
Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls (www.reuters.com)
A £2M Brexit border post has performed just two checks (www.politico.eu)
*“It would probably be very useful for a basketball competition,” Poole Harbour Commissioners’ chief tells POLITICO. *...
UK is ‘broke and broken,’ new government says as it prepares to tackle shortfall in public finances (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new left-leaning government said Sunday that the nation is “broke and broken,” blaming the situation on its predecessors ahead of a major speech on the state of the public finances that is widely expected to lay the groundwork for higher taxes....
Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims irregularities (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. upgrades military command in Japan, warns of China threats (www.reuters.com)
Bangladesh's battle between democracy and autocracy. (360info.org)
EU diplomats, skeptical on Maduro’s election victory, to meet Tuesday (www.politico.eu)
European diplomats will on Tuesday discuss President Nicolás Maduro’s self-proclaimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential election as leaders around the world decline to recognize his reelection....
Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI (apnews.com)
Three journalists who were sentenced to years in prison after writing about corruption and abuse of power in Morocco were released Monday after receiving pardons from King Mohammed VI....
UK Southport stabbing latest: Two children dead and nine injured in knife attack at dance class (www.bbc.com)
Bangladesh protests: Videos show police violence during protest (www.bbc.com)
Protests erupt in Venezuela as Maduro claims election victory (www.france24.com)
Protests erupted in Venezuela’s capital Monday as the regime deflected charges it had rigged an election win for President Nicolas Maduro that the opposition has disputed and many in the international community have questioned....
French police arrest far-left suspect after rail sabotage (www.dw.com)
France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said far-left extremists may have been behind an attack on the long-distance train network ahead of the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. An arrest has now been made....
Gaza: Israeli Strike on School Kills 30 Palestinians, Injures Over 100 (www.democracynow.org)
Ukraine keeps pounding Russia's Kursk region with drones, Russian officials say (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/24925922...
At least 140 people hurt as Russian train smashes into truck (www.cnbc.com)
At least 140 people were injured in southern Russia on Monday when a train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck on a level crossing, causing eight carriages to derail, Russian Railways said....
Ukraine drones reportedly hit Russian airfield in Arctic (www.politico.eu)
The drones struck a long-range missile carrier at the Olenya base, Ukrainian Pravda reported....
Health Ministry Declares Gaza a 'Polio Epidemic Zone'. (www.commondreams.org)
France: Telecom fiber optic networks sabotaged (www.dw.com)
The acts of sabotage affected several telecommunications operators in six areas of France, police said. Paris is not affected....
U.S. warned Israel against targeting Hezbollah in Beirut after deadly strike (www.axios.com)
Kai McKenzie: Australian loses leg but promises surfing return (www.bbc.com)
Kai McKenzie, was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales (NSW) last Tuesday, when what he describes as “the biggest shark I’ve ever seen” attacked him....
Malaysia applies to join BRICS | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News (www3.nhk.or.jp)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18538532
US high rejections of African student visas “steadily rising” (www.semafor.com)
Ethiopia Shifts to Market Based Forex System to Attract IMF Loan, Currency Drops 30% (www.reuters.com)
ADDIS ABABA, July 29 (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s central bank floated the country’s birr currency on Monday, a move it hopes will secure International Monetary Fund (IMF) support and make progress on a long-delayed debt restructuring....
Syrian Druze Militia: ‘Hezbollah, Iran Declared War Against Druze Community’ (www.jewishpress.com)
In recent months, Iran, along with Hezbollah, has imposed a military siege on the province of as-Suwayda, taking control of all airports and military units surrounding the province. They have begun to exert pressure in various ways and directions on the people of the province, who oppose the Iranian presence in southern Syria....
