NBER Working Paper: Child Penalties Around The World (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s TB-2 Drones Are Back In Action. That’s An Ominous Sign For Russia. (www.forbes.com)
Months after virtually disappearing from Ukraine’s skies, the Ukrainian armed forces’ Bayraktar TB-2 drones are back in action....
India, Manipur genocide : Is Manipur the Most Recent Hindutva Experiment? (www.newsclick.in)
Right-wing politics has been using this tactic since its inception -- create a sense of insecurity among the majority community that they are falling in numbers, losing out their resources to ‘encroachers’, and are in direct attack from the ‘violent’ minority.
Colombian government and rebels agree on ceasefire (www.dw.com)
New Delhi got a makeover for the G20 summit. The city's poor say they were simply erased (apnews.com)
The racism scandals rocking Finland: The executive of the Nordic country is trying to overcome the crisis caused by the xenophobic comments made by several ministers in the past (english.elpais.com)
Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar (www.reuters.com)
Independent panel finds no evidence of arms loaded on to Lady R from South Africa, says President Ramaphosa (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
China sending premier to G20 summit in India, Beijing confirms | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Poland cuts tax for first-time homebuyers and raises it for those buying multiple properties (notesfrompoland.com)
South Korea's Yoon will call for strong response to North's nuclear weapons at ASEAN and G20 summits (abcnews.go.com)
ASEAN security summit in US will include Myanmar junta officials (myanmar-now.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4614103...
Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan, unleashing rain and fierce winds (www.aljazeera.com)
Typhoon Haikui has made landfall in eastern Taiwan, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping up fierce winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness....
Russian Anti-War Activist Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Internet Posts (www.rferl.org)
A court in the Russian city of St. Petersburg sentenced anti-war activist Olga Smirnova to six years in prison on August 30 on a charge of spreading fake news about the armed forces. Smirnova was also banned from administering websites for three years. Prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence....
N Korea stages ‘tactical nuclear attack drill’ in warning to enemies (www.aljazeera.com)
North Korea has announced that it conducted a simulated “tactical nuclear attack” drill with two long-range missiles equipped with mock atomic warheads....
Demolitions as Tools of 'Collective Punishment': Examining Instances in India and Israel (thewire.in)
When a house is demolished due to the illegal activities of one of its inhabitants, all the other residents bear the repercussions of those actions. This practice is referred to as 'collective punishment'.
Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin (www.bbc.co.uk)
Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. (www.vox.com)
Old article updated with peer review today.
Ukraine says it has manufactured and fired a long-range missile (www.washingtonpost.com)
Ukrainian officials say their military is now using a long-range missile that was designed and manufactured domestically and can reach targets inside Russia
10-Year-Old Ukrainian Boy Thrown Off Bridge in Germany for Not Speaking Russian (www.thedailybeast.com)
Netanyahu looks to deport Eritreans after hundreds of refugees, police officers injured in Tel Aviv riot (m.jpost.com)
Ukraine says it has identified a Russian commander accused of Bucha atrocities (www.cnn.com)
