Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died (apnews.com)
Yemeni women become mobile phone technicians to curb sextortion (english.elpais.com)
Devices containing private images can become a sexist weapon in this Middle Eastern country. When a phone breaks, the user can go years without fixing it, for fear of suffering blackmail...
Scoop: U.S. expected to sanction IDF unit for human rights violations in West Bank (www.axios.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to within days announce sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces “Netzah Yehuda” battalion for human rights violations in the occupied West Bank, three U.S. sources with knowledge of the issue told Axios....
West Bank: Israel investigates after volunteer paramedic killed (www.bbc.com)
The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRCS) said Mohammed Awad Allan, 50, was shot while treating people who had been injured by Israeli settlers....
G7 gives Iran sharp warning not to send ballistic missiles to Russia (www.politico.eu)
‘We are prepared to respond in a swift and coordinated manner’ if Tehran sends missiles to Moscow, G7 ministers say....
Jordan van den Berg: The 'Robin Hood' TikToker taking on Australian landlords (www.bbc.com)
Three years ago, lawyer Jordan van den Berg was an obscure TikTok creator who made videos that mocked real estate agents....
Gaza's Carnage Through the Eyes of Palestinian Photojournalists (NSFW) (www.rollingstone.com)
Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters in Rio (www.reuters.com)
Thousands protest in Canary Islands over 'unsustainable' mass tourism (www.euronews.com)
Protestors are calling for a freeze on tourists, arguing that the current model has made life unaffordable and environmentally unsustainable for residents....
In Myanmar, young people are fleeing the country or hastily arranging shotgun weddings to avoid conscription - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)
Lawsuit Links Wild UAE-Financed Smear Campaign to George Washington University (theintercept.com)
Hafez would seem like an unlikely target for a smear campaign. A well-respected academic researcher in Austria, his work focused on documenting and combating anti-Muslim racism in Europe. He was a co-author of the European Islamophobia Report, a scholarly annual analysis of anti-Muslim discrimination on the continent, and was...
Iran Might Receive Its First Su-35 Flanker Fighters From Russia Next Week (www.forbes.com)
Netanyahu Condemns Reported US Plan to Blacklist Military Unit (www.bloomberg.com)
‘Yes, I Did It’: Politician Confesses to Murdering Wife on Social Media (www.thedailybeast.com)
Tory MP from slave-owning family set to gain £3m from sale of former plantation (www.theguardian.com)
The Conservative MP under fire for his ancestors’ role in Caribbean slavery is in line for a multimillion-pound payout from the Barbados government....
Chad’s government threatens to kick out US troops as Russia expands influence in Africa (www.cnn.com)
The US risks losing its military presence in another African country as the government of Chad sent a letter threatening to end a critical security agreement, according to four US sources, a move that threatens to cede more US influence in the region to Russia....
US citizen who fought with pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine reported dead (www.theguardian.com)
Russell Bentley, 64, reported killed in Moscow-occupied Donetsk by Russian state media and confirmed by his battalion...
Israel (fucking jews) most feared dream (lemmynsfw.com)
House Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan (www.nytimes.com)
The House voted resoundingly on Saturday to approve $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Speaker Mike Johnson put his job on the line to advance the long-stalled aid package by marshaling support from mainstream Republicans and Democrats....
Land of the dinosaurs: baseline of sexism overshadows tennis in Madrid (www.theguardian.com)
When the female tennis players head back to Spain’s capital for the Madrid Open this week, they may be forgiven for letting out a collective groan. A quick glance at the tournament’s history shows a litany of gaffes, accusations of inequality and a full-blown sexism row just last year. Not exactly a highlight of the...
Haiti: UN says deaths rising sharply as gangs vie for power (www.dw.com)
A quarterly UN report on the situation in Haiti has logged a 50% increase in deaths in the country. Long plagued by gangs, several of them recently allied to target the unelected government and police more directly....
Gen Z workers in China are picking 'gross outfits' over corporate glam because they don't get paid enough to look fly (www.businessinsider.com)
Mexico's president is getting a little sloppy in the rush to finish projects before his term ends (apnews.com)
Mexico’s president is in a rush to finish the big legislative and building projects he promised before his term ends in September, and experts say officials are getting a bit sloppy amid all the haste....
Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city (apnews.com)
The order to kill came from inside a federal prison near Argentina’s capital. Unwitting authorities patched a call from drug traffickers tied to one of the country’s most notorious gangs to collaborators on the outside. Hiring a 15-year-old hit man, they sealed the fate of a young father they didn’t even know....
Iranian foreign minister says it will not escalate conflict and mocks Israeli weapons as ‘toys that our children play with’ (www.nbcnews.com)
In an interview with NBC News, Hossein Amirabdollahian refused to acknowledge that Israel was behind the recent attack on his country....
