The ‘tricky balancing act’: Jordan’s dilemma on Israel and Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
How Taiwan Conquered U.S. Politics — and Showed Europe How It’s Done (www.politico.com)
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso junta chiefs 'turn their backs' on West Africa bloc Ecowas (www.bbc.com)
Russian Wrestlers Refuse Olympic Invite to Participate Under Neutral Flag (www.thedailybeast.com)
Israeli attack on UN school used as shelter in Gaza kills at least 16 (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced people in the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Government Media Office said, as Israel continues to pound the besieged coastal territory....
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour (www.theguardian.com)
Mercy craned forward, took a deep breath and loaded another task on her computer. One after another, disturbing images and videos appeared on her screen. As a Meta content moderator working at an outsourced office in Nairobi, Mercy was expected to action one “ticket” every 55 seconds during her 10-hour shift. This particular...
Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde on Paris Olympics team 8 years after child rape (www.google.com)
A week after an alleged coup attempt in Bolivia, confusion and conspiracy theories reign (apnews.com)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A plan to stage a coup against Bolivia’s president was not what Gen. Tomás Peña y Lillo was expecting when he entered the military headquarters in La Paz last Wednesday....
Brazil’s Bolsonaro indicted for alleged money laundering for undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia (apnews.com)
SAO PAULO (AP) — The indictment of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds from Saudi Arabia marked the far-right leader’s second formal accusation, with more potentially in store....
Fierce fighting breaks out as militias launch new attacks against regime in Myanmar’s civil war (apnews.com)
BANGKOK (AP) — New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war....
Man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison (apnews.com)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said....
Afghanistan has been through everything. Now it wants to dust off its postal service and modernize (apnews.com)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In parts of Afghanistan where there are no street names or house numbers, utility companies and their customers have adopted a creative approach for connecting. They use mosques as drop points for bills and cash, a “pay and pray” system....
NATO leaders will vow to pour weapons into Ukraine for another year, but membership is off the table (apnews.com)
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO leaders plan to pledge next week to keep pouring arms and ammunition into Ukraine at current levels for at least another year, hoping to reassure the war-ravaged country of their ongoing support and show Russian President Vladimir Putin that they will not walk away....
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran presidential election (www.theguardian.com)
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Increasingly Isolated US Leans on Anglophone Countries Instead of Policy Changes (truthout.org)
Russia forces adult content creator & hook-up app user to help entrap gay men (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Poop in the Seine, Packed Trains, Convoluted QR Codes -- Is Paris Ready for the Olympics? (www.rollingstone.com)
Ex-president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges (www.theguardian.com)
Nigel Farage, Right-Wing Disrupter, Elected to Parliament for the First Time (www.nytimes.com)
Despite war and sanctions, Russia becomes a high-income economy (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
Despite sanctions by Western countries against Russia due to the Ukraine war, the country has become a high-income economy from an upper-middle income economy. In its latest rankings, the World Bank has promoted the Russian economy to the top income category.
Spain introduces porn passport to stop kids from watching smut (www.politico.eu)
The Spanish government has a plan to prevent kids from watching porn online: Meet the porn passport....
Chinese companies must prevent their arms, drones from being used in Israeli international crimes (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor emphasises that companies, including Autel Robotics—a Chinese electronics and drone manufacturer—must comply with international law. They should take immediate action if they know or reasonably should know that their products are being used for serious violations. Euro-Med specifically urges...
Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaders (www.theguardian.com)
Viktor Orbán, Europe’s most pro-Russian leader, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Friday on a rare trip to Russia that drew strong condemnation from other European leaders....
Time running out for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's advance (www.reuters.com)
In the devastated eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk, time is running out for anyone wanting to leave....