COVID still 'very much with us' with 20% of tests positive in Europe, WHO warns (www.euronews.com)
Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says (www.reuters.com)
Pro-Palestine demonstrators accused of antisemitism after protesting outside Fiddler on the Roof (www.independent.co.uk)
The play is not about Israel but instead tells the story of a Jewish man preserving his family’s traditions in a village in imperial Russia at the turn of the 20th century. The performance on Monday went ahead as planned after the protest at the cafe....
Zelenskiy Endorses Bills Extending Ukraine's Martial Law, Mobilization. (www.rferl.org)
[Thai] Court dissolves Move Forward Party [Ban Leaders] (www.bangkokpost.com)
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday disbanded the Move Forward Party (MFP), saying it was guilty of jeopardising the constitutional monarchy and national security, and banned its executives for 10 years....
[Thai] Court dissolves Move Forward Party [Ban Leaders] (www.bangkokpost.com)
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday disbanded the Move Forward Party (MFP), saying it was guilty of jeopardising the constitutional monarchy and national security, and banned its executives for 10 years....
Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance (apnews.com)
Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran....
Olympic marathon swimmers finally allowed in Seine for training. (www.rfi.fr)
Thai court orders dissolution of anti-establishment election winner (www.reuters.com)
BANGKOK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the anti-establishment opposition party Move Forward, ruling its campaign to amend a law that protects the monarchy from criticism risked undermining the democratic system. The disbanding of Move Forward, which won most seats in...
Estonian Journalist Who Worked With Russian Outlets Charged With High Treason. (www.rferl.org)
Putin calls for international scheme promoting 'Russian values' (www.nbcnews.com)
Russia has shown rising animosity toward Western social liberalism, particularly toward legitimizing nontraditional sexual relations and gender identity.
Hezbollah leader says group will respond but keeping Israelis waiting is part of ‘punishment’ (www.cnn.com)
Ukrainian forces launched cross-border attack into Russia, Moscow says (www.euronews.com)
The clashes extended as far as the outskirts of Sudzha, a town of some 5,000 people about 10 kilometres from the border in the Russian region of Kursk....
Lufthansa Suspends Flights To Iran, Citing Security Concerns. (www.rferl.org)
Pakistani national charged with alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump, other public officials: DOJ (abcnews.go.com)
A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump and multiple other public officials, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court....
Thai court dissolves reformist party that won election (www.bbc.com)
A Thai court has ordered the dissolution of the reformist party which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election - but was blocked from forming a government....
Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in U.S. of giving China intel on dissidents (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors said that at the behest of China’s main intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security, Shujun Wang lived a double life for over a decade....
US, China stage concurrent exercises in the South China Sea (www.dw.com)
The Philippines and three Western allies kicked off two days of operations in the South China Sea to uphold “the rules-based order.” China launched its own patrols around the Scarborough Shoal....
British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots (www.politico.eu)
*Musk has spent days beefing with politicians over the far-right unrest sweeping the UK. *...
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont risks arrest with bid to sneak back into Spain (www.politico.eu)
Carles Puigdemont plans to sneak back into Spain — and into the Catalan parliament — even though he risks almost certain arrest....
Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court (apnews.com)
Turkey will file a request with a United Nations court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, a Turkish official said....
Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now (apnews.com)
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Deals signed by Italy and China after PM Meloni's trip | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
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Hindu homes, temples targeted in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster, minority group says (www.reuters.com)
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Cambodia breaks ground on controversial $1.7 billion canal funded by China (www.cnn.com)
Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam....
