A23a: Colossal iceberg stuck spinning in ocean trap (www.bbc.com)
Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world’s biggest iceberg....
Russia's critics abroad say the Kremlin is intensifying attacks (www.bbc.com)
Two plain-clothed police officers were waiting for Dmitry Gudkov as he arrived at London’s Luton Airport last summer. The Russian opposition politician, who lives in exile in an EU country, was flying to the UK to attend a friend’s birthday....
Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinches first Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions (apnews.com)
Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd that chanted her name at the Paris Games, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation....
US urges citizens to leave Lebanon on 'any available ticket' (www.bbc.com)
Death toll hits 37 after Al-Shabab attacks Mogadishu beach. (www.yahoo.com)
47% of U.K. Millionaires Say They’re More Likely to Leave the Country After the Recent Election: Report (freedomproject.pages.dev)
UK protests: More than 80 arrests made at far-right demonstrations (www.bbc.com)
Berlin: Thousands march in COVID-19 pandemic skeptic protest (www.dw.com)
Several thousand people on Saturday joined a street demonstration and rally in Berlin organized by Germany’s “Lateral Thinking” protest movement....
Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela’s capital Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide....
The Maduro government still shows no signs of surrendering power in Venezuela (www.cbc.ca)
As the deadline expired yesterday for the Maduro government in Venezuela to show detailed poll-by-poll voting records, opposition candidate Edmundo González was recognized as president-elect of Venezuela by the governments of Argentina, the United States and Uruguay. (Peru already recognized him on Tuesday)....
Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia. (www.reuters.com)
Ilya Yashin, imprisoned in 2022 for criticizing Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, said he had not given his consent to deportation and that others in more urgent need of medical care should have gone instead....
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected (apnews.com)
Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires....
As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children (apnews.com)
They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being sick or outliving paychecks or simply growing too old....
Northern Ireland: Violence by racist agitators in Belfast is ‘utterly unacceptable’. (www.amnesty.org.uk)
The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals (www.theguardian.com)
As demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves...
Ukraine claims Russian Rostov-on-Don submarine sunk in Crimea (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s military says it attacked and destroyed a Russian submarine while it was anchored at a port in the occupied Crimean peninsula....
Iran says Hamas leader was killed by short-range projectile (www.bbc.com)
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed with a “short-range projectile” fired from outside his guesthouse in Tehran, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says....
A critical system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as the 2030s, new research suggests (edition.cnn.com)
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Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones (abcnews.go.com)
MEXICO CITY – The Mexican army acknowledged for the first time Friday that some of its soldiers have been killed by bomb-dropping drones operated by drug cartels....
The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports (theintercept.com)
Somalia beach attack kills 32 civilians, police say (www.reuters.com)
US-Israeli soldier posted videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque (www.theguardian.com)
Blinken: Overwhelming evidence Venezuela opposition won election (www.bbc.com)
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US deploys jets and warships as Iran threatens Israel (www.bbc.com)
The US will deploy additional warships and fighter jets to the Middle East to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies, the Pentagon said....
Vietnam: To Lam confirmed as country's top leader (www.dw.com)
To Lam, who already served as Vietnam’s president, has been confirmed as the general secretary of the Communist Party. The former security officer vowed to continue a sweeping crackdown on corruption....
