Israeli Troops kill 3 Palestinian gunmen en route to carry out attack near Jenin (www.timesofisrael.com)
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni sues Placebo singer Brian Molko for calling her 'fascist, racist' (www.euronews.com)
Italy has one of the highest rates of libel suits against the media in Europe, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni is proving journalist associations right.
Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland (www.theguardian.com)
About 2,000 people participated in the events last weekend, which included a swim off Sunderland’s blue flag Roker beach. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it would be testing samples from those who were ill to establish the cause of the illness and any common pathogens....
Greece Welcomes R&I Rating Upgrade to Investment Grade (news.gtp.gr)
Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross (www.bbc.com)
With their large, padded feet, elephants can be remarkably quiet. It’s our third evening of waiting to see these giants cross a dust road. Our guide, Mojita, assures us they’re very close. “They’re collecting just there, in the bush,” he whispers....
Japan marks 78th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing (www.dw.com)
Japan on Sunday commemorated the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in the final phase of World War II....
Photos: Slovenia suffers its worst-ever floods (www.aljazeera.com)
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A deadline has arrived for Niger's junta to reinstate the president. Residents brace for what's next (apnews.com)
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The deadline has arrived Sunday for Niger’s military junta to reinstate the country’s ousted president, but the West Africa regional bloc that has threatened a military intervention faces prominent appeals to pursue more peaceful means....
Pope Francis wraps up Portugal visit with huge open-air Mass (www.dw.com)
Pope Francis on Sunday told an estimated 1.5 million mostly-young crowd at an open-air Mass near Lisbon, Portugal, to follow their dreams and not be afraid of failure....
Pakistan train derailment kills more than a dozen (www.dw.com)
At least 15 people were killed and dozens others injured when a train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, officials said....
Two migrants dead, 30 missing after shipwrecks off Italian coast (www.bbc.com)
At least two people have died and more than 30 are missing after two ships carrying migrants sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN’s migration agency said on Sunday....
Brazilian Police Rescue Nigerians from Cargo Ship’s Rudder (youtu.be)
South Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early (www.npr.org)
Japanese life expectancy falls in 2022 for 2nd straight year (english.kyodonews.net)
Philippines says China fired water cannon at boats - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Paris 2024 test event cancelled over pollution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Internet Shutdown Means Manipur Is Burning in the Dark (www.wired.co.uk)
Russia officials say Ukraine hit Donetsk university with cluster shells (www.reuters.com)
This content was produced in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations
Chinese embassy slams Moscow over Russian border incident (www.politico.eu)
Such criticism is unusual, as Beijing is one of Russia’s top allies and has not condemned the all-out invasion of Ukraine.
Zelenskiy condemns attack on blood transfusion centre as ‘war crime’ (www.theguardian.com)
Virus-carrying tropical mosquitos found in Finland as climate heats (www.theguardian.com)
Muslims in India’s Gurugram fear more violence (www.aljazeera.com)
Protesters demand answers on third anniversary of Beirut port explosion | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Internet Blackout Takes Out Power, Payment Systems in Senegal (www.bloomberg.com)
Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports (english.elpais.com)
