Ghana abolishes death penalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabian F-15SA fighter jet crashes during exercise, killing crew aboard (news.yahoo.com)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi F-15SA fighter jet crashed during a training exercise Wednesday, killing the crew on board, the kingdom said....
Typhoon Doksuri shuts businesses, grounds flights in Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
TAIPEI, July 27 (Reuters) - Southern Taiwan on Thursday shut businesses and schools while airlines cancelled hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides and floods as Typhoon Doksuri churned past the island en route to China where it will make landfall later this week....
North Korea's Kim shows off banned missiles to Russian minister (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported, giving him a tour of a defence expo featuring Pyongyang’s banned ballistic missiles as both sides pledged to boost ties....
Ecuador prison riot leaves 31 dead as gangs war in packed facility (www.cbsnews.com)
Guayaquil, Ecuador — Some 2,700 soldiers on Tuesday stormed a prison in Ecuador, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 31 inmates, authorities said. The latest battle between rival gangs at the overcrowded, violence-hobbled Guayas 1 prison in the port city of...
Japan's has one of the world's oldest populations, and it is shrinking at a record rate (www.cbsnews.com)
Japan’s population is declining at record speed while the number of foreign nationals residing in the country has risen to a record high, according to government data released Wednesday. The data show the total number of Japanese nationals in the country fell by about 800,000 people in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of...
Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared (arstechnica.com)
Putin signs bill that outlaws gender-affirming procedures, document changes in Russia (www.cbc.ca)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures in the country — a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ community....
Two pilots were killed when their Canadair CL-215 plane crashed on the island of Evia, east of Athens, the air force said. It gave their ages as 34 and 27. (www.cbc.ca)
A Canadian-built plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed on Tuesday, as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead, with blazes destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the island of Rhodes....
China censors CNN in middle of report on missing foreign minister (www.cnn.com)
CNN’s signal in China appeared to be censored halfway through CNN’s Will Ripley reporting on the ousting and replacement of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang after a long absence from the public view.
Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56 (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56....
Kevin Spacey acquitted of all nine sexual offence charges in London trial (www.reuters.com)
Spacey, who was also celebrating his 64th birthday on Wednesday, began to cry and mouthed “thank you” to the nine men and three women jurors, before wiping away tears with a tissue....
North Korea's Kim gives Russia defence minister tour of arms expo (www.reuters.com)
SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported, giving him a tour of a defence expo featuring Pyongyang’s banned ballistic missiles as both sides pledged to boost ties....
Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, Spain said on Wednesday....
One dead after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire off Dutch coast (www.cnn.com)
A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3,000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said....
Coup attempt feared in Niger after reports of president's seizure (www.cnn.com)
Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger hours after President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly seized by members of the presidential guard on Wednesday, leading to protests in the capital....
Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says (www.msn.com)
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Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV (www.bbc.com)
What watching five straight days of Russian TV reveals about Putin’s Russia (youtube.com)
I recommend everybody watch the video or read the article, crazy but unsurprising shit out of Russia again. What a bleak country.
Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV (www.bbc.co.uk)
Meta: why are posts being deleted?
There was a post earlier about the UAP senate hearings that happened today....
Niger coup attempt: President Mohamed Bazoum held (www.bbc.co.uk)
Sinéad O’Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56 (www.irishtimes.com)
India, Manipur genocide : Assam Rifles finds itself in trying circumstances while maintaining peace in Manipur (www.telegraphindia.com)
At the end, we are facing flak from every side, says a senior officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity
Russian teens forced into drone manufacturing slavery (mastodon.social)
This is all sorts of fucked up. Russia is even bringing in African teenaged girls into slavery.
