Kabosu, the Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Meme, Has Died (www.ign.com)
Not sure if this counts as “world news”, but RIP Doge :(...
Farmers in India are weary of politicians' lackluster response to their climate-driven water crisis (apnews.com)
On a stifling hot day this May, farm worker Shobha Londhe is reminded of the desperate conditions that led her husband to take his own life. It’s the hottest and driest summer in years, she said, and for farm workers that often means little to no income, rising debts and intolerable heat....
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans (www.theguardian.com)
WWF says the government has breached the law ‘without adequately assessing the consequences’...
Singapore Airlines: More than twenty treated for spinal injuries after turbulence flight (www.bbc.com)
More than 20 people who were on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence are in intensive care with spinal injuries, the head of a Bangkok hospital has said....
Mexico: Heat wave kills several people, hotter days ahead (www.dw.com)
The so-called “heat dome” weather phenomenon has trapped hot air over the country, causing temperatures to soar to 45 degrees Celsius in some areas....
UN, Amnesty International and Indigenous Peoples Denounce Carbon Markets and IMF’s Whale Offsets (globaljusticeecology.org)
German police investigate 'racist' video on vacation island (www.dw.com)
A viral video shows people singing racist lyrics and performing Nazi salutes at a club on the northern German island of Sylt. The club has condemned the incident...
Europe’s new political consensus: We need to make more weapons (www.politico.eu)
The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense....
A $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight (www.politico.eu)
G7 nations are coalescing around a plan to use frozen Russian assets to secure an enormous loan....
How the IDF extorts Gazans: 'Contact us or we'll say you reported your neighbors to Hamas' (www.haaretz.com)
The Israeli army has started to publish identifying details about Gazans it says spied on civilians for Hamas’ General Security apparatus; a military source to Haaretz: the army has received legal permission for the operation Send in e-mailSend in e-mail...
Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint (www.bbc.co.uk)
Macron hits Putin for rejecting truce with Ukraine during Olympics (thehill.com)
New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity (www.theatlantic.com)
Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. archive
China testing ability to ‘seize power’ in second day of military drills around Taiwan (www.theguardian.com)
China has begun its second day of military drills targeting Taiwan, in what it says is punishment for “separatist acts” after the inauguration of its new president on Monday....
Biden Honors Kenya as the East African Nation Prepares to Send Forces to Haiti (www.nytimes.com)
Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion (theconversation.com)
Dockworkers Push Union Resolution to Block Shipment of Israeli Military Cargo (truthout.org)
Taoiseach tells Israeli public: ‘IRA was never the people of Ireland and Hamas is not the people of Palestine’ – The Irish Times | Ghostarchive (ghostarchive.org)
9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally (www.cnn.com)
Hacked data reveals which US gun sellers are behind Mexican cartel violence (www.usatoday.com)
Israel’s military says it is fighting near central Rafah, apparently expanding its operation in the city. (www.nytimes.com)
Israel’s military said on Thursday that it was fighting in neighborhoods near the heart of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, apparently expanding its campaign against Hamas in a week when Israel has faced mounting diplomatic and legal pressure over its war effort....
U.S. Military Faces Reality in Gaza as Aid Project Struggles (www.nytimes.com)
In the week since the U.S. military and allies attached a temporary pier to the Gaza shoreline, Pentagon planners have come face to face with the logistical nightmare that critics had warned would accompany the endeavor....
Russia’s latest offensive into Kharkiv Oblast is stretching Ukrainian defenses (kyivindependent.com)
Two weeks into the offensive, one group of Russian forces is already fighting in the streets of the town of Vovchansk about 70 kilometers away from the city of Kharkiv, while the other is trying to push toward the town of Lyptsi, just under two dozen kilometers away from the city....
EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group (www.theguardian.com)
The far-right German party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has been expelled from its pan-European parliamentary group after a string of recent controversies over its policy choices and the conduct of some of its leaders....
Study says Europeans fear migration more than climate change – DW – 05/08/2024 (www.dw.com)
