Kenyan politician faces arrest warrant for Finnish student exchange case (yle.fi)
Canada wildfire: Race to evacuate city as blaze approaches (www.bbc.com)
Two militants killed attacking convoy of Chinese workers in Pakistan (news.yahoo.com)
Two separatist militants were killed Sunday when they attacked a convoy carrying Chinese workers to a Beijing-financed port project in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, officials said....
Lula Signs Decree Allowing Brazil to Buy Energy From Venezuela (www.telesurenglish.net)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed this Friday a decree that guarantees the purchase of energy from Venezuela, thus resuming a supply interrupted in 2019 by former President Jair Bolsonaro...
Human Rights Watch urges US to stop atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur (www.aljazeera.com)
A leading human rights group has urged the United States to stem “ongoing atrocities” in Sudan’s western region of Darfur as Washington holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in August....
The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia (apnews.com)
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general secretaries. It has hosted history-shaking meetings of world leaders and boasts a strategic naval base. And it has been the site of ethnic persecutions, forced deportations and political repression....
Deadly bomb blast at political rally in northwest Pakistan (www.aljazeera.com)
A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hardline political and Muslim leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district that borders Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 35 people, local officials said....
2 Americans have been kidnapped in Haiti, organization says (www.nbcnews.com)
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Trump lawyers meet with US special counsel as indictment looms (www.reuters.com)
Romania: War edges closer to NATO's border (www.dw.com)
Early on Monday morning, barge pilots and workers on the Romanian side of the river opposite the Ukrainian Danube port of Reni stared in disbelief at the skies, filming a swarm of approaching drones on their smartphones....
Far-right group burns Quran in Copenhagen (www.politico.eu)
The 1975 cancels Indonesia and Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT row (www.bbc.com)
British pop-rock band The 1975 has cancelled upcoming concerts in Indonesia and Taiwan after its gig in Malaysia was controversially cut short....
Odesa port infrastructure damaged in Russian air strikes (ghostarchive.org)
KYIV, July 18 (Reuters) - Russia launched missile and drone strikes on southern and eastern Ukraine overnight that damaged infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday....
Namibian Workers Protest ‘Slave Labor’ At Shop Rite (popularresistance.org)
Shoprite Holdings, the largest supermarket retail chain in Africa, is under fire from workers organizing against grueling work conditions. The current surge in organizing follows the suicide of Shoprite worker Fabiola Zondjembo, a Walvis Bay woman who ended her life by drowning after enduring constant abuse at her job. For...
China drives Japanese fishing ship from contested islands (www.reuters.com)
Latin American countries refuse to see Zelenskyy at summit with EU (www.pravda.com.ua)
Myanmar junta attacked on new fronts, thousands flee to India (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Kim Jong-un closes slate of North Korea’s embassies as sanctions bite (www.theguardian.com)
Israel Gaza war: Hamas-run health ministry says Gaza death toll passes 10,000 (www.bbc.com)
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Norway’s government risks crisis over EU energy row (www.politico.eu)
Israeli government looks to shutter local Al Jazeera bureau (www.axios.com)
Israel’s communications minister is seeking to temporarily shut down Al Jazeera’s local bureau through new emergency regulations, drawing sharp criticism from press freedom groups.
Exclusive: Bayer's new CEO plans to cut management jobs in prelude to overhaul | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Dispatches from Ukraine’s front lines: A strike devastates a village of 300 (www.aljazeera.com)
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Spain's far-right Vox wants to freeze citizenship for Muslims (www.euronews.com)
India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists (www.wired.com)
Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.
