Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary guilty of directing terrorist organisation (www.theguardian.com)
Choudary convicted of having ‘caretaker role’ in al-Muhajiroun and drumming up support online...
Myanmar junta chief appoints himself acting president (myanmar-now.org)
Israeli parliament votes to label UN relief agency a terror organisation (www.reuters.com)
Japan: Executives resign over Kobayashi supplement scandal (www.dw.com)
The president and chairman of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical have stepped down. The move follows revelations they acted too slowly to reports of deadly complications suspected to be related to their cholesterol supplements....
Ethiopia mudslide death toll surpasses 150 (www.dw.com)
Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud....
Russia’s new punching bag: Kamala Harris (www.politico.eu)
Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal aimed at Gaza governance (www.aljazeera.com)
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Code of silence: International media outlets press their Hong Kong staff to keep away from a local journalist association advocating for press freedom, or risk losing their jobs (chinamediaproject.org)
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Bosses at Japan firm resign after 80 deaths potentially linked to red yeast rice tablets (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling in his country over alleged crimes including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnappings, and murders (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Ukraine's top diplomat to visit China this week to talk peace, Kyiv says (www.reuters.com)
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Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries' (www.bbc.com)
Scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced in the deep ocean, apparently by lumps of metal on the seafloor....
Hungary stripped of EU meeting over Ukraine stance (www.bbc.com)
The European Union has stripped Hungary of the right to host the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers over its stance on the war in Ukraine....
Nigeria’s $220 million fine against Meta previews a clash over market power (www.semafor.com)
At least six killed in Croatia nursing home shooting (www.bbc.com)
UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis over protests against own government (www.bbc.com)
A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government....
US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise (theconversation.com)
Poliovirus detected in Gaza wastewater, posing "ticking time bomb" for public health (www.salon.com)
Hungary demands EU action against Ukraine as Russian oil spat escalates (www.politico.eu)
Budapest argues it’s facing an energy crunch after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Moscow’s oil transiting the country....
Mexico City police chief shot dead in ‘drug cartel hit’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Milton Morales Figueroa reportedly killed by gunmen while enjoying a family day out...