Israeli settlers attack foreign activists and Palestinian farmers in West Bank (edition.cnn.com)
Russian court jails journalist for six-and-a-half years after secret trial (www.theguardian.com)
A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, to six-and-a-half years in prison after a rushed, secret trial....
Myanmar Armed Groups Extend Ceasefire at China’s Urging (thediplomat.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25500859...
Our most popular sports—football, basketball, and baseball—don’t revolve around important international competitions, as do soccer and other sports like cricket and rugby (www.city-journal.org)
Our most popular sports—football, basketball, and baseball—don’t revolve around important international competitions, as do soccer and other sports like cricket and rugby...
going to the shops back in a bit
I can’t imagine anyone gives a shit but apparently this is the thing around here now
Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side (www.economist.com)
In the year to mid-June Brazil’s currency, the real, fell against the dollar by 17%, the worst performance of any major currency over this period. The São Paulo stockmarket lost 8% of its value even as other emerging markets rallied.
To halt Brazil’s decline, Lula needs to cut runaway public spending (www.economist.com)
“Investors have started to worry” Why is that? From what i’ve seen (i live in Brazil) the economy is going from bad to worse, the spending is always growing and there’s no intent to reduce that…
Hong Kong is global trade hub for world’s most brutal regimes, report says (www.theguardian.com)
Pro-democracy campaign group finds exports of goods to Russia, vital to its war efforts, roughly doubled in a year...
Russia’s Top Diplomat Praises Trump-Vance Ticket on Ukraine Stance (www.bloomberg.com)
[Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov] says Vance wants to ‘stop pumping Ukraine full of weapons’...
Croatia: Several dead in nursing home attack — media reports (www.dw.com)
Mass killer Louis van Schoor tells BBC of police collusion (www.bbc.com)
A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men during apartheid has told the BBC the police sanctioned his violence. Louis van Schoor says others should share the blame for the killings he carried out as a security guard. But in talking to BBC Africa Eye over the past four years, he has also let slip...
Taiwan holds drills simulating defense against China attacks (www.dw.com)
Taiwan is holding five days of military drills simulating a response to a Chinese invasion. The exercises come amid growing tensions across the Taiwan Strait....
Nipah virus: Kerala state issues alert after 14-year-old dies (www.bbc.com)
Health authorities in India’s Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus....
Russian rockets clog Europe’s South American spaceport (www.politico.eu)
Even in the most distant reaches of EU territory, Moscow is still posing problems....
UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to report sexual images of children (www.theguardian.com)
Apple is failing to effectively monitor its platforms or scan for images and videos of the sexual abuse of children, child safety experts allege, which is raising concerns about how the company can handle growth in the volume of such material associated with artificial intelligence....
Why sex bias in labs means women are the losers in research into ageing (www.theguardian.com)
Extending the human lifespan is a multibillion-pound industry and has been hailed as the most fascinating scientific challenge in modern history. But if a drug to achieve longevity is ever discovered, one thing looks certain: it is highly unlikely to work on women – and almost inconceivable that it will work on mothers....
France Unbowed MP sparks outrage by saying Israeli Olympians not welcome (www.theguardian.com)
An MP for the radical-left France Unbowed party has sparked outrage after saying Israeli athletes are not welcome at the Paris Olympics and calling for protests against their presence....
Japanese carmakers ‘very scared’ by China’s rapid EV development (www.ft.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18256978...
Ukrainian civilians wounded in Russian attacks as Russia claims gains in the east (abcnews.go.com)
Afghanistan - wish you were here? The Taliban do (www.bbc.com)
Philippines says reached deal with China to avoid disputed shoal clashes (www.aljazeera.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18254443
[Opinion] Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable? (truthout.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/19514687...