Iceland issues license for 128 fin whales to be hunted this year (apnews.com)
Israeli forces rescue four live hostages from Gaza, military says (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces rescued four hostages alive from two locations in the central Gaza area of al-Nuseirat on Saturday, the military said, eight months after they were kidnapped by Hamas-led militants in a deadly incursion into Israel....
King Charles portrait turned into Wallace and Gromit character by animal activists (inews.co.uk)
Wild horses return to Kazakhstan steppes after absence of two centuries (www.theguardian.com)
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe...
China's electric vehicle makers face uphill battle in Europe (www.dw.com)
China has been accused of dumping cheap electric cars on EU countries. But poor sales, price wars and tariff threats have prompted a mood change among some Chinese auto producers....
Malawi's vice president and 9 others have died in a plane crash, the president says (apnews.com)
Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51....
World’s top banks ‘greenwashing their role in destruction of the Amazon’ (www.theguardian.com)
Five of the world’s biggest banks are “greenwashing” their role in the destruction of the Amazon, according to a report that indicates that their environmental and social guidelines fail to cover more than 70% of the rainforest....
'Becoming a totalitarian state': UK judge on why he quit Hong Kong court (www.bbc.com)
A high-profile British judge who resigned from Hong Kong’s highest court last week has warned the city is “slowly becoming a totalitarian state” and judges are being compromised by an “impossible political environment created by China”....
Thailand: Chatuchak market fire kills 1,000 animals (www.bbc.com)
Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok’s famous open-air Chatuchak market early Tuesday, gutting nearly 100 shops....
Warning shots from South as NK soldiers cross border (www.bbc.com)
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed the border by mistake, Seoul’s military said on Tuesday....
China is threatening EU agriculture. Should farmers squeal? (www.politico.eu)
Beijing’s threat of tariffs on EU agricultural imports comes as trade volumes are already falling....
4 American college instructors injured in stabbing attack in China (www.nbcnews.com)
The four instructors from Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Iowa, were visiting a public park in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin while on an exchange program....
Water crisis in Al-Hasakah | Tens of civilians, mostly children, arrive in hospitals after having consumed unpotable water (www.syriahr.com)
This coincides with the deteriorating water crisis in Al-Hasakah city in light of the frequent interruption of pumping water from Allouk water station since Turkish forces took control of Ras Al-Ain city.
Illegal deportation of Syrian refugees | Ankara continues its efforts to change demography of north Syria region (www.syriahr.com)
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korea soldiers briefly cross border - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Four US college instructors injured in ‘brutal’ China stabbing attack | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Man detained in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Japan's economy is shrinking, although slightly less than previously thought (apnews.com)
India under its longest-ever heatwave, with worse to come (www.straitstimes.com)
Why global GDP might be $7trn bigger than everyone thought (www.economist.com)
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