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Outrage over Jerusalem video of ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting as Christians pass (www.theguardian.com)

India’s hate crimes are being logged, by exiles Modi’s BJP want silenced (www.scmp.com)

For two years, Hindutva Watch has chronicled unreported hate crimes and violence against India’s religious minorities, earning it some powerful enemies.

Ukraine desperate for help clearing mines, says defence minister (www.theguardian.com)

Fatal Tesla crash may have involved autopilot system (www.forbes.com.au)

US blacklists two Chinese firms over Uighur forced labour accusations (www.aljazeera.com)

The United States has sanctioned two Chinese firms over their labour practices, accusing the companies of targeting members of persecuted groups in China, including the Uighur Muslim minority....

Student in Mauritania charged with blasphemy over exam paper (www.bbc.com)

Mauritanian authorities have charged a high school student with blasphemy over a mock exam paper she submitted....

Swatch sues Malaysia over Pride watch seizures (www.bbc.com)

Iceland builds wall to protect power plant from lava (www.bbc.com)

Train with 19 wagons derails in Russia due to interference by unauthorised persons (www.pravda.com.ua)

Lithuania moves to ditch controversial 'anti-gay propaganda' law (www.euronews.com)

Legal and social discrimination blight the small Baltic state’s LGBT+ community....

Likud minister formulates regulations to imprison citizens who 'harm national morale' (www.haaretz.com)

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17 Brits feared dead or missing in Israel including children (www.independent.co.uk)

Seventeen British nationals including children are dead or missing in Israel after attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas....

Chinese air force incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone week of September 11-18, 2023 (pbs.twimg.com)

Woman arrested after spraying Quran-burner with fire extinguisher in Sweden (www.aljazeera.com)

Swedish police detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm....

Temperatures seen surging as El Nino weather pattern returns (www.reuters.com)

GENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) - Temperatures are expected to soar across large parts of the world after the El Nino weather pattern emerged in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday....

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drones and soldiers appeared : NPR (www.npr.org)

Physicists Warn Earth Could Feasibly Descend Into Chaos (www.sciencealert.com)

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Who are Israeli settlers, and why do they live on Palestinian lands? (www.aljazeera.com)

As many as 700,000 Israeli settlers are living illegally in the occupied West Bank as settler violence surges.

Israeli ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai, with Canada as a possible final destination (www.ctvnews.ca)

Machinery from New York-based company used to build Russian weapons used in war on Ukraine | PBS NewsHour (www.pbs.org)

Kia, Hyundai recall 3.37 million US vehicles over fire risks (www.reuters.com)

Russia, China, Iran state media see boost on X after removal of ‘state-affiliated’ labels (thehill.com)

The accounts of several Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media outlets saw a 70 percent increase in engagement on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after it removed labels identifying them as “state-affiliated,” according to a new report released Tuesday....

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