Japan plans to release Fukushima water as early as August 24th (apnews.com)
Macron walks tightrope as French police protest challenges rule of law (www.france24.com)
National police chief: “a police officer should not be in prison, even if he may have committed serious faults or errors in the course of his work.” Left-wing opposition blasted government for failing to rein in “a police hierarchy that places itself above the law”.
Wheat, Sugar, and Now Tomatoes: Extreme Weather Dents India’s Food Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
Last year it was wheat, then sugar. This year, it is tomatoes....
Rare egg-laying mammal rediscovered in Indonesia (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/9066564...
Radio Free Europe journalist and US citizen Alsu Kurmasheva detained in Russia (www.theguardian.com)
France has banned pro-Palestinian protests and vowed to protect Jews from resurgent antisemitism
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Black bear walks into a gas station bar, takes a pack of gummy bears and leaves (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/7071122...
Airlines cancel flights to Israel amid attacks (www.cnn.com)
Airlines scrambled to cancel flights into Israel early Saturday after Palestinian militants launched a surprise attack, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza into nearby Israeli towns during a Jewish holiday....
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats over Sikh murder rift: Report (www.aljazeera.com)
India has told Canada that it must repatriate 41 diplomats by October 10, according to The Financial Times newspaper....
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia....
Close to 2,000 Environmental Activists Killed Over Last Decade (e360.yale.edu)
Russian army commander dismissed for Ukraine war failures dies in Moscow (www.msn.com)
China likely supplying Russia's war in Ukraine, alleges US (www.euronews.com)
Beijing has “probably” provided Moscow with key technology, including drones and fighter jet parts, it is using to wage war in Ukraine, a US report claimed....
Russian businessman loses appeal against UK over detained superyacht (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A wealthy Russian businessman on Friday lost a legal challenge against Britain over the detention of his $50 million superyacht....
UK's Sunak suffers major blow as Rwanda migrant scheme declared unlawful (www.reuters.com)
Prominent non-binary Mexican activist killed with blade, says prosecutor (www.reuters.com)
‘There is zero work’: Occupied West Bank paralysed as economy stalls (www.aljazeera.com)
Occupied West Bank faces economic standstill due to Israel-ordered shutdowns and settler attacks....
U.S. intel agencies believe hospital blast caused by Palestinian rocket that broke apart after engine failure, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. spy agencies believe that the blast at a Gaza hospital a week ago was caused by a Palestinian rocket that suffered engine failure and broke apart into two pieces, with the warhead striking the hospital’s parking lot, intelligence officials said Tuesday....
Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians (www.npr.org)
Israel-Palestine war: Bodies piling up in the streets as Gaza onslaught escalates (www.middleeasteye.net)
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China urges ‘calm’ after Hamas attack on Israel (www.politico.com)
China urged calm Sunday in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel from Gaza....
Indian police arrest a news site's editor and administrator after raiding homes of journalists (apnews.com)
EU says it can't fill US funding gap for Ukraine (www.bangkokpost.com)
Cyberpunk 2077's Ukrainian localisation takes the piss out of Russia's war (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities (www.theguardian.com)
Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water.
