Philippines probing suspected killing of Australian couple, Filipino in hotel (www.reuters.com)
More than 60 missing as Nepal landslide sweeps buses into river (www.bbc.com)
Russia’s advance toward key eastern highway threatens Ukraine’s grip of Donetsk Oblast (kyivindependent.com)
Outgunned and outmanned, Ukrainian soldiers struggling to hold the front line in a brutal, months-long Russian siege of Chasiv Yar are increasingly worried about their army’s ability to protect their rear. If key supply lines from the west are cut off and if troops to their south are overrun, they risk being choked....
44,000 Afghans in Pakistan waiting for relocation to Western nations: Pakistan government (www.thehindu.com)
Nepal poised for new government after prime minister loses confidence vote (www.reuters.com)
Authorities Close Down 30 Cannabis Clubs In Barcelona, Spain (www.cannabisindustrydata.com)
India's opposition Congress asks Modi to tax billionaires more (www.reuters.com)
German shock at reported Russian assassination plot (www.bbc.com)
Baby injured as machete wielding man attacks his neighbors in Switzerland (www.nbcnews.com)
Move by some NATO members to let Kyiv strike Russia with their arms is a dangerous escalation, Kremlin says (www.reuters.com)
Russian soldier appalled by children’s hospital strike betrays comrades (tvpworld.com)
Bird flu could become a human pandemic. How are countries preparing? (www.nature.com)
Wealthy nations are purchasing vaccines against H5N1 influenza and boosting surveillance, but there are concerns that low-income countries will be left behind.
Myanmar’s Generals Berate And Scold Bankers as Financial Crisis Deepens (www.irrawaddy.com)
Myanmar Political Parties Invited to China as Beijing Pushes for Election (www.irrawaddy.com)
France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics (www.nytimes.com)
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Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says (www.theguardian.com)
Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...
App that tracked fuel tankers in China used to transport cooking oil is disabled (www.theguardian.com)
App reportedly received a surge in queries this week after newspaper exposed food safety scandal...
Pakistan’s high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM’s party (apnews.com)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats reserved parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalition....
South Korea to mass produce lasers that can take out drones at $1.50 a hit (www.cnn.com)
South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday....
Delta Airlines appears to think Palestinian flag is "terrifying" (www.theguardian.com)
‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers (www.theguardian.com)
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Australian soldier charged with spying for Russia (www.bbc.com)
An Australian soldier and her husband have been arrested and each charged with spying for Russia....
Whole pod of 77 whales die in mass stranding in Orkney (www.bbc.com)
A pod of 77 pilot whales has died after washing ashore on a beach in Orkney in what could be the biggest mass stranding for decades....
Hungary's Orban meets Trump on 'peace mission' (www.dw.com)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss “ways to make peace.” The meeting took place shortly after a NATO summit in Washington....