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Taliban ban women from national park in Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)

Egypt bans niqab in schools (www.middleeasteye.net)

The Egyptian government has announced a ban on the wearing of the face-covering niqab in schools from the beginning of the next term on 30 September....

Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian defenses on southern front lines (edition.cnn.com)

Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region and are expanding a wedge toward the strategic town of Tokmak, while stepping up attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea....

'I’m here for my grandchildren': Two pensioners storm Wimbledon court to demand climate action (www.euronews.com)

Earth just had its hottest year on record — climate change is to blame (www.nature.com)

Israel bombs Greek Orthodox Gaza church sheltering displaced people (www.aljazeera.com)

Ukraine says it has manufactured and fired a long-range missile (www.washingtonpost.com)

Ukrainian officials say their military is now using a long-range missile that was designed and manufactured domestically and can reach targets inside Russia

Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area (apnews.com)

Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial son did not return home for war. Some Israelis are wondering why (www.abc.net.au)

Child's skeleton found padlocked to 17th century grave in Poland to 'stop vampire rising from the dead' (news.sky.com)

Germany announces new defense aid for Ukraine worth $1.1 bln (www.reuters.com)

Germany on Tuesday unveiled a fresh support package for Ukraine worth around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), its defence ministry said, adding the programme covered air defense, weapons and ground vehicles....

U.S. is sending a carrier strike group closer to Israel and will begin supplying munitions starting today (www.nbcnews.com)

The U.S. military is moving an aircraft carrier strike group and military aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, and will also begin supplying Israel with munitions and other military supplies immediately, said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin....

First US Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine (thehill.com)

The first U.S. Abrams tanks pledged to Ukraine have arrived in the country and are being prepared to send into battle, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday....

Israeli police accused of branding Star of David on Palestinian man's cheek (www.middleeasteye.net)

Ghana abolishes death penalty, with expected reprieve for 176 condemned prisoners (www.theguardian.com)

Ukraine is now the most mined country. It will take decades to make safe (archive.is)

‘Safe and effective’: first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in 12 African countries (www.theguardian.com)

Japan: Can anything be done to stop population decline? (www.dw.com)

The latest numbers on Japanese population make for a dismal reading — the number of people who died in 2022 (1.56 million) was roughly twice as big as the number of newborn children (771,000). Based on residency registrations, the country’s Internal Ministry estimates a total population loss of some 800,000 last year. This...

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