Bangladesh: Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak (www.bbc.co.uk)
Iraq fire: Around 100 killed in blaze at wedding party in Qaraqosh (www.bbc.com)
Biden raised issue of Canadian Sikh's murder with Modi at G20 -FT (www.reuters.com)
UN completes removal of oil from decaying tanker off Yemen (www.reuters.com)
More than 40 feared dead after boat sinks in Mediterranean near Lampedusa (www.theguardian.com)
Ailing and baby hummingbirds get care at one woman's apartment-turned-clinic in Mexico City (apnews.com)
No Explosives Found on Rooftops of Zaporizhia Nuclear Plant (www.telesurenglish.net)
On Friday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that its experts had found no mines or explosives on the rooftops of two reactor units and turbine halls at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant....
Niger coup leaders accuse France of plotting military intervention (www.theguardian.com)
The military junta that seized power in Niger has accused France of plotting military intervention to reinstate the deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, as tensions in the region continued to grow in the wake of the coup....
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 522 (www.aljazeera.com)
Here is the situation on Sunday, July 30, 2023....
Iran Renews Crackdown on Women Who Defy Islamic Dress Code (www.msn.com)
Iranian authorities are again cracking down on women breaking the country’s strict dress code as they try to reassert control after last year’s momentous protests that were rooted in demands for more freedoms in the Islamic Republic....
In Manipur Horror, 2 Christian Women Paraded Naked On Camera, Allegedly Gang-Raped by Hindu Mob (scroll.in)
Alternative sources indianexpress.com/…/tension-manipur-hills-areas-m…thewire.in/…/manipur-video-two-kuki-women-paraded…...
North Korea fires missiles as US nuclear submarine docks in South (thehill.com)
North Korea launched two short-range missiles into its eastern sea early Wednesday morning just a day after the U.S. docked its nuclear submarine in South Korea....
More than 90 counter-protesters arrested at Palestine march in London (www.standard.co.uk)
UK grocery inflation falls to single digits for first time this year (www.theguardian.com)
Military briefing: ‘Everything you can imagine and worse’ awaits Israeli army in Gaza (archive.ph)
'Egypt warned Israel 3 days before the war (www.ynetnews.com)
Ukraine says Russian drones crashed in Romania (www.bbc.co.uk)
11 killed in explosion at coal mine in northern China (abcnews.go.com)
Authorities say 11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in northern China, in a reminder of the country’s continued dependence on the energy source
In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition agreement (apnews.com)
India, Russia, Japan and the US have launched the next phase of lunar exploration (thehill.com)
Recently, India launched the Chandrayaan-3 lunar probe. If all goes well, it will land on the moon’s south pole in late August. The mission comes after the failure of Chandrayaan-2 to land on the lunar surface....
World record power cable connects UK and Denmark (www.energylivenews.com)
Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s (www.thedrive.com)
Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right (www.cbc.ca)
These narratives have also gained hold in Poland, Spain and even progressive Sweden, where politicians who have taken similar lines on surrogacy and LGBTQ+ parental rights have been met with broad support....
EU hails discovery of massive phosphate rock deposit in Norway (www.euractiv.com)
A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock in Norway, pitched as the world’s largest, is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilizers, solar panels and electric car batteries over the next 100 years, according to the company exploiting the resource.
U.S. airs concerns to China about 'dangerous and unlawful' South China Sea actions (japantoday.com)
The United States and China held “candid” talks on maritime issues on Friday, including on the contested South China Sea, and the U.S. side underscored its concerns about “dangerous and unlawful” Chinese actions there, the U.S. State Department said....
