Estonian Journalist Who Worked With Russian Outlets Charged With High Treason. (www.rferl.org)
Putin calls for international scheme promoting 'Russian values' (www.nbcnews.com)
Russia has shown rising animosity toward Western social liberalism, particularly toward legitimizing nontraditional sexual relations and gender identity.
Hezbollah leader says group will respond but keeping Israelis waiting is part of ‘punishment’ (www.cnn.com)
Ukrainian forces launched cross-border attack into Russia, Moscow says (www.euronews.com)
The clashes extended as far as the outskirts of Sudzha, a town of some 5,000 people about 10 kilometres from the border in the Russian region of Kursk....
Lufthansa Suspends Flights To Iran, Citing Security Concerns. (www.rferl.org)
Pakistani national charged with alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump, other public officials: DOJ (abcnews.go.com)
A Pakistani national with purported ties to Iran was arrested last month on charges he plotted to assassinate former President Donald Trump and multiple other public officials, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court....
Thai court dissolves reformist party that won election (www.bbc.com)
A Thai court has ordered the dissolution of the reformist party which won the most seats and votes in last year’s election - but was blocked from forming a government....
Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in U.S. of giving China intel on dissidents (www.nbcnews.com)
Prosecutors said that at the behest of China’s main intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security, Shujun Wang lived a double life for over a decade....
US, China stage concurrent exercises in the South China Sea (www.dw.com)
The Philippines and three Western allies kicked off two days of operations in the South China Sea to uphold “the rules-based order.” China launched its own patrols around the Scarborough Shoal....
British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots (www.politico.eu)
*Musk has spent days beefing with politicians over the far-right unrest sweeping the UK. *...
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont risks arrest with bid to sneak back into Spain (www.politico.eu)
Carles Puigdemont plans to sneak back into Spain — and into the Catalan parliament — even though he risks almost certain arrest....
Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court (apnews.com)
Turkey will file a request with a United Nations court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, a Turkish official said....
Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/38982154
Deals signed by Italy and China after PM Meloni's trip | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/38978979
Hindu homes, temples targeted in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster, minority group says (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/38978732
Cambodia breaks ground on controversial $1.7 billion canal funded by China (www.cnn.com)
Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam....
German court convicts activist for leading ‘from the river to the sea’ chant (www.theguardian.com)
A Berlin court has convicted a pro-Palestinian activist of condoning a crime for leading a chant of the slogan “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at a rally in the German capital four days after the Hamas attacks on Israel, in what her defence team called a defeat for free speech....
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh's interim government, official says (apnews.com)
This is kind of big. I would have never expected it.
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, has been elevated to the top political post in Hamas. (www.nytimes.com)
Hamas announced on Tuesday that Yahya Sinwar, the presumed mastermind of the deadly Oct. 7 attacks, was selected as the next head of the group’s political office, elevating him to the highest-profile political role within Hamas and consolidating his power over the militant group....
Israeli Nonprofit Finds Systematic Torture of Palestinians in Detention Centers. (www.commondreams.org)
Elon Musk brands Starmer 'two-tier Keir' and asks 'is this Britain or Soviet Union?' over Facebook comment arrest video (news.sky.com)
Elon Musk has ramped up his row with the UK as he branded the prime minister “two-tier Keir” and questioned if it was “Britain or the Soviet Union” after a man was apparently arrested over Facebook comments....
Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps (www.btselem.org)
“Welcome to Hell” is a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody […] Facilities in which every inmate is deliberately subjected to harsh, relentless pain and suffering operate as de-facto torture camps.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah launches drone attacks on Israel, says more to come (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for Israel’s killing of a top commander last week was yet to come....
More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs (apnews.com)
TOKYO (AP) — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday....
Adam Peaty claims athletes at Paris Olympics found worms in their food (www.theguardian.com)
Adam Peaty has claimed athletes at Paris 2024 have found worms in their food as he criticised inadequate catering at the Olympic village. The six-time Olympic medallist complained about the quantity and quality of food on offer as he said it would affect the performances of athletes.
