Venezuela elections: Will voters reelect Maduro or give opposition a chance (apnews.com)
Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules (www.theguardian.com)
An “egregious” refusal by successive Canadian governments to honor a key treaty signed with Indigenous nations made a “mockery” of the deal and deprived generations of fair compensation for their resources, Canada’s top court has ruled....
With nowhere else to hide, Gazans shelter in former prison (www.reuters.com)
After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers and thieves....
Exclusive: Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences (www.reuters.com)
Iranian-designed Shahed attack drones, which fly to their target and detonate on impact, have become a staple of Russian aerial attacks since they began being used in the first year of Russia’s full-scale invasion launched in February 2022....
A Russian Navy research vessel is suspected of violating Finnish territorial waters (apnews.com)
A Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish defense ministry said on Friday....
Bangladesh PM accused of ‘crocodile tears’ over railway station after 150 killed (www.independent.co.uk)
Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina is under fire for “shedding crocodile tears” over damage caused to a railway station during a protest against her government that left more than 150 people dead....
Indonesia seeks Russian oil for the first time in years, sources say (www.reuters.com)
US Healthcare Workers Back From Gaza Tell Harris and Biden: 'End This Madness Now' (www.commondreams.org)
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Iran and Armenia sign secret $500 million arms deal (www.iranintl.com)
Hijab enforcement to continue despite Pezeshkian’s promises (www.iranintl.com)
Palestinian and Jewish protesters stage peace march in Tel Aviv (today.lorientlejour.com)
Rushdie attacker charged with supporting militant group Hezbollah (www.bbc.com)
95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp (apnews.com)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police arrested 95 Libyan nationals in a raid on a suspected secret military training camp on Friday and authorities said they were investigating whether there were more illegal bases in other parts of the country....
Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (www.theguardian.com)
‘I did it as quietly as I could’: the navy chief who wrecked his ship to scupper China’s ambitions (www.theguardian.com)
Vice Admiral Eduardo Santos was in charge of the Philippine navy at a time of ‘creeping invasion’ by China. Then along came an unusual idea...
India wants to be China's gateway to the West (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18427024
US told Philippines it made ‘missteps’ in secret anti-vax propaganda effort (www.straitstimes.com)
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Philippines 'racing against time' after oil tanker capsizes (www.dw.com)
The Philippines Coast Guard is setting up a massive operation to contain an oil spill after the Terra Nova tanker sank in Manila Bay with 1.4 million liters of industrial oil on board....
‘Coordinated arson attack’ brings French trains to a halt hours before Olympics opening ceremony (www.politico.eu)
Fires on French railway tracks have delayed journeys for 800,000 travelers in what the transport minister described as “coordinated attacks of malicious intent.”...
Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say (apnews.com)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At least 26 people were killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north and eight villagers remained missing Friday in the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation relating to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations, officials said....
French minister thanks Belgium for detaining 7 terror suspects on eve of Olympics opening ceremony (apnews.com)
India and China agree to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of troops on their disputed border (apnews.com)
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have agreed to work urgently to achieve the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops stationed along their disputed border in a long-running standoff, India’s government said....
A Russian man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders has been arrested (apnews.com)
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency said Friday that it arrested a man accused of staging a car bombing on Ukrainian orders....