3.7-magnitude earthquake rattles Ogden area (kutv.com)
ASA Bans Ads for UK ISP 6G Internet Over 6G Mobile Confusion (www.ispreview.co.uk)
Iran, South Africa sign agreement in Pretoria ahead of BRICS summit (www.al-monitor.com)
Iran is looking to join BRICS. “We hope to obtain the opportunity of accelerated membership under strong support we hope to receive from South Africa.” Iran has been accused of supplying Russia with drones for use in Ukraine.
How We Used Machine Learning to Investigate Where Ebola May Strike (www.propublica.org)
The bright spots on the map struck us like a lightning bolt....
Bahamas Promises Police Aid for Haiti (www.telesurenglish.net)
The Bahamas would send 150 defense agents to Haiti if the United Nations (UN) approves such an offer. The news was released by the Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a communiqué....
Exclusive: Argentina, IMF staff-level agreement set to combine reviews on $44 billion loan, sources say (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - Argentina’s preliminary deal with the International Monetary Fund is set to combine reviews of its $44 billion loan programme, according to four sources, potentially paving the way for streamlining payments to the cash-strapped country....
Western officials make a beeline for Indo-Pacific to counter China’s influence (www.scmp.com)
A major diplomatic counteroffensive against Beijing’s influence in the Indo-Pacific is fully under way, and there’s no better sign than Western leaders visiting the region’s once-neglected islands – all at once....
UK unlawfully housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors in hotels: Court (www.aljazeera.com)
Britain has been unlawfully accommodating unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels on a “systematic and routine” basis for more than a year, London’s High Court has ruled....
41 Myanmar junta members killed in Bago clash (www.mizzima.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/2065947...
Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over Quran and flag burning in Denmark (www.npr.org)
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, early Saturday following reports an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen....
As Tensions Rise, Zelensky and Erdogan Discuss Collapsed Grain Deal (www.nytimes.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has spoken with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about the collapse of a deal that allowed Ukrainian ships carrying grain to bypass a Russian blockade, as Moscow pummels Ukraine’s port infrastructure and vows that commercial ships in the Black Sea could be perceived as...
Israel-Gaza live news: Biden 'mildly hopeful' about hostage release - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
APEC protesters turn out early on Xi Jinping-Joe Biden meeting day (www.reuters.com)
CIVILIAN HARM (theintercept.com)
Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old
Left wing journalist Rivkah Brown apologises and deletes tweet celebrating Hamas attack on Israel saying she wants to 'move forward differently' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
IDF reveals newest evidence of Hamas taking advantage of civilian infrastructure in Gaza for terror - I24NEWS (www.i24news.tv)
Myanmar Troops Rain Terror on Taze Town, Burning Bus Station and Guesthouses (www.irrawaddy.com)
‘It will be slow, very hard’: can Israel achieve its aims in Gaza invasion? (www.theguardian.com)
Slitting babies’ throats is not terrorism, claims ex-BBC correspondent (www.jpost.com)
Junta Crony | Myanmar Crony Arms Dealer Gunned Down in Yangon: Guerrilla Group (www.irrawaddy.com)
Salwan Momika: Quran burnings for freedom or money? (www.aa.com.tr)
U.S. trade chief flags concerns over India's license mandate for laptop, tablet imports (www.reuters.com)
Price Control Panel Fails to Stem Myanmar’s Growing Food Crisis (www.irrawaddy.com)
Space Race 2, India Vs Russia. Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole? (www.bbc.com)
