Migrant children treated like adults as record influx overwhelms Canary Islands (www.reuters.com)
Japan-led navy exercise starts with Philippines observing for first time (www.reuters.com)
Laos is spiraling toward a debt crisis as China looms large (www.cnbc.com)
An alarming debt crisis has unfolded in Laos in recent years, raising worries about the tiny nation’s obligation to its biggest creditor — China....
Hospital director in China's Hubei under investigation for selling birth certificates (www.reuters.com)
Kazakhstan To Cull Thousands Of Once-Endangered Antelope As Numbers Rebound (www.rferl.org)
Russian help to boost North Korea bid to launch spy satellite, South Korea says (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft Runs Ghoulish AI Poll Next to Article About a Dead Woman (futurism.com)
A UN report urges Russia to investigate an attack on a Ukrainian village that killed 59 civilians (news.yahoo.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.N investigators on Tuesday urged Russia to acknowledge responsibility for a missile strike on a Ukrainian village that killed 59 civilians, conduct a transparent investigation into what happened, provide reparations for victims and hold those responsible to account.
Israel says its forces freed soldier held captive in Gaza (www.reuters.com)
The Philippines summons Chinese ambassador after two South China Sea collisions (www.theguardian.com)
Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
China and Russia harden positions on Gaza as war stirs geopolitical tensions (www.theguardian.com)
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Indian police accuse Chinese telcos of funding investigated news portal (finance.yahoo.com)
Indian police have formally accused Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi Corp and Vivo Mobile of helping transfer funds illegally to a news portal under investigation on charges of spreading Chinese propaganda, documents showed on Friday....
42.3% of graduates under 25 unemployed, finds latest State of Working India report (indianexpress.com)
Ukrainian ambassador to Mexico reproaches president for presence of Russian military at Parade (www.msn.com)
‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point (www.aljazeera.com)
As a week of key meetings gets under way, Indonesia’s foreign minister tells her counterparts the group must prove its worth.
A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies (www.nytimes.com)
Russia and India Are Racing to Put Landers on the Moon (www.wired.com)
Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and the other wanes.
Families in Turkey's quake cities battle dust and rubble six months on (www.bbc.com)
Hulya Yesiloglu gazes just beyond her temporary tent city towards a cemetery and says she often wonders if she would have been better off ending up there rather than surviving Turkey’s twin earthquakes....
U.S. 'unequivocally' condemns terror attack that wounded 6 Israelis (www.i24news.tv)
El Salvador: Entire region 'under siege' to hem in gangs (www.bbc.com)
Thousands of soldiers in El Salvador have surrounded a rural region larger than New York City to flush out gang members who are allegedly hiding there....
Official tells AP that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in August (apnews.com)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country, an official said Saturday night. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks....
Russian missiles hit apartments, security service building in Dnipro -officials (www.reuters.com)
July 28 (Reuters) - Russian missiles hit a residential complex and a nearby building of Ukraine’s security service in the central city of Dnipro on Thursday, officials said, injuring nine people and causing widespread damage....
Yemen: The children of a forgotten war (www.bbc.co.uk)
