Vancouver City Council Unanimously Agreed on Zoning Changes (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
A Mexican ufologist claims to show 2 alien corpses to Mexico's Congress (www.npr.org)
Who wants to believe with me?
Caste matters The caste of a chair (scroll.in)
How oppressive upper castes in an Indian state's local governments (Tamil Nadu’s panchayats) use chairs and the protocols surrounding them to discriminate against Dalit women presidents.
UK’s Sunak plans to skip UN General Assembly in September (www.miamiherald.com)
Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation (news.un.org)
India, China, and Iran set up pavilions at Army 2023 in Moscow (www.thehindu.com)
Pakistan: Convoy of 23 Chinese engineers attacked in Balochistan (www.businesstoday.in)
Myanmar Generals’ Favorite Overseas Bank to Cut Ties Next Month: Report (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/3114002...
Drought in Spain empties reservoirs, forces limits on water use (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine war: Five killed in Russian missile strike eastern Ukraine, officials say (www.bbc.com)
Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Insertion Successful, Next Orbit Reduction Scheduled for Aug 6 - News18 (www.news18.com)
Nigerian labour unions begin strike against fuel price hike, cost of living (www.aljazeera.com)
Protesters have pushed down the gate of Nigeria’s National Assembly in Abuja as a nationwide strike called by labour unions got under way to protest the removal of a petrol subsidy and demand a new minimum wage....
South Africa opposition urges Brics leaders to boycott summit in support of Putin (www.scmp.com)
South Africa’s radical leftist opposition party on Saturday urged the leaders of China, India and Brazil to boycott the Brics summit in Johannesburg next month in solidarity with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who will not be attending....
India, Manipur genocide : ‘The next Kashmir’; On Manipur ground zero, ‘rising’ bullet prices, armed youth at police bunkers (www.newslaundry.com)
Self-proclaimed ‘village volunteers’ are armed with weapons sourced from the black market and looted from police armouries.
Israel-Hamas war: Al Shifa Hospital is a symbol of Palestinian resilience - but Israel claims it has a dark side (news.sky.com)
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Finland to 'take action' as more asylum seekers arrive via Russia (www.reuters.com)
IDF: Troops destroyed 130 Hamas tunnel shafts in Gaza since start of ground op (www.timesofisrael.com)
Meet 'the mad Canadian' who ran the length of Italy — in 85 days (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8860868...
Canadian winner of gas rights on Congo's 'killer' Lake Kivu failed criteria (www.reuters.com)
Trade through Myanmar’s largest border gate stops as resistance offensive intensifies (myanmar-now.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8449625...
Hostages in mind, Israel moves slowly in Gaza ground offensive (www.reuters.com)
Swedish court acquits Russian-born businessman of spying for Moscow (apnews.com)
Poland's Tusk visits Brussels, seeking initiative in repairing ties with EU and unlocking funds (apnews.com)
Iran hosts Armenia-Azerbaijan talks, says they offer chance of South Caucasus peace (www.reuters.com)
Kupiansk: Russian attack on shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48, officials say (www.cnn.com)
