Bird flu could become a human pandemic. How are countries preparing? (www.nature.com)
Wealthy nations are purchasing vaccines against H5N1 influenza and boosting surveillance, but there are concerns that low-income countries will be left behind.
Myanmar’s Generals Berate And Scold Bankers as Financial Crisis Deepens (www.irrawaddy.com)
Myanmar Political Parties Invited to China as Beijing Pushes for Election (www.irrawaddy.com)
France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics (www.nytimes.com)
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Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says (www.theguardian.com)
Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...
App that tracked fuel tankers in China used to transport cooking oil is disabled (www.theguardian.com)
App reportedly received a surge in queries this week after newspaper exposed food safety scandal...
Pakistan’s high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM’s party (apnews.com)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats reserved parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalition....
South Korea to mass produce lasers that can take out drones at $1.50 a hit (www.cnn.com)
South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday....
Delta Airlines appears to think Palestinian flag is "terrifying" (www.theguardian.com)
‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers (www.theguardian.com)
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Australian soldier charged with spying for Russia (www.bbc.com)
An Australian soldier and her husband have been arrested and each charged with spying for Russia....
Whole pod of 77 whales die in mass stranding in Orkney (www.bbc.com)
A pod of 77 pilot whales has died after washing ashore on a beach in Orkney in what could be the biggest mass stranding for decades....
Hungary's Orban meets Trump on 'peace mission' (www.dw.com)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss “ways to make peace.” The meeting took place shortly after a NATO summit in Washington....
The Mexican Army intensifies its offensive against El Guano, the brother of Chapo Guzmán (english.elpais.com)
The military has captured Luis ‘N,’ the head of security for Aureliano Guzmán Loaera, after fighting in the Golden Triangle region. It is the second operation in the past few months that has been aimed at the drug dealer’s older sibling...
EU charges Elon Musk’s X for letting disinfo run wild (www.politico.eu)
The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law....
China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war (apnews.com)
China accused NATO on Thursday of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia, a reflection of its determination to oppose strengthening ties between NATO members and Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines....
Moscow angered by US plan to site long-range missiles in Germany (www.theguardian.com)
A US announcement of a plan to station long-range missiles in Germany for the first time since the cold war has set off a diplomatic furore between Washington and Moscow and elicited comparisons to the European missile crises of the 1980s....
EU residency permits to exempt Brits from biometric checks at UK border | Biometric Update (www.biometricupdate.com)
China exports rise, but falling imports dampen June trade data (www.straitstimes.com)
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Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China (apnews.com)
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests (www.theguardian.com)
US reportedly foiled Russian plot to kill boss of German arms firm supplying Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes (www.theguardian.com)
Biden says Israel-Gaza war should end now and Israel must not occupy Gaza (www.straitstimes.com)
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