Turkey’s Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory, state-owned media says (www.aljazeera.com)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, according to the state-owned Anadolu Agency....
Anguish in Niger as Nigeria refuses to restore electricity supply (dailytrust.com)
UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium (apnews.com)
Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Monday. That could be a sign Tehran is trying to ease tensions after years of strain between it and the U.S....
A bus hits a van and catches fire in Pakistan, killing 20 people and injuring 11 others (apnews.com)
A bus in Pakistan caught fire after hitting a van parked on the shoulder of an intercity highway in eastern Punjab province, killing at least 20 people and injuring 11 others, police and rescue officials said Sunday....
WHO’s first traditional medicine summit splits opinions (www.nature.com)
Hong Kong security law ‘eroding’ rights and freedoms, EU says (www.scmp.com)
The EU report highlighted the impact the National Security law was having on the city. Photo: Sun Yeung The EU report highlighted the impact the National Security law was having on the city. Photo: Sun Yeung...
Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year. (www.bbc.com)
Firefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures.
Melting ice reveals remains of climber lost on glacier 37 years ago (www.cnn.com)
The remains of a German mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn have been recovered, as melting glaciers lead to the re-emergence of bodies and objects thought to be long lost.
Coup attempt feared in Niger after reports of president's seizure (www.cnn.com)
Men in military fatigues claimed to have taken power in Niger hours after President Mohamed Bazoum was reportedly seized by members of the presidential guard on Wednesday, leading to protests in the capital....
Deep sea mining - a better alternative? (article in body) (www.economist.com)
I’m immediately sceptical to the idea of ruining even more areas of nature than we already are, but at the same time I recognise that if we want to build feasible green energy and storage, we need rare-earth metals and heavy metals. This might be a good alternative to massive deforestation....
Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each (apnews.com)
Biden says goal of Xi meeting is to resume US-China military communications (www.reuters.com)
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday his goal during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week is to resume normal communications between the two superpowers, including military-to-military contacts....
UK to loosen post-Brexit chemical regulations further | Pollution | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
At least 39 Thai migrant workers were killed in the Hamas attacks on Israel (www.npr.org)
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"Did you kill a Palestinian?": Anti-West boycott seeps Mideast (www.dawn.com)
“We do not want our money to contribute to more fighting,” says 14-year-old Jana Abdullah.
Hunted by Hamas: reconstructing the attack on Israel’s Kibbutz Be’eri (www.reuters.com)
Survivors recount their life-and-death struggle at Be’eri, a main target in the Hamas assault on Oct. 7 that has set off a major war.
US and Israel Weigh Peacekeepers for the Gaza Strip After Hamas (www.bloomberg.com)
Rapist who dragged woman to forested area in Kranji gets jail, caning for brutal attack (www.straitstimes.com)
Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza (www.texastribune.org)
Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.
In photos: "Nightmare scenario" Hurricane Otis mars Acapulco, Mexico (www.axios.com)
Hurricane Otis made landfall directly on Acapulco, Mexico, as a violent Category 5 storm on Wednesday, killing at least 27 people and causing extensive damage to the beach resort city.
Going All-In for Israel May Make Biden Complicit in Genocide (theintercept.com)
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Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean (news.yahoo.com)
Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda....
Myanmar's military is accused of bombing a displacement camp in a northern state, killing about 30 (apnews.com)
Italian financial corps crack down on Chinese money laundering (decode39.com)
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants following deadly Ankara blast (www.cnn.com)
Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday, just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in the capital in the latest attack of its nearly four-decade long insurgency....
