Chinese-Israeli woman ‘kidnapped by Hamas terrorists’, embassy in Beijing confirms (www.scmp.com)
A Beijing-born Chinese-Israeli woman named Noa Argamani was among people abducted by Hamas as the militant group raided a music festival near the border with Gaza, the Israeli embassy in China has confirmed....
Japan government plans to seek court order to dissolve Unification Church (english.kyodonews.net)
Panama Canal announces prolonged transit restrictions due to drought (www.aljazeera.com)
The Panama Canal, a vital passageway that moves 6 percent of the world’s maritime commerce, will extend transit restrictions due to drought-induced low water levels....
Explosions heard in Crimean Bridge area (www.ukrinform.net)
Photos: Slovenia suffers its worst-ever floods (www.aljazeera.com)
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Philippines says China fired water cannon at boats - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)
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Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says (www.reuters.com)
In rare announcement, US says guided missile sub has arrived in Middle East, a message of deterrence to adversaries (www.cnn.com)
In a rare announcement, the US military said a guided missile submarine has arrived in the Middle East, a message of deterrence clearly directed at regional adversaries as the Biden administration tries to avoid a broader conflict amid the Israel-Hamas war....
Israel war: Israeli foreign minister says Gaza territory will shrink after war (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Non-stop Rocket Barrage on Israel: Woman killed, terrorist infiltration from Gaza, strike on Tel Aviv (www.haaretz.com)
Commander of Russian Air Defence Forces which protect Moscow arrested for bribery (www.yahoo.com)
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch, space agency says (www.reuters.com)
‘Nature needs money’: Lula tells rich countries to pay up and protect world’s rainforests (www.theguardian.com)
India, Manipur genocide : 18-year-old gang-raped in Manipur, India after women vigilantes hand her over to armed men (www.thehindu.com)
FIR says Meira Paibis women’s group handed her over to four armed men; after a brutal assault, gangrape, murder threats, she arrived at Bishnupur police station but did not trust Meitei police to take her home
South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation (abcnews.go.com)
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
Nobel peace laureate Bialiatski has been put in solitary confinement in Belarus, his wife says (apnews.com)
Hamas vows 'full force' after Israel steps up Gaza ground operations (www.reuters.com)
About 300 protesters pleading for a cease-fire were arrested on Capitol Hill, organizers say. (web.archive.org)
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SAS troops ‘executed Afghan males of fighting age’, inquiry hears (www.theguardian.com)
World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days (www.bbc.com)
The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found....
US officials say Travis King, who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody (apnews.com)
Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy. What happened? (apnews.com)
For most of this century, Germany racked up one economic success after another, dominating global markets for high-end products like luxury cars and industrial machinery, selling so much to the rest of the world that half the economy ran on exports....