IDF says Hamas fighters killed and decapitated babies at one kibbutz near the Gaza border (www.businessinsider.com)
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces told Insider on Tuesday that its soldiers found the decapitated corpses of babies at Kfar Aza, a kibbutz near Gaza....
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal (www.khaleejtimes.com)
Pakistan army trades tanks for tractors in food-security push (asia.nikkei.com)
Brazilian President Lula to undergo hip surgery, will work from home for 3 weeks (apnews.com)
India suspends visa services in Canada as diplomatic fight grows (www.cbc.ca)
Colombian government and rebels agree on ceasefire (www.dw.com)
China's Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters....
What is life like inside the world’s largest refugee camp? (www.aljazeera.com)
It is monsoon season in Bangladesh. Every year from June to October, heavy rainfall befalls the country. For one million Rohingya refugees housed near the base of the country’s spine, there is little defence against the elements - natural or manmade....
Firefighters battle smoke and heat to control a major wildfire in Spain’s tourist island of Tenerife (english.elpais.com)
From a different source in Spanish, updated yesterday: eldiario.es/…/tenerife-no-descansa-espera-lluvia-…...
China Evergrande seeks Chapter 15 protection in Manhattan bankruptcy court (www.reuters.com)
China Evergrande, which is the world’s most heavily indebted property developer and became the poster child for China’s property crisis, on Thursday filed for protection from creditors in a U.S. bankruptcy court.
Hawaii wildfires: Six deaths confirmed as blazes engulf Maui (www.bbc.com)
In 2020, Maui had a population of 168,307, the third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands
Taliban Prepare Suicide Bombers in Water Dispute With Iran (time.com)
Locals hold party to “celebrate” 10th birthday of unused road bridge in Warsaw (notesfrompoland.com)
Two pilots were killed when their Canadair CL-215 plane crashed on the island of Evia, east of Athens, the air force said. It gave their ages as 34 and 27. (www.cbc.ca)
A Canadian-built plane fighting wildfires in Greece crashed on Tuesday, as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead, with blazes destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the island of Rhodes....
India, Manipur genocide : The Many Inversions of Justice and Accountability in Manipur (thewire.in)
The authorities who chose not to act despite knowing about the horrors in Manipur too are guilty, but who will hold them to account?
Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regions (www.reuters.com)
[Houston Chronicle] U of H researchers find ruins of lost Maya city in Mexico jungle (www.chron.com)
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China slams planned US visit of 'separatist' Taiwan presidential front-runner (koreatimes.co.kr)
China reacted with anger on Monday to a planned visit next month to the United States by “separatist” Taiwan presidential frontrunner Vice President William Lai, as the government in Taipei said it saw no reason to overreact to mere transit stops....
China's economy grew a lower than expected 6.3% in the second quarter, as post-COVID recovery slowed (www.winnipegfreepress.com)
UK ‘wastes billions’ on defence firms that give investors rich returns (www.theguardian.com)
U.N. Security Council schedules a vote on a resolution urging humanitarian pauses, corridors in Gaza (apnews.com)
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