UN describes Gaza as ‘scene of death and destruction’ amid food, water challenges (thehill.com)
“I visited a school, hosting thousands of displaced persons,” Lazzarini continued. “The place was overcrowded. The level of distress and the unsanitary living conditions were beyond comprehension. Everyone was asking for water and food. Instead of being at school to learn, children were asking for a sip of water and a loaf...
Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded (theintercept.com)
US begins delivering munitions to Israel as the American death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attacks (apnews.com)
Venezuela sent 11,000 troops to seize control of a gang-run prison that had a pool, a zoo, and a nightclub (www.insider.com)
Zelenskyy thanks Poland: Any challenges are nothing compared to strength between our peoples (www.pravda.com.ua)
Egypt Swaps Out Russian Wheat After Moscow Objects to Pricing (www.bloomberg.com)
Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine (www.wsj.com)
ROME—Pope Francis praised 18th-century Russian emperors whom President Vladimir Putin has invoked as models for his territorial annexations in Ukraine, in the pontiff’s latest controversial statement relevant to the war....
78 years ago today, USA dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima (www.scientificamerican.com)
Sex abuse report casts shadow over Pope Francis’ Portugal visit (www.scmp.com)
Pope Francis heads to Portugal this week for a global gathering of young Catholics as the country grapples with a report into decades of sexual abuse of children by members of the Church....
Russia halts participation in Black Sea grain deal: Kremlin (www.aljazeera.com)
“The Black Sea agreements ceased to be valid today,” Peskov told reporters on Monday afternoon....
What happened to the credible source regarding UFO’s that hit the news a few weeks ago and set the Reddit UFO claiming the ‘truth was now out’?
'Her smile never left her face' - Palestinian teen Sadeel Naghniyeh was shot in the head while standing at the entrance to her home in Jenin refugee camp during an Israeli raid last month (www.972mag.com)
‘Gaza will be liberated’: Tens of thousands march in S.F. to support Palestinians (www.sfchronicle.com)
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Israel diplomat calls for 'destruction' of Gaza in TV rant (www.newarab.com)
Mob storms Dagestan airport in search of Jewish passengers from Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Where are they supposed to go to be safe?
White House weighs $100 billion for Israel, Ukraine bill; plans in flux (www.washingtonpost.com)
Colombia demands Israel envoy leave amid spat over war with Hamas (www.france24.com)
Colombia has demanded that Israel’s ambassador leave the country amid a dispute over President Gustavo Petro’s remarks regarding the war with Hamas....
Hundreds buried in mass graves as Libya reels from devastating flooding (www.aljazeera.com)
Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it is feared the toll could spiral, with 10,000 people still reported missing after floodwaters from Storm Daniel smashed through dams and washed away entire neighbourhoods....
Foreign student arrested in Norway on suspicion of espionage including electronic eavesdropping (abcnews.go.com)
Inside El Salvador ‘mega prison’ holding 12,000 accused gang members (www.scmp.com)
The 40,000-person facility – thought to be the largest in the Americas – opened earlier this year...
Crimea bridge is legitimate military target, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
July 21 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the bridge linking the Crimea peninsula to Russia “brings war not peace” and was therefore a military target....
A “McCarthyite Backlash” Against Pro-Palestine Speech (jewishcurrents.org)
‘This isn’t our problem, Gena’ Video shows Yekaterinburg police sat in car and laughed while watching fight that ended in Gabonese student’s death (meduza.io)
In August 2023, 32-year-old Francois Ndjaseli, a graduate student from Gabon who was studying at Yekaterinburg’s Ural Federal University, was fatally stabbed outside of a Burger King in the city. Danil Fomin, a local 23-year-old, was charged with the murder and arrested shortly after. According to eyewitnesses, in the minutes...
Erdoğan, at last, sends Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkish parliament (www.politico.eu)
BRUSSELS — The Turkish government on Monday submitted Sweden’s NATO accession bid to the country’s parliament for ratification, ending a months-long guessing game over whether Ankara intended to postpone its approval process further.