International scheme to tax billionaires’ wealth technically feasible, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza without improved safety, UN officials say (apnews.com)
Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox men must be drafted for military service (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian troops as soon as it was allowed to strike across the border, commander says (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian soldiers with HIMARS, a Ukrainian commander said....
Israel's high court orders the army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu's government (apnews.com)
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza....
N. Korea launches some 350 trash-carrying balloons overnight: Seoul military (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Hunter Biden used crack 'every 20 minutes or so', court hears (www.google.com)
Red Crescent Refutes State Department, Says Israel Never Reached Out About Hind Rajab’s Death (theintercept.com)
THE ISRAELI MILITARY never contacted the Palestine Red Crescent Society about Israel’s killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian girl, her family members, and the paramedics sent to save her, a Red Crescent spokesperson told The Intercept, refuting the State Department’s first substantive remarks about the killing that took place...
US to Hezbollah: Don’t count on us to stop an Israeli attack (www.politico.com)
Netanyahu walks back proposal for Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal endorsed by Biden (www.axios.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he is interested in a “partial deal” with Hamas that will free “some of the hostages” held in Gaza and allow Israel to continue fighting in the enclave....
Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it (www.npr.org)
US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks (apnews.com)
The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials....
Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire (www.politico.com)
G7 nations are ignoring the "cow in the room"—beef and dairy emissions (www.motherjones.com)
‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US (www.aljazeera.com)
Trump gag order partially lifted in hush money case (abcnews.go.com)
“Until sentence is imposed, all individuals covered by Paragraph (b)” – referring to members of the court staff, the district attorney’s staff and their families – “must continue to perform their lawful duties free from threats, intimidation, harassment, and harm,” Merchan wrote in the ruling....
Veronika Slowikowska worked toward making it as an actor for years. Then she went viral (apnews.com)
When Veronika Slowikowska graduated from college in 2015, she did what conventional wisdom says aspiring actors should do: Work odd jobs to pay the bills while auditioning for commercials and background roles, hoping you eventually make it....
UK: Government lost £1.4bn on PPE contract with Full Support Healthcare (www.bbc.com)
About £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been destroyed or written off in what is understood to be the most wasteful government deal of the pandemic....
US journalist Evan Gershkovich faces Russian spy charges (www.dw.com)
Evan Gershkovich, a US reporter, is accused of being a CIA spy and has been detained in a Moscow jail for over a year. He could face up to 20 years in prison — unless he’s saved by a last-minute prisoner swap....
President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue (apnews.com)
UN Condemns Looting and Burning of World Food Program Warehouse by Myanmar Junta in Rakhine (www.irrawaddy.com)
Thailand eyes BRICS membership at October summit, begins OECD application (www.reuters.com)
Afghan girls accuse Taliban of sexual assault after arrests for ‘bad hijab’ (www.theguardian.com)
Reports surface days before UN summit on Afghanistan that will exclude Afghan women and debate on women’s rights...
Iran to designate Canadian army as a terrorist entity (islamabadpost.com.pk)
Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots (www.nature.com)
