FTSE 100 chiefs paid more in three days than average UK yearly wage, study says (www.theguardian.com)
Iraq Takes Step to Close Down US-Led Coalition's Mission (www.voanews.com)
Russia accidentally bombs own village, vows to rebuild homes (www.reuters.com)
South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’ (www.cnn.com)
South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer zone that has long been a flashpoint between the two....
Russia ‘attacked Ukraine with North Korea-supplied ballistic missiles’ (www.theguardian.com)
Carrefour says it will not sell PepsiCo goods due to price hikes (www.reuters.com)
‘A threshold crossed’: French conservatives adopt the language of the far-right (www.mediapart.fr)
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Islamic State Takes Responsibility for Deadly Bombings in Iran - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
US calls for urgent UN action on attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea (apnews.com)
The United States called on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships in the key Red Sea trade route and warned their longtime financier Iran that it has a choice to make about continuing to provide support to the rebels....
EU and UK slam Israeli ministers’ call for ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza Strip (www.politico.eu)
Outrage after Australian airline crew wear Palestinian badges during flight (www.timesofisrael.com)
Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks that killed nearly 100 people in Iran - group on telegram (www.reuters.com)
Johnson condemns Met Police investigation into Israel ‘war crimes’ (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Turkish inflation climbs to nearly 65%, with more rises expected (www.cnbc.com)
It's Clear to Everyone Gazans Must Be Destroyed, Israeli Lawmaker Says (www.haaretz.com)
US Pedestrian deaths rose a troubling 77% between 2010 and 2021. (www.ghsa.org)
GHSA previously issued a report finding that 3,434 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roadways in the first half of 2022, based on preliminary data reported by State Highway Safety Offices. A second report analyzing state-reported data for all of 2022 found that roadways continue to be incredibly deadly for pedestrians. There were...
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far (apnews.com)
Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022....
Russia Lost 413 Tanks, Nearly 30,000 Troops in One Month: Ukraine (www.thedefensepost.com)
US carries out strike in Baghdad against militia leader (www.reuters.com)
NATO to Buy 1,000 Patriot Missiles in Face of Russia Threat (www.thedefensepost.com)
Freed Israeli hostage says she endured ‘psychological warfare’ during 50 days of Hamas captivity | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
US Says No Recognition For Breakaway Somaliland After Ethiopia Deal (www.barrons.com)
The United States on Wednesday rejected international recognition for breakaway Somaliland and called for calm after the region’s leaders signed a deal with Ethiopia....
A restless Gen Z is reshaping the Chinese Dream (www.bbc.com)
“I’ve had one, two, three, four… five jobs in the last few months,” says Joy Zhang, a 23-year-old graduate....
IDF Charity Promotes Analyst Who Supports 'Flattening' Gaza, Calls Liberals 'Enemies of the Jewish State' (www.haaretz.com)
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Russia announced it had deployed, to Ukraine, its best new artillery-detecting radar. Hours later, the Ukrainians blew it up—with artillery. (www.forbes.com)
Ukraine plinking a Russian GPS-jammer with a GPS-guided bomb. Ukrainian drones blowing up Russian drone-jammers. Ukraine’s cruise missiles striking Russian air-defense sites whose missions include, you guessed it, shooting down cruise missiles....
