North Korea flies more balloons across border with South (www.dw.com)
South Korea is boosting its propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at the border after North Korea floated more trash balloons southwards....
China talks of mending fractured relations but says it won’t tolerate Canadian criticism of its human-rights record (www.theglobeandmail.com)
China’s chief diplomat told Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly Friday that Beijing wants to “inject momentum into the restoration of normal relations,” but said the Asian power will brook no criticism of human-rights abuses or its menacing threats to the island democracy of Taiwan....
CrowdStrike IT outage affected 8.5 million Windows devices, Microsoft says (www.bbc.com)
Microsoft says it estimates that 8.5m computers around the world were disabled by the global IT outage....
Under Lula, Brazil is walking on the financial wild side (www.economist.com)
In the year to mid-June Brazil’s currency, the real, fell against the dollar by 17%, the worst performance of any major currency over this period. The São Paulo stockmarket lost 8% of its value even as other emerging markets rallied.
Taiwan holds drills simulating defense against China attacks (www.dw.com)
Taiwan is holding five days of military drills simulating a response to a Chinese invasion. The exercises come amid growing tensions across the Taiwan Strait....
[Opinion] Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable? (truthout.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/19514687...
British woman and husband found dead after failed Atlantic crossing (www.theguardian.com)
Mass killer Louis van Schoor tells BBC of police collusion (www.bbc.com)
A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men during apartheid has told the BBC the police sanctioned his violence. Louis van Schoor says others should share the blame for the killings he carried out as a security guard. But in talking to BBC Africa Eye over the past four years, he has also let slip...
World leaders react to Biden’s decision to exit presidential race (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli attacked in Greece, assailants flee after seeing his cross (www.ynetnews.com)
Three assailants target Fahad Qubati after he gave Jewish tourists a ride and only fled after he proved he was an Arab-Christian
Afghanistan - wish you were here? The Taliban do (www.bbc.com)
‘Dismantled ... For Spare Parts.’ Russians Attack With Their Best Tanks And Worst War Bikes—And Run Into Heavily-Armed Ukrainian Paratroopers. (www.forbes.com)
We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny (www.theguardian.com)
How do the algorithms of Facebook and Instagram affect what you see in your news feed? To find out, Guardian Australia unleashed them on a completely blank smartphone linked to a new, unused email address....
LGBTQ+ apps & online spaces are no longer safe for Ugandans (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Out for a bit, be back soon-ish...
Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit....
Philippines says reached deal with China to avoid disputed shoal clashes (www.aljazeera.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18254443
As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink (apnews.com)
Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on posters, accusing her of being an agent of foreign influence, a traitor and a spy, rattled her....
Israeli Military Strikes Claim Lives of 64 Individuals in a Single Day (www.commondreams.org)
Breaking News: Biden announces he's dropping out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris for president (youtu.be)
Barcelona to up tourist tax as Mallorca seeks visitor cap (www.dw.com)
Locals in Spain’s tourism hotspots are increasingly frustrated about mass tourism. Authorities are clamping down....
Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws (apnews.com)
Tensions rise in Guyana as Maduro uses border dispute to build support ahead of Venezuela poll (www.theguardian.com)
With prices soaring, 86.8% of Nicaraguans cannot afford to buy essentials (english.elpais.com)
In a country dominated by authoritarianism and poor economic prospects, the population can only cover half a basket of basic goods, according to a report by Hagamos Democracia...
Bangladesh’s top court cuts job quotas that led to deadly student-led protests (www.theguardian.com)
Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis (www.miamiherald.com)
A stunning 10% of Cuba’s population — more than a million people — left the island between 2022 and 2023, the head of the country’s national statistics office said during a National Assembly session Friday, the largest migration wave in Cuban history....