US considers 'sun blocking' to cool the Earth: What is it and does it really work? (www.euronews.com)
US 'fully supports' Sweden’s NATO bid, Biden says (www.youtube.com)
Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands (www.aljazeera.com)
Didier Raoult, who popularized hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for covid-19, is being investigated for unauthorized research on homeless people (www.lepoint.fr)
Gas leak kills at least 17 in South Africa (video) (www.youtube.com)
How The U.S. & UK Conspired To Steal This Island: The story of what happened to the Chagossians still isn’t widely known. (video) (www.youtube.com)
Nearly 3 million displaced by conflict in Sudan - Sudan (reliefweb.int)
Bull-running San Fermin festival gets underway in Pamplona (video) (www.nbcnews.com)
Health officials prepare to administer the world's first malaria vaccine to residents of the Malawi village of Tomali (www.cbc.ca)
OceanGate says it "has suspended all exploration and commercial operations." (journa.host)
Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000-2022: Special focus on gender (reliefweb.int)
New UN Body Will Investigate Disappearances During Syria’s 12-Year Civil War (truthout.org)
Gantz warns Netanyahu will cause bloodshed after night of protests leaves 14 wounded (web.archive.org)
Prigozhin arrives in St Petersburg, takes back seized weapons (news.yahoo.com)
Egypt Using Remote Hearings to Isolate Prisoners (www.hrw.org)
UN agencies condemn increase in sexual violence in Sudan (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right (www.cbc.ca)
These narratives have also gained hold in Poland, Spain and even progressive Sweden, where politicians who have taken similar lines on surrogacy and LGBTQ+ parental rights have been met with broad support....
Bangladesh: Labor Activist Killed. EU, US Should Link Inquiry in Shahidul Islam’s Death to Trade Talks (www.hrw.org)
The world’s top 10 universities in 2024 revealed - and 5 are in Europe (www.euronews.com)
EU court upholds decision to strip Catalan MEPs' immunity (euobserver.com)
India, a growing space power, is forging closer ties with NASA (arstechnica.com)
Mexico Has Fully Recognized the State of Palestine (jacobin.com)
In fealty to US foreign policy, Mexico has long refused to recognize Palestinian statehood. Last week, that finally changed, with AMLO’s government officially acknowledging Palestinian statehood and establishing a full embassy in Mexico City....
Schiphol grounds hundreds of flights as deadly storm lashes the Netherlands (www.france24.com)
Howling winds of up to 146 kmh (90 mph) battered the country as Storm Poly crashed into the North Sea coast.
[India] Our Policy on Taiwan is Clear, Consistent, Says MEA - News18 (www.news18.com)
The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came a day after the Taiwanese government announced that it will establish a Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in India’s financial capital Mumbai in sync with the broader aim of expanding overall cooperation between the two sides
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Marginal improvements to agricultural soils around the world would store enough carbon to keep the world within 1.5C of global heating, new research suggests....
