If China fails to intervene in North Korea, US will take action, says Antony Blinken (www.scmp.com)
America’s top diplomat on Friday said the US would take action if China declined to intervene in the military deployment of North Korea, a hermit state and Beijing ally the US has long accused of playing a destabilising role in East Asia....
Algeria applies to join BRICS, would contribute $1.5 bln to group bank (www.reuters.com)
TUNIS, July 21 (Reuters) - Algeria has applied to join the BRICS group and submitted a request to become a shareholder member of BRICS Bank with an amount of $1.5 billion, Ennahar TV quoted Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune as saying....
Scientists observe world's 1st repairing metal (www.livescience.com)
“Of course, there are lots of industries whose product engineers would love to translate this finding into intentional engineering approaches to create metals that automatically heal themselves in our structural applications,” lead-author Brad Boyce, a materials scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New...
Europe heatwave: Temperatures to soar in Greece as fires still burn (www.bbc.com)
Greece is bracing for more intense heat this weekend, with meteorologists warning that temperatures could climb as high as 45C (113F)....
Bolivia boosts lithium resources estimate, cementing spot as global leader (apnews.com)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The total of Bolivia’s confirmed lithium resources has increased 2 million tons to 23 million tons, the Andean country’s president said Thursday....
As Tensions Rise, Zelensky and Erdogan Discuss Collapsed Grain Deal (www.nytimes.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has spoken with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about the collapse of a deal that allowed Ukrainian ships carrying grain to bypass a Russian blockade, as Moscow pummels Ukraine’s port infrastructure and vows that commercial ships in the Black Sea could be perceived as...
UN expert slams Syria detention of minors over parents’ ISIL ties (www.aljazeera.com)
A United Nations expert has expressed concern that tens of thousands of children remain in arbitrary detention in northeastern Syria based on their parents’ alleged ties to ISIL (ISIS) in violation of international law....
Latest North Korean missile launches come amid warnings as US nuclear-armed submarine docks in South Korea port. (players.brightcove.net)
aljazeera.com/…/n-korea-fires-several-cruise-miss…...
It’s no great surprise, but now there’s proof that the rich get what they want | Torsten Bell (www.theguardian.com)
This article is two months old by the way....
Saudi Arabia, Iran summon Swedish diplomats over Holy Quran protests (www.dawn.com)
Cambodia faces rigged election as Hun Sen extends total control (www.bbc.co.uk)
Polarised Spain eyes the hard-right ahead of election (www.bbc.com)
The most likely government to emerge - most analysts predict - will be a coalition including a hard-right nationalist party for the first time in Spain since the death of fascist dictator Francisco Franco in 1975....
India, Sri Lanka to consider building a land bridge between them (www.aljazeera.com)
The leaders of India and Sri Lanka have agreed to improve their countries’ economic and energy ties, as well as consider building a land link between them....
Imam forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at gunpoint in Uttar Pradesh, India (www.telegraphindia.com)
The alleged attack on Imam Mujib-ur-Rahman took place on Tuesday, but the police allegedly registered a case a day later when senior officers intervened
Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal (www.reuters.com)
BUCHAREST, July 21 (Reuters) - Romania’s Constanta port, Ukraine’s main alternative route for grain since Russia’s withdrawal led to the collapse of the Black Sea shipment deal, has capacity to handle extra cargoes until mid-August, the head of the port’s business association said....
Russian businessman loses appeal against UK over detained superyacht (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A wealthy Russian businessman on Friday lost a legal challenge against Britain over the detention of his $50 million superyacht....
Over 1,000 Air Reservists Threaten to Stop Serving, as Israel’s Political Crisis Grows (www.nytimes.com)
In a move that experts say could significantly hurt Israel’s military readiness, pilots and other personnel issued a warning after Benjamin Netanyahu pressed ahead with a plan to limit judicial power....
Wheat, Sugar, and Now Tomatoes: Extreme Weather Dents India’s Food Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
Last year it was wheat, then sugar. This year, it is tomatoes....
Ukraine updates: Putin warns Poland not to attack Belarus (www.dw.com)
After Poland reacted to the arrival of Wagner mercenary troops to Belarus by moving some of its troops to its eastern border, Russia’s Vladimir Putin accused Warsaw of trying to seize more land in eastern Europe....
Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained (www.bbc.com)
Russian authorities have detained outspoken pro-war blogger Igor Girkin, a hardline nationalist critic of Russia’s flagging military campaign in Ukraine, also known as Strelkov....
Rohingya baby dies in 'cop action', parents taken to Jammu burial site in handcuffs (www.telegraphindia.com)
A video uploaded by the Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (RHRI), an India-based organisation, purportedly shows the Rohingya mother in handcuffs as she mourns beside the baby’s body, surrounded by other grieving women
After decades of struggle in Israel, dozens of African Hebrew Israelites face deportation (apnews.com)
Lithuanian border towns grapple with threat of Russia-Ukraine war (www.aljazeera.com)
In the Lithuanian border town of Barvoniskes, a small group of elderly residents gather at a local church for the Sunday service....
Italian police net record 5-tonne cocaine haul off Sicilian coast (www.reuters.com)
ROME, July 21 (Reuters) - Italian authorities have seized a record 5.3 tonne cocaine haul being transferred between ships off the southern coast of Sicily, police said on Friday....