Bangladesh: Spiraling Violence Against Rohingya Refugees (www.hrw.org)
Zelensky says he invited Netanyahu to visit Ukraine, but he didn’t come (www.timesofisrael.com)
Climate activists block runways at German airports (www.aa.com.tr)
Parts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C. (www.euronews.com)
NHS waiting lists hit record high in England. A record 7.47 million people are waiting to start routine hospital treatment, Figures for the end of May show - up from 7.42 million the previous month (www.bbc.com)
UN uncovers mass grave near Sudan's el-Geneina (www.middleeasteye.net)
Abu Dhabi Secrets: How the UAE Seeks to Leverage Its Influence in Europe (www.spiegel.de)
Competing Views of the ChatGPT Revolution: "Artificial Intelligence Will Destroy Truth" (www.spiegel.de)
Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must 'attack all emissions, everywhere' (abcnews.go.com)
Google rolls out AI chatbot Bard to Europe and Brazil and adds more languages (www.lbc.co.uk)
Gallant: Iran has attempted over 50 terror attacks globally against Jews (www.jpost.com)
Thailand's Pita defeated in parliament in bid for PM (www.reuters.com)
Why is the International Criminal Court so silent on Sudan? (www.aljazeera.com)
UN asks Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access (www.timeslive.co.za)
Chris Hedges: Journalists Abandoned Julian Assange and Slit Their Own Throats (www.mintpressnews.com)
Doctors stage biggest walkout in NHS history. Senior hospital doctors, known as consultants, in England will also begin a 48-hour strike on July 20, with radiographers following suit from July 25 (www.easterneye.biz)
Who exactly is 'forcing' America to support human rights abuses? (therealnews.com)
North Korea threatens US after ICBM launch as photos of delighted Kim Jong-un emerge (www.independent.co.uk)
Plastic waste is everywhere — and countries must be held accountable for reducing it (www.nature.com)
Insane heatwave grips southern Europe. Land surface temperature in some areas of Extremadura in Spain reached 60° Celsius!! (www.copernicus.eu)
A severe heatwave is ongoing in Europe. Temperature records broken in France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain....