The Beijing Declaration: How Chinese Diplomacy United Palestinian Groups (scheerpost.com)
COVID-19 hits Paris Olympics: Athletes forced to withdraw and mask up - National (globalnews.ca)
US man who planned 2020 Venezuela coup attempt arrested for arms smuggling (www.theguardian.com)
Drillers emit far more methane than US estimates, aerial survey shows (www.reuters.com)
EDF said that result was an emissions-rate about four times what the Environmental Protection Agency estimates. EPA derives its estimates mainly from industry reports to a database....
The new face of homelessness in Australia (www.bbc.com)
U.S. Treasury warns India’s banks about business with Russia (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Syria attributes deadly Golan strike to Israel, denounces attempts to expand war (thecradle.co)
Tel Aviv has described the victims as Israeli civilians. Yet the residents of Majdal Shams are Syrian Druze living under occupation since the illegal occupation of the Golan Heights during the 1967 war....
Venezuelans protest as observers say presidential vote undemocratic (www.reuters.com)
Venezuela election: Protesters clash with police after Maduro victory claim (www.bbc.co.uk)
Before you read that, see also: Choreographed celebrations in Venezuela as Maduro claims win...
‘Deep moral deterioration’ being normalised in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (www.theguardian.com)
Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador (apnews.com)
Independent observers invited by Venezuelan officials slam poll - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Gen Z consumers rely on parents amid inflation squeeze (www.reuters.com)
Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians (edition.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/18104350
Thousands rally in various Serbia towns to protest against lithium excavation deal (apnews.com)
Israel kills Hamas leader, Hezbollah shares Fuad Shukr condition (www.newarab.com)
Israel has assassinated Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran overnight, apparently using a drone according to Iran Nour News Agency. This came hours after an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburb targeting Hezbollah senior figure Fuad Shukr....
Ukraine Ramps Up Mobilization, Hoping to Bolster Battlefield Strength. (www.nytimes.com)
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Iraq condemns 'heinous' US airstrike against security forces (thecradle.co)
On 22 July, Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad al-Abbasi led a delegation to Washington for meetings at the Pentagon to resume talks on the withdrawal of about 2,500 US combat troops that remain in Iraq....
After Furious Battles, Ukraine Loses a Pair of Hard-Won Villages (www.nytimes.com)
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Kyiv hails dialogue with Beijing, hints at potential Zelenskiy-Xi meeting (www.reuters.com)
Lebanon: Explosion reported in Beirut as Israel claims it targeted Hezbollah commander (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israel’s military said it carried out a strike targeting a Hezbollah commander in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, in response to a deadly attack on the occupied Golan Heights over the weekend....
UK drops out of top ten manufacturing nations as Russia and Mexico overtake (bmmagazine.co.uk)
Chinese Olympic women's diving gold medal winners’ pose sparks social media jokes about relationship (www.scmp.com)
Russia's ruble hits a 17-month low to the dollar as the Ukraine war bites | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
