Sixty-six years after returning to Russia, mathematician is an exile once more (www.reuters.com)
China replaces foreign minister Qin after mysterious absence (www.reuters.com)
China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job.
'A blessing': Wounded soldiers help US scientists to save coral reefs (www.euronews.com)
Archaeologists discover oldest evidence of "curry" outside of India (www.euronews.com)
India, Manipur genocide : Assam Rifles finds itself in trying circumstances while maintaining peace in Manipur (www.telegraphindia.com)
At the end, we are facing flak from every side, says a senior officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity
WFP delivers China's aid to 70,000 food-insecure Afghans (www.chinadaily.com.cn)
Debunking of Ukraine biolab claims (threadreaderapp.com)
This thread does a good rundown of why the whole pathogen biolab allegation is just a bunch disinformation. Like with many such claims, it’s appealing at first blush, but someone with more knowledge can spot that it’s misleading.
In Phoenix, 4.5 million residents are living in hell: this is life at 113°F degrees (45 °C) for more than 20 days (english.elpais.com)
Russia launches criminal probe into death of journalist in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s $6bn spend on ‘sportswashing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia has spent at least $6.3bn (£4.9bn) in sports deals since early 2021, more than quadruple the previous amount spent over a six-year period, in what critics have labelled an effort to distract from its human rights record....
Obama family chef dies in paddleboarding accident on Martha's Vineyard (www.latimes.com)
Putin Signs Gender Reassignment Ban Into Law (www.themoscowtimes.com)
India, Manipur genocide : ‘A pen can do more harm than a gun’ (www.newslaundry.com)
In Manipur’s major newspapers, attacks by ‘Kuki militants’ are top news, deepening the hills vs valley divide....
Antarctic sea ice levels dive in 'five-sigma event', as experts flag worsening consequences for planet (www.abc.net.au)
Here We Go Again: Protests, Police Platitudes, & Perturbed Politicians Over Cops' Racism & Misogynoir in Croydon (www.thecanary.co)
41 Myanmar junta members killed in Bago clash (www.mizzima.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/2065947...
India, Manipur genocide : ‘Cops said it would be war if we go to find them’: In Imphal, families wait for 2 teens, ‘dead or alive’ (www.newslaundry.com)
Two 17-year-old students went missing near an area dominated by another community. They are feared dead but can’t trace their bodies, say cops.
US announces $400 million in security aid for Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Big Tech Companies Are Becoming More Powerful Than Nation-States (www.commondreams.org)
Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show (www.theguardian.com)
Man dies of heatstroke in east Japan while working at store without running A/C (mainichi.jp)
UTSUNOMIYA -- The Tochigi Labor Bureau announced on July 24 the work-related death of a man due to heatstroke, the first of its kind in the eastern Japan prefecture in eight years.
Sicily is burning & emergency services are buckling under the strain. At least 200 people have sought medical attention in Palermo for smoke inhalation. A hospital is threatened by fire. (www.bbc.com)
Sicily - which has already been brought to its knees by a prolonged heatwave - is battling wildfires that are threatening towns and cities across the island. Temperatures of more than 47.5C (117F) were recorded in Catania on Monday....