The 1975 cancels Indonesia and Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT row (www.bbc.co.uk)
No clear victor in Spanish election as results defy predictions (www.cnn.com)
Spain appears destined for painful political negotiations after Sunday’s elections, when no single party won enough parliamentary seats to form a government. Prospects for coalition-building now remain uncertain....
Sophia Duleep Singh: Indian princess who fought for women to vote in UK (www.bbc.com)
Corfu latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires (www.bbc.co.uk)
Italy PM Meloni says illegal migrant flows damage all nations (www.reuters.com)
More than 40 nations interested in joining BRICS, South Africa says (www.reuters.com)
More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa's top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday.
Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners' choice for prime minister (apnews.com)
BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in the Thai capital of Bangkok to demand that conservative senators stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition formed from May’s general election, a stance that risks a potentially destabilizing political deadlock.
Explainer: Why, and how, the gov’t wants to ban protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ (hongkongfp.com)
German LGBTQ+ activist warns over 'worrying' hate crime rise (www.reuters.com)
Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Manipur: The women facing the fire of the conflict (www.bbc.com)
UK sends rapid deployment team to Rhodes to help Britons leave (www.reuters.com)
Why America’s Largest Tool Company Couldn’t Make a Wrench in America (www.wsj.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/677480...
Climate anxiety spiking during the heatwave? Stay hopeful by taking these small steps (www.euronews.com)
Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Knives are Out Again for Advocates of Peace on The Korean Peninsula (popularresistance.org)
Almost eight years to the day, I wrote “The Knives are Out For Those Who Challenge Militarization of the Korean Peninsula,” about Washington Beltway pundits and those on the payroll of organizations and corporations that make money out of the U.S. bureaucracy’s need for an enemy. These groups had focused their outrage and...
Pentagon AI more ethical than adversaries’ because of ‘Judeo-Christian society,’ USAF general says (www.defenseone.com)
Regardless of what your beliefs are, our society is a Judeo-Christian society and we have a moral compass. Not everybody does, and there are those that are willing to go for the ends regardless of what means have to be employed
Can Manipur ever trust India again? (www.aljazeera.com)
The Indian State’s inaction in Manipur is its latest betrayal of the country’s northeast. Long silences speak volumes.
Douala building: Shock as collapse kills 12 in Cameroon (www.bbc.co.uk)
Africa unmasked at the Tate: The continent through its own lens (www.bbc.com)
As seas get hotter, South Florida gets slammed by an ocean heat wave (www.npr.org)
Ocean temperatures have soared five degrees above normal since early July. This warming has been ignited by an El Nino weather pattern that’s collided with human-caused climate change....
Azerbaijan president gives insight into prospect of peace with Armenia (www.eureporter.co)
France Descends into Authoritarianism Following Protests (scheerpost.com)
BRICS Emerges As New Global Powerhouse, US Dollar Faces Uncertain Future (www.benzinga.com)
The BRICS alliance, an association of the five major emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is witnessing an increasing number of nations showing interest in joining its ranks.
Wagner mutiny: Junior commander reveals his role in the challenge to Putin (www.bbc.co.uk)
