Staunch Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov and Chechen leader in critical condition (ptv-news.com.pk)
Why China is set to significantly overachieve its 2030 climate goals (socialistchina.org)
‘Everything is tired here’: gloom spreads through German manufacturing (www.ft.com)
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Global South leaders demand end of ‘plundering international order’ (www.aljazeera.com)
China’s BRI now faces a credible Indian challenger (m.timesofindia.com)
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, announced at G20, gives New Delhi new purchase in West Asia. But a lot will depend on delivery, and India’s economic performance...
Climate protesters worldwide call for end to fossil fuels amid escalating weather extremes (www.pbs.org)
As Junta Tightens Grip, Niger Is Being Strangled by Sanctions (www.nytimes.com)
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Guatemalan President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo Suspends Government Transition (peoplesdispatch.org)
Outcry after Spanish TV reporter ‘groped’ live on air (www.independent.co.uk)
TV reporter is seen confronting man after anchor asks her if he ‘touched her bottom’
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia Defy End Of EU Ukraine Grain Import Ban (ptv-news.com.pk)
Jews were original suicide bombers, BBC says in article on 9/11 attacks (www.jpost.com)
The BBC Arabic article claimed "fanatic Jews" fighting Roman invaders in ancient Jerusalem were the first example of suicide bombers.
Power-Drunk Junta Tries Selling MIlitary-owned Myanmar Beer at Gunpoint (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Iran's women a year after Mahsa Amini's death: 'I wear what I like now' (www.bbc.com)
Iran's protests may have subsided, but women have found new ways to defy the country's regime.
In Poland, Testing Women for Abortion Drugs Is a Reality. It Could Happen Here. (www.nytimes.com)
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China sanctions Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin for arms sales to Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
Thailand's Pita quits as leader of election-winning party after failed PM bid (www.reuters.com)
Pakistani court rejects ex-PM Imran Khan's bail plea in case related to leaking state secrets (apnews.com)
Death and disappearance of British volunteers in Ukraine exposes rivalry in foreign legion. Comrades fear two men may have been killed not by Russians but by fellow foreign soldiers. (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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Israel launches its biggest raid on the West Bank in over 20 years (www.economist.com)
As the sun dipped on July 3rd, the fighting in a refugee camp in Jenin, a city in the West Bank, entered its second night. Ambulances ferried the injured through makeshift roadblocks, flaming tyres pumped a toxic black smoke into the air, and drones hummed faintly overhead. Israel’s army has carried out its largest raid on a...
In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives (www.theguardian.com)
Gabon’s New Premier Vows to Honor Debt Commitments, Weighs Reforms (archive.is)
Poland: Abortion Witch Hunt Targets Women, Doctors (www.hrw.org)
Elon Musk seen as working counter to U.S. interests in dealings with Russia, China (youtu.be)
Elon Musk's financial interests put him in a position of having his own personal foreign policy, but new reporting shows that whether it's manufacturing in China or the Starlink network being used in Ukraine, Musk’s decisions can run counter to stated US policy.
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake (www.npr.org)
The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.