Russia places third ICC official on its wanted list (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/792250...
Mali drops French from official to working language, 13 local languages get official status (mobile.ghanaweb.com)
Practical matters require French to remain a working language, but no longer will it hold prestige as an official means of communication. Another win for the continued decolonization efforts in the imperial periphery.
Ukraine lifts ban on its athletes competing against Russians, Belarusians (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/792265...
FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore (arstechnica.com)
A New Scandal in Bulgarian Politics: Burgas Oil Refinery to Stop Functioning? (www.eureporter.co)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/792187...
African Union calls on Russia to reinstate Ukrainian grain deal (www.politico.eu)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/791944...
UK university marking strike leaves thousands of students stuck in limbo (www.reuters.com)
Police chief Will Kerr faces serious sexual offence allegations (www.bbc.com)
Ex-PSNI ACC Will Kerr was suspended from his role as chief constable in Devon and Cornwall earlier.
Putin appeared paralyzed and unable to act in first hours of rebellion (wapo.st)
Life Under U.K. Sanctions: Chauffeurs, Chefs and $1 Million Allowances (www.nytimes.com)
US-funded Belarusian regime-change activist (blogger) arrested on plane joined neo-Nazis in Ukraine [The Grayzone] (thegrayzone.com)
I might honestly begin posting on world news to help debunk the propaganda spread by other posters.
Japan to open hotline for male sex victims amid Johnny's abuse claims (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to open a hotline for male sex victims possibly in September as part of emergency steps unveiled Wednesday, with Japan's top male talent agency hit by sexual abuse claims surfacing against its late founder Johnny Kitagawa.
Israel protests cast light on laws discriminating against Palestinians (www.aljazeera.com)
Jewish supremacy, legalized segregation, and punishing freedom of speech and political opinion.
Russia Ends Another of Ukraine's War Crimes - Fresh Water Flows Again to Crimea (www.reuters.com)
China raises five demands during Yellen’s visit (asiatimes.com)
Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered' (www.livescience.com)
Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced....
Two-thirds of African leaders refuse to attend Putin’s summit (www.yahoo.com)
The summit, intended to showcase Russia’s diplomatic push to increase influence on the continent, is taking place amidst a significant boycott: only 17 out of 55 African countries will be represented by their leaders at the event scheduled for July 27-28.
North Korea welcomes Russia and China envoys and Kim Jong Un shows off missiles on Korea War anniversary (www.cbsnews.com)
Leading biologist dampens his ‘smoking gun’ Covid lab leak theory [The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
FYI, this US Nobel Laureate was one of the originators of the China lab conspiracy theory, debunked last year, and failed to be revived this year.
Keir Starmer's popularity sinks in Red Wall (web.archive.org)
The ballad of “The Electable Sir Kid Starver.” They still have about an year to go before realising the previous 5 years of hyped electoral performance were about as honest as the Brexit Bus.
Niger coup: Ruling party HQ attacked after President Bazoum ousted (www.bbc.co.uk)
Biden orders US to share Russian war crimes evidence with ICC -official (www.reuters.com)
Testing the faith: Military’s brand of toxic Buddhism backfires [in Myanmar] (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws (www.thedailybeast.com)
The domain X.com had previously been used by sites running afoul of the country’s rules on “negative” content.
