Soldiers Mutiny in U.S.-Allied Niger (theintercept.com)
The South Korean POWs left to plot escape from the North (www.bbc.co.uk)
Watch Live: UFO hearing underway as House panel pushes for more transparency (www.cbsnews.com)
Kremlin blames west for small number of leaders due at Russia-Africa summit (www.theguardian.com)
Blinken says door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS (www.reuters.com)
Report shows Ethiopian civil war more lethal than Ukraine war (www.thereporterethiopia.com)
The two-year war in northern Ethiopia resulted in approximately 100,200 deaths before an African Union-brokered ceasefire was reached in November 2021, a new report reveals. In comparison, the Ukraine-Russia war that began in February led to 81,500 deaths, the same source added.
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Two protesters burn Koran in front of Iraqi embassy in Denmark (www.reuters.com)
Japan city pulls 'anachronistic' flyers sent to expectant mothers (mainichi.jp)
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima -- The government of this west Japan city on July 24 suspended the distribution of flyers aimed at counselling pregnant women amid a flurry of criticism over their gender-biased undertones.
‘Hands-off, eyes on’: Ford deploys 'hands-free' driving in cars on UK motorways (www.euronews.com)
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
I personally think that responsible smartphone use should be learned and practiced, rather than outright banning them....
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists (www.bbc.com)
https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/cb2f2da6-9e7f-4289-9495-f2c889221b9a.webp...
Ukraine MP under criminal investigation over Maldives holiday (www.bbc.co.uk)
New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip (www.reuters.com)
UK candidate Jim Skea elected as new leader of UN climate science body (www.politico.eu)
Japan court asks acquitted ex-nurse not to wear 'Innocence Project' T-shirt - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
OTSU -- A former assistant nurse who was acquitted in a retrial after serving more than a decade in prison over the death of a patient was urged by a district court here not to wear an "Innocence Project" T-shirt during her subsequent damages suit, it has been learned.
Exclusive: UK probes Novo's Ozempic, weight-loss drug Saxenda over suicidal, self-harming thoughts (www.reuters.com)
Russian court jails cyber security executive for 14 years in treason case (www.reuters.com)
Vatican prosecutor seeks seven-year sentence for cardinal (www.reuters.com)
Niger guards blockade president's palace - reports (www.bbc.co.uk)
First lady Jill Biden celebrates US' re-entry into UNESCO in Paris (www.euronews.com)
EU probes border agency's rescue role after migrant shipwreck killed hundreds (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine's top diplomat in Liberia on third wartime tour of Africa (www.reuters.com)
Moldova to cut number of Russian diplomats over 'hostile actions' (www.reuters.com)
