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Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)

Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.

Major Polluters U.S. and China Not Invited to Speak at UN Climate Ambition Summit (www.ecowatch.com)

A record number of Australians enroll to vote in referendum on Indigenous Voice (www.npr.org)

The referendum would enshrine in Australia's constitution an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Voice would advise on policies that impact the nation's most disadvantaged ethnic minority.

South Korea says it ‘will not stand idly by’ if North Korea receives Russian help on nuclear weapons (www.cnn.com)

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned on Wednesday that his country and its allies “will not stand idly by” if North Korea receives Russian help to boost its weapons of mass destruction – just days after the leaders of the two nuclear-armed nations held a closely watched summit....

Why the media aren’t telling the whole story of Libya’s floods (declassifieduk.org)

French Ambassador to Niger Itte and other diplomatic staff being held "hostage" and forced to eat military rations at French Embassy (English translation) (l.bfmtv.com)

FRENCH Title: Putsch au Niger: Macron annonce que l’ambassadeur de France est “pris en otage”...

In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives (www.theguardian.com)

Biden lies about witnessing 9/11 and being at ground zero (nypost.com)

Thailand's LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves (apnews.com)

Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community.

Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator (www.cnn.com)

Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV....

Russia labels Nobel-winning journalist 'foreign agent' (www.reuters.com)

Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.

South Koreans worry about Fukushima water, more disapprove of Yoon, poll shows (www.reuters.com)

Belgium to no longer provide shelter to single male asylum seekers (www.aljazeera.com)

Its government has been criticised for failing to provide enough shelter to thousands of people seeking asylum....

Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander because of winds (www.reuters.com)

Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)

Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

Germany's worst fears are coming true: car brands moving production to China (www.youtube.com)

Philippines accuses China of firing water cannons at its ships in South China Sea (www.cnn.com)

Texas woman seriously injured after hawk drops snake on her (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Australian Christian Lobby says plans to combat social media misinformation will ‘cancel Christian posts’ (www.theguardian.com)

Claim comes despite draft of bill explaining media regulator will not be empowered to request specific content be removed from digital platforms

San Antonio police kill Melissa Perez in her own home during mental health crisis - Liberation News (www.liberationnews.org)

West Bank ‘not occupied’ territory, says Ron DeSantis (www.aljazeera.com)

Speaking to Christian Zionist group, Florida governor and Republican US presidential candidate pledges support for Israel....

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