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‘Want closure’: Wife of a Muslim feared killed by cow vigilantes (www.aljazeera.com)

Rafiq Tamboli’s wife continues to search for answers two years after her truck driver husband was stopped by vigilantes.

‘It was his birthday’: Muslim lynched over suspicion of beef in western India (www.aljazeera.com)

Afan Abdul Ansari dies and companion Nasir Hussain battles for his life after attack by cow vigilantes in Maharashtra.

Moscow Has Forgiven $23Billion Debts Owed By African Countries (saharareporters.com)

Finland’s economy minister under fire over racist comments (www.politico.eu)

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Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake (lemmy.world)

Google’s earthquake warning system failed to get to many Turkish residents before February’s deadly tremor, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found....

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.

India, Manipur genocide : 'Dangerous Precedent'; Academics Criticise Criminal Complaint Against Prof Who Spoke on Manipur (thewire.in)

"It is indeed most unfortunate that his views — based on considered opinion and professional investigations — have been construed as criminal by individuals outside the academic community."

Testing the faith: Military’s brand of toxic Buddhism backfires [in Myanmar] (www.frontiermyanmar.net)

Ukraine war: Western tanks get pummelled on front line (www.bbc.co.uk)

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.

41 Myanmar junta members killed in Bago clash (www.mizzima.com)

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Why America Is Losing the Tech War with China (nationalinterest.org)

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Sicily is burning & emergency services are buckling under the strain. At least 200 people have sought medical attention in Palermo for smoke inhalation. A hospital is threatened by fire. (www.bbc.com)

Sicily - which has already been brought to its knees by a prolonged heatwave - is battling wildfires that are threatening towns and cities across the island. Temperatures of more than 47.5C (117F) were recorded in Catania on Monday....

Military slaughters 14 locals including teenagers and resistance fighters in sudden attack on Sagaing village [NSFW] (myanmar-now.org)

FTX lobbyist tried to buy Pacific island of Nauru to create a new superspecies, lawsuit says (www.cnbc.com)

Slowly but surely, Israel tightens its grip on Gaza’s lifeline to Egypt | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Germany working on defence modernisation strategy (www.reuters.com)

Handelsblatt reported that the strategy paper would include clauses that would allow an accelerated approval of the construction of arms factories in Germany, including the shortening of deadlines and limiting the possibility of objections by citizens’ initiatives.

We Volunteered at a Gaza Hospital. What We Saw Was Unspeakable. (www.politico.com)

The two of us are humanitarian surgeons. Together, in our combined 57 years of volunteering, we’ve worked on more than 40 surgical missions in developing countries on four continents. We’re used to working in disaster and war zones, of being on intimate terms with death and carnage and despair....

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