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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...

Pakistani court rejects ex-PM Imran Khan's bail plea in case related to leaking state secrets (apnews.com)

In Poland, Testing Women for Abortion Drugs Is a Reality. It Could Happen Here. (www.nytimes.com)

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Workers are on strike at all 3 Detroit auto makers for the first time in their union's history (apnews.com)

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.

Thailand's Pita quits as leader of election-winning party after failed PM bid (www.reuters.com)

English teacher to return to Nagasaki Univ. indefinitely after employment suit settlement (mainichi.jp)

NAGASAKI -- An English teacher whose employment contract with Nagasaki University was terminated just before he would have been eligible to claim an unfixed term is set to return to work indefinitely after a court settlement.

Why China is set to significantly overachieve its 2030 climate goals (socialistchina.org)

Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone (apnews.com)

The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that an American Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan was flawed and could be seen as international child abduction.

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.

Taiwan slams Elon Musk, says it's 'not for sale' nor part of China (www.cnbc.com)

Taiwan is not for sale, and neither is it part of China, said Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Ministry, in a rebuke to Elon Musk.

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’

Russian hawks push Putin to escalate as US crosses more ‘red lines’ (responsiblestatecraft.org)

Gabon’s New Premier Vows to Honor Debt Commitments, Weighs Reforms (archive.is)

Poland: Abortion Witch Hunt Targets Women, Doctors (www.hrw.org)

China says it uncovered NSA operatives behind university cyberattack (www.scmp.com)

BREAKING NEWS: GOP Leaders Accuse Biden Of 'Biggest Corruption Scandal' In US History | Impeachment [Sep 13,'23] (www.youtube.com)

House Republican leaders hold their weekly press briefing....

Yemen’s Houthis heading to Riyadh for ceasefire talks with Saudi Arabia (www.aljazeera.com)

Yemen’s Houthi rebels will head to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to negotiate a permanent ceasefire to end the long-running war in Yemen, according to the Saudi state news agency, a Houthi official and reports quoting diplomatic and government sources....

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