Community Health Workers in South Asia Forge Joint Struggle for Rights and Recognition (peoplesdispatch.org)
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, founder and long-standing leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in South Africa, passes away aged 95 (ewn.co.za)
Morocco earthquake death toll rises above 2,000 (www.bbc.com)
The death toll from a huge quake nearly doubles as Morocco's king orders three days of national mourning.
Conservatives approve policies to limit transgender health care for minors, end race-based hiring | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
Conservative delegates voted Saturday to add some new social conservative policies to their policy playbook including a proposal to limit access to transgender health care for minors and to do away with vaccine mandates.
Greek floods: PM Mitsotakis warns of very unequal battle with nature (www.bbc.com)
Rescuers try to reach hundreds of people trapped by floods in Greece where 10 people have died.
Tide-Savvy Metal Detectorist Reunites Woman With Late Mother’s Wedding Rings 2 Weeks After They Fell into Sea (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Cuba arrests 17 for allegedly helping recruit some of its citizens to fight for Russia in Ukraine (apnews.com)
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities have arrested 17 people in connection with what they described as a network to recruit Cuban nationals to fight for Russia in Ukraine....
A huge debt crisis is coming (www.youtube.com)
Zelensky dismisses compromise with Putin, pointing to Prigozhin’s death (www.cnn.com)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Russian mercenary leader whose plane crashed weeks after he led a mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership – shows what happens when people make deals with Russian leader Vladimir Putin....
Maldives heads to polls amid India-China rivalry, fears for democracy (www.aljazeera.com)
Rishi Sunak avoiding UN summit after being warned about potential rejection (www.theguardian.com)
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech (apnews.com)
Japan condemns pseudo-elections in temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine (ptv-news.com.pk)
Kishida attack suspect accused of attempted murder (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Officers in Wakayama Prefecture believe that suspect Ryuji Kimura, 24, intended to harm the prime minister and others with his homemade explosive.
Deadly humid heatwaves to spread rapidly as climate warms – study (www.theguardian.com)
Small rise in global temperatures would affect hundreds of millions of people and could cause a sharp rise in deaths
Prehistoric Bird Once Thought to Be Extinct Returns to New Zealand Wild (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Powerful earthquake kills 'at least' 296 in Morocco, govt says (www.reuters.com)
Opposition attacks Polish government over alleged migrant visa corruption scheme (notesfrompoland.com)
Amid abaya ban, French school sends girl home for wearing kimono: Lawyer (www.aljazeera.com)
Human rights lawyer who plans to file complaint says 15-year-old was asked to leave school for wearing Japanese garment....
Unity is good 👍 (www.theguardian.com)
A working group will lay out fuller plans over the next 60 days, including a timeline for building the infrastructure....
India preps for G20 summit of world leaders by bulldozing homes (www.nbcnews.com)
The annual summit of the Group of 20 economies is the largest gathering of world leaders ever in New Delhi, with attendees including President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and others....