From Chi-Town bagman to ECOWAS chairman: meet the former money launderer leading the push to invade Niger (thegrayzone.com)
Judea vs ‘Fantasy Israel: Ilan Pappe on the Collapse of Israeli Pillars, and the Opportunities for Palestine (www.palestinechronicle.com)
Academic Book About Emojis Can’t Include The Emojis It Talks About Because Of Copyright (www.techdirt.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1076627...
Over 2,300 Ukrainian patients have so far been evacuated to European hospitals (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1077283...
Japan swelters in its hottest July in more than a century (www.asahi.com)
Last month was the hottest July in Japan in more than a century, according to analysis by The Asahi Shimbun of average temperatures since 1898.
China floods: Torrential rains in Hebei province leave 10 dead (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1092199...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Calls Biden Administration Weak, Hopes China Will Help with Two-State Solution (peoplesdispatch.org)
Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1083580...
Mexico and the U.S. are divided by guns and fentanyl (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The two neighbors see the toll taken on their citizens by violence and drugs in different ways and can’t agree on which poses the most pressing threat.
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
US cluster bombs continue to kill people in Laos in 2023 (www.youtube.com)
Pope visits Fatima shrine in Portugal; skips key address (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1089803...
Shipping giant Maersk warns of sharp slowdown in global trade as it reports profit plunge (www.cnbc.com)
Venezuela Red Cross President Mario Enrique Villarroel fired by court (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1087314...
Kerala lottery: Indian women sanitation workers hit jackpot (www.bbc.com)
Eleven women from India's Kerala state win a 100m rupee ($1.2m) lottery after pooling their money.
Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge Twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem (www.bbc.com)
Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York....
Colombia achieves milestone in peace process as right-wing intensifies destabilization campaign (peoplesdispatch.org)
South Africa Spurns US Pressure to Stop Using China’s Huawei Technology (www.bloomberg.com)
Singapore Urged to Stop Aiding War Crimes in Myanmar (www.irrawaddy.com)
African States Support Nigerien Sovereignty in the Face of Imperialist Attack and Collusion of Stooge African Governments (blackagendareport.com)
Man bought private jet with borrowed council money (www.bbc.com)
Leaked documents show businessman went on a spending spree and left a council effectively bankrupt.