Belarus officially joins SCO, becomes its 10th member state (english.news.cn)
Woman found dead after python swallows her in Indonesia (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Japan's government finally moves on from floppy disks (www.xda-developers.com)
Myanmar shop owners jailed for raising wages (www.bangkokpost.com)
"Russia must leave Ukraine": US rejects Orban's ceasefire proposal (news.liga.net)
Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners (apnews.com)
Ukraine says it thwarted a plot to overthrow the government (edition.cnn.com)
8th China-Eurasia Expo concludes with fruitful results (en.inform.kz)
Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online (www.mintpressnews.com)
With Words of Iron, social media users are encouraged to amplify pro-Israel content by commenting with autogenerated text created by the website’s developers, as well as mass-report content deemed “anti-Israel.”...
Ukraine to be told it is too corrupt to join Nato (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill (www.reuters.com)
Disappointed, Hong Kong migrants return from U.K. (www.ejinsight.com)
Russian oil and gas revenue soars 41% in first half, data shows (www.reuters.com)
US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff (www.bloomberg.com)
Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades (www.thestar.com)
After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises [July 02 2024 | The Associated Press] (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow said were to “show the flag” in remote, important regions, and an initial stopover in Cuba.
China is winning the minerals war. Western efforts to make a dent are languishing; ‘China is not just standing still waiting for us to catch up’. (www.wsj.com)
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