A Defense Agreement Likely to Deepen Chinese Rancor (www.nytimes.com)
Prosecutor General's Office: 502 Ukrainian children killed by Russia's all-out war, more than 1,100 injured (kyivindependent.com)
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World's fourth largest coffee crop threatened by El Nino (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Lower coffee output in Indonesia could trigger a steeper rise in prices, which have climbed more than 40% in 2023.
Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis (apnews.com)
The two dead are father and son. Its suspected that the shooting were masked by the noise of the car wash machine
China helping to arm Russia with helicopters, drones and metals (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Belief or Betrayal? Ukraine’s Conscientious Objectors Face Hostility. (www.nytimes.com)
The option of “alternative service” vanished after martial law was declared last year. But some have refused to serve, and now face jail time and skepticism about their motives.
The Hard Truth: Ukraine Has No Realistic Path To Victory Over Russia (www.19fortyfive.com)
AP gets rare glimpse of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai (apnews.com)
Spam donates 5 truckloads of beloved canned meat in response to Maui fire | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Signs at Spanish beaches warn English-speaking tourists to stay away (www.independent.co.uk)
The threat of rock falls, water contamination and jellyfish have been used to deter visitors from Mallorcan beaches
German archbishop 'disappointed' by diocese employees' attempts to access porn (apnews.com)
BERLIN (AP) — The archbishop of Cologne, one of Germany’s most important Catholic dioceses, expressed disappointment Friday that employees used work computers to try to access pornographic websites.
Israeli police arrest and brand Palestinian with ‘Star of David’: Report (www.aljazeera.com)
aljazeera.com/…/israeli-police-arrest-and-brand-p…...
ECOWAS defence chiefs agree ‘D-day’ for Niger military intervention (www.aljazeera.com)
West Africa’s main bloc has agreed on a “D-day” for possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained President Mohamed Bazoum last month....
Vivek Ramaswamy Wants to Raise Voting Age to 25 (or have a "competency test" for people 18-25) (www.thedailybeast.com)
They are sooooooooooo fucking mad that gen z caused the GOP to get wrecked in the midterms lol. Absolutely fuming.
Assange Be Weary: The Dangers of a US Plea Deal (scheerpost.com)
Bolsonaro’s Butchery: CIA Fingerprints are All Over Brazil’s Indigenous Genocide (scheerpost.com)
France Reportedly Thinks US Backstabbed It During Nuland’s Trip to Niger (orinocotribune.com)
Russia shuts down human rights group Sakharov Center (www.aljazeera.com)
Moscow Сourt Orders Sakharov Center's Dissolution - The Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com)
A Russian court has ordered the closure of the Sakharov Center, one of the country’s oldest human rights groups, Interfax reported Friday....
China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Earth’s hottest month: these charts show what happened in July and what comes next (www.nature.com)
More than 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence since January 1, says UN (www.france24.com)
More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds killed in lynchings by vigilante mobs, the UN said Friday....
Drug war shakes France’s Marseille as rival gangs shoot it out (www.aljazeera.com)
Two gangs, “Yoda” and “DZ Mafia” are vying for control of the drugs market in the notorious northern neighbourhoods of France’s second biggest city....
‘We Cannot Win’ Says Top Russian Commander (www.kyivpost.com)
https://archive.li/Z0m5m...