Russia launches criminal probe into death of journalist in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Latin America Again Refuses to Fall In Line With the Collective West on Ukraine, This Time from Brussels (www.nakedcapitalism.com)
2023 US life expectancy at 47th globally(China ar 52nd) (www.worldometers.info)
Spanish election: Sánchez holds off right surge (www.politico.eu)
Spain's conservatives miss out on all-out victory as left celebrates (www.bbc.co.uk)
Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service (www.bbc.co.uk)
Corfu latest Greek island to evacuate over wildfires (www.bbc.co.uk)
Protesters in the Thai capital calls on senators to approve vote winners' choice for prime minister (apnews.com)
BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in the Thai capital of Bangkok to demand that conservative senators stop blocking the naming of a prime minister belonging to a winning coalition formed from May’s general election, a stance that risks a potentially destabilizing political deadlock.
Sophia Duleep Singh: Indian princess who fought for women to vote in UK (www.bbc.com)
Top sports court sides with FIFA over new rules for agents (www.politico.eu)
Blinken says Ukraine has taken back 50% of territory that Russia seized (www.reuters.com)
Manipur: The women facing the fire of the conflict (www.bbc.com)
No clear victor in Spanish election as results defy predictions (www.cnn.com)
Spain appears destined for painful political negotiations after Sunday’s elections, when no single party won enough parliamentary seats to form a government. Prospects for coalition-building now remain uncertain....
Italy PM Meloni says illegal migrant flows damage all nations (www.reuters.com)
Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted (www.bbc.co.uk)
Pentagon AI more ethical than adversaries’ because of ‘Judeo-Christian society,’ USAF general says (www.defenseone.com)
Regardless of what your beliefs are, our society is a Judeo-Christian society and we have a moral compass. Not everybody does, and there are those that are willing to go for the ends regardless of what means have to be employed
The 1975 cancels Indonesia and Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT row (www.bbc.co.uk)
Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Trump documents trial: The schedule is set. Here’s what to know (www.politico.com)
German LGBTQ+ activist warns over 'worrying' hate crime rise (www.reuters.com)
Twitter to ditch bird logo, Musk says (www.politico.eu)
Israel's Netanyahu goes to hospital for pacemaker. He says he will push ahead with judicial overhaul (www.euronews.com)
Climate anxiety spiking during the heatwave? Stay hopeful by taking these small steps (www.euronews.com)
More than 40 nations interested in joining BRICS, South Africa says (www.reuters.com)
More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa's top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday.