China, IMF and investors can’t reach a deal on Zambia’s debt. What does it mean for other distressed African nations? (www.scmp.com)
US Bases in Iraq, Syria 'Plagued by Weapons Thefts': Report (new.thecradle.co)
Sunday's Gaza Guests Linked to Military Industry, Pro-Israel Funding (fair.org)
China: Mosques Shuttered, Razed, Altered in Muslim Areas (www.hrw.org)
The Chinese government is significantly reducing the number of mosques in Ningxia and Gansu provinces under its “consolidating mosques” policy, in violation of the right to freedom of religion.
Sri Lanka tech workers demand pay in dollars or euros after rupee crashes (restofworld.org)
Entrepreneurs say local talent is too expensive and are outsourcing to countries like Peru....
Israeli settlers steal Palestinian farmers’ land in occupied West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
Media Holocaust Revisionism After Canada’s Standing Ovation for an SS Vet (fair.org)
Israeli forces carry out deadly raids in the West Bank amid Gaza truce (www.aljazeera.com)
In Brazil’s Amazon, a clandestine road threatens a pristine reserve (news.mongabay.com)
The makeshift road tears through the emerald canopy, splintering one of the Amazon’s most pristine corridors of rainforest. Along the edges of the road, running through the heart of the Terra do Meio Ecological Station, swaths of jungle have been razed and turned into pasture....
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border (apnews.com)
Thailand's Cabinet approves a marriage equality bill to grant same-sex couples equal rights (apnews.com)
Thailand’s Cabinet has approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be proposed to Parliament next month.
Wounded patients left at al-Shifa Hospital face dire conditions (www.aljazeera.com)
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Powerful Lords committee damns Bank of England over inflation forecasts (www.theguardian.com)
Report says lack of ‘intellectual diversity’ at senior level and too wide a range of priorities led to errors and fall in public confidence
Israel, Hamas raise concerns over lists of people due to be freed, says official (www.reuters.com)
Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners due to be released on Monday, the final day of an agreed four-day pause in the fighting, an official briefed on the matter said.
Trial Opens for Beheading of French Teacher Samuel Paty (www.wsj.com)
Six teenagers are accused of helping the man who killed Paty after he showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad as part of a class on free speech.
Israel-Lebanon border: The Irish troops watching Israel’s hidden conflict (www.bbc.com)
As one of the region's most dangerous borders hots up, peacekeepers have an ever more perilous job.
Home affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo sacked for breaching government code of conduct (www.theguardian.com)
Termination comes days after salary umpire quietly revokes requirement that secretaries receive payout if they’re sacked for breaching rules
‘Devastating’: the final hours at Gaza’s besieged Indonesian Hospital (www.aljazeera.com)
Older single women face growing risk of poverty in Japan (asia.nikkei.com)
Over 30% of those 65 or older fall below poverty line after death of spouses
Another 45 people released due to high court ruling on indefinite immigration detention (www.theguardian.com)
Australian Border Force alleges four people previously released have breached their visa conditions
Delhi pollution: Indian Supreme Court's 40-year quest to clean foul air (www.bbc.com)
The Supreme Court has a mixed record in cleaning up pollution in India's capital.