Ongoing anti-immigrant unrest in U.K. raises safety concerns among 3 Hong Kong asylum seekers seeking help (www.dimsumdaily.hk)
US insists Gaza cease-fire talks in final stage as region braces for wider war. (www.voanews.com)
US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says (apnews.com)
Czech Soldier Given Prison Term Over Looting In Ukraine's Irpen, Bucha. (www.rferl.org)
Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now (apnews.com)
Is a high-profile critic of the Chinese Communist Party a con man? (TLDR: yes) (www.npr.org)
Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says (www.reuters.com)
Russia's Stifling Of Civic Freedoms Dramatically Up Since Ukraine Invasion, Rights Watchdog Says. (www.rferl.org)
Investigation Exposes How Etsy Profits From Israeli Apartheid. (www.commondreams.org)
The conundrums of Bangladeshi politics (peoplesdispatch.org)
French economy gets welcome Olympic boost as consumer spending spikes. (www.rfi.fr)
The Cuban wrestler won his fifth gold medal in the Paris Olympic Games, defeating his former teammate and breaking a record in sports history (peoplesdispatch.org)
Detained U.S.-Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Treason, Says Russian Media. (www.rferl.org)
Turkey submits official request to join ICJ genocide case against Israel (www.reuters.com)
Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed (thehill.com)
Looks like US might be about to be pushed out of Syria. Securing the oil field and pushing US out could be the response by Iran, as lot of the oil that US loots from Syria goes to Israel....
German industrial production fell by 6.7% in July (www.fxstreet.com)
Far Right Pulling Masks Off Israeli Legal Charade (electronicintifada.net)
Thai court orders dissolution of anti-establishment election winner (www.reuters.com)
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Military briefing: Russia’s advances expose ‘cracks’ in Ukraine’s defences. Moscow’s forces have captured almost double the amount of land Kyiv liberated in 2023. (www.ft.com)
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