Watch Live: UFO hearing underway as House panel pushes for more transparency (www.cbsnews.com)
Two-thirds of African leaders refuse to attend Putin’s summit (www.yahoo.com)
The summit, intended to showcase Russia’s diplomatic push to increase influence on the continent, is taking place amidst a significant boycott: only 17 out of 55 African countries will be represented by their leaders at the event scheduled for July 27-28.
41 Myanmar junta members killed in Bago clash (www.mizzima.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/2065947...
Russia-Africa Summit May Discuss Corridor to Transport Grain & Fertilizers (peoplesdispatch.org)
India, Manipur genocide : ‘Cops said it would be war if we go to find them’: In Imphal, families wait for 2 teens, ‘dead or alive’ (www.newslaundry.com)
Two 17-year-old students went missing near an area dominated by another community. They are feared dead but can’t trace their bodies, say cops.
Kevin Spacey cleared over all sexual assault charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools (www.theguardian.com)
I personally think that responsible smartphone use should be learned and practiced, rather than outright banning them....
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s $6bn spend on ‘sportswashing’ (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia has spent at least $6.3bn (£4.9bn) in sports deals since early 2021, more than quadruple the previous amount spent over a six-year period, in what critics have labelled an effort to distract from its human rights record....
India, Manipur genocide : ‘His body is still in the morgue’: Two months later, Kuki woman on her brother’s murder (www.newslaundry.com)
Tax assistant Letminthang Haokip was killed on May 4 by a mob in Imphal, capital of Manipur state, India
Japan’s population drops by nearly 800,000 with falls in every prefecture for the first time (www.theguardian.com)
The U.S. is paying Russia $1 billion for enriched uranium. Every year (web.archive.org)
Not exactly breaking news (article is from June 14, 2023), but as it’s not known or discussed widely, I thought its ok to post....
UN rights body conduct hearings on showbiz sexual abuse in Japan - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A delegation of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday spoke with former members of Japan's top male talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. who accused its late founder of sexual abuse, interviewees said.
Man dies of heatstroke in east Japan while working at store without running A/C (mainichi.jp)
UTSUNOMIYA -- The Tochigi Labor Bureau announced on July 24 the work-related death of a man due to heatstroke, the first of its kind in the eastern Japan prefecture in eight years.
China replaces foreign minister Qin after mysterious absence (www.reuters.com)
China named veteran diplomat Wang Yi its new foreign minister on Tuesday, removing former rising star Qin Gang after a mysterious one-month absence from duties barely half a year into the job.
Godwin Emefiele's downfall: How Nigeria's bank boss ended up in court (www.bbc.co.uk)
Hundreds of firefighters scramble to put out Portugal wildfire (www.reuters.com)
Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean (www.reuters.com)
Travis King: How the US negotiates with North Korea (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ghana parliament votes to abolish death penalty (www.bbc.co.uk)
Corruption, treason in Ukraine won't be tolerated, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
Why America Is Losing the Tech War with China (nationalinterest.org)
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/1036711...
Son of US tourist beaten in Dublin speaks as he prepares to fly to dad's bedside (www.irishmirror.ie)
EXCLUSIVE: Mr Rizzuto told how he hasn’t seen his father, who is originally from Buffalo, New York, in some time.