Nearly 80% of Texas' floating border barrier is technically in Mexico, survey finds (www.cbsnews.com)
A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.
Mexico Demands Texas Remove Floating Barrier of Buoys with Saw Blades in Rio Grande (www.democracynow.org)
Janet Yellen inadvertently ate hallucinogenic mushrooms in China – and started a trend (www.theguardian.com)
KCNA Report on Interim Findings of Investigation into American Solider (www.kcna.kp)
Here is an update to Travis King, the US soldier who crossed the DMZ. As this is KCNA, it’s about the most official statement you’ll get from the DPRK. It’s also where a lot of other newspapers are getting their info from.
China approves expansions at three nuclear power plants (www.carbonbrief.org)
Edit: changed source from carbonbrief to reuters for a “actual news sources”...
Mountains are collapsing: A Swiss mountain peak fell apart, sending 3.5 million cubic feet of rock into the valley below. (www.businessinsider.com)
Mt. Fluchthorn’s tallest peak, on the Swiss-Austrian border, collapsed in June....
NATO official gives Ukraine "unacceptable" conditions for joining (www.newsweek.com)
"U.S. bullying ends now!" - Putin issues stunning military plan | Redacted w Clayton Morris (rumble.com)
Putin offering arms to other countries. Russian version of NATO....
Indonesia initiates WTO dispute complaint regarding EU duties on biodiesel imports (news.cgtn.com)
Australian ex-priest has prison sentence extended to 40 years for molesting 72nd child victim (ground.news)
AMLO’s Pro-Working Class Policies are Why Poverty Decreased in Mexico (peoplesdispatch.org)
Jordanian Cybercrime Law Ratified by King, Threatens Feedom of Speech (peoplesdispatch.org)
Caroline Kennedy Says US Open to Assange Plea Deal (scheerpost.com)
Bribes and hiding at home: the Ukrainian men trying to avoid conscription (www.theguardian.com)
How native Hawaiians feel about the occupation regime (twitter.com)
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022 (www.reuters.com)
Russia’s central bank hikes interest rates by 3.5 percentage points as rouble falls | Russia | The Guardian (amp.theguardian.com)
China suspends youth jobless data after record high readings (www.reuters.com)
Sextape scandal reveals the ‘double life’ of Iran’s ultra-conservative authorities (observers.france24.com)
Social networks in Iran have been flooded with compromising footage featuring several known ultra-conservative officials engaging in homosexual activities. While homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, the Iranian regime has attempted to deny the videos and cover up the scandals. We spoke to a former religious authority...
Recent West Africa developments #1 (web.archive.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/3215442...
Poland displays military might in huge parade as elections loom (www.reuters.com)
Taliban's Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along (www.mintpressnews.com)
Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas for 'corrupting morals' (www.bbc.co.uk)
It is accused of promoting attitudes contrary to the cultural beliefs of the mainly Muslim nation.
HSBC exec apologizes after calling the UK 'weak' for following US lead over China | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Russian Central Bank to hold extraordinary meeting as rouble tumbles (www.euronews.com)
