Pakistan court drops Imran Khan's sedition case, ruling on graft appeal due Tuesday (www.reuters.com)
China to increase investments in Myanmar with 3 Free-Trade Zones on Burma-China Border (www.irrawaddy.com)
Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine (www.wsj.com)
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China says will back Bangladesh against ‘external interference’ (www.thehindu.com)
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‘Technical issue” is causing a major disruption to UK flights (www.theverge.com)
Luis Rubiales’s mother goes on hunger strike over ‘inhumane’ treatment of son (www.msn.com)
“Angeles Bejar said her strike would last “until a solution is found to the inhumane and bloody hunt they are carrying out against my son with something he does not deserve”, according to EFE news agency.”...
Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years (apnews.com)
Xi, Modi agree to 'de-escalate' tensions on disputed Himalayan border (new.thecradle.co)
Cambodia: US, Turkish, Saudi Arabian, Chinese and Cambodian nationals sent to court for storming of Siem Reap dental clinic (www.khmertimeskh.com)
11 people connected with the armed storming of a Siem Reap dentis's last week to free a foreign heroin smuggler have been sent to court in Phnom Penh
Papua New Guinea to open Israel embassy in Jerusalem (www.aljazeera.com)
Pacific island nation to join handful of countries operating from city whose status is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
Caste matters : The caste of a chair (scroll.in)
How oppressive upper castes in an Inidan state's local government (Tamil Nadu’s panchayats) use chairs and the protocols surrounding them to discriminate against Dalit women presidents.
India imposes curbs on basmati rice exports; contracts with value below $1200 a ton temporarily halted (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
India has imposed restrictions on the export of basmati rice, following the imposition of a 20% duty on parboiled rice. The government has set a minimum export price of $1,200 per ton for basmati rice shipments. Contracts below this price will be put on hold and evaluated by a committee.
The mobile game funding a revolution in Myanmar (www.bbc.co.uk)
'Don't chop me down.' 100-year-old gingko trees may get axe for Tokyo redevelopment project (apnews.com)
A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.
Japan suspends launch of rocket carrying moon lander because of winds (www.reuters.com)
China’s summer of climate destruction (www.bbc.com)
China sees both extreme heat and devastating floods, including in areas where flooding was unheard of.
BRICS Leaders Call for Democratic Global Order (consortiumnews.com)
Sevilla stars wear t-shirts in solidarity as Iniesta joins support of Jenni Hermoso (talksport.com)
Taliban ban women from national park in Afghanistan (www.theguardian.com)
"Victory may be in sight for Vladimir Putin" (www.telegraph.co.uk)
US approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and Netherlands (www.reuters.com)
“I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors […] It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty” said...
A Draft Of TikTok’s Plan To Avoid A Ban Gives The U.S. Government Unprecedented Oversight Power (www.forbes.com)
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Investigating the Nord Stream Attack: All the Evidence Points To Kyiv (www.spiegel.de)
only a handful of investigators at most have been assigned to work on the Nord Stream case on a full-time basis....