Mastercard demands US cannabis shops stop accepting debit cards (www.bbc.com)
Blinken says door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS (www.reuters.com)
Airlines brace for hit from Pratt & Whitney's new engine problem (www.reuters.com)
SEC now requires companies to disclose cyberattacks in 4 days (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV (www.bbc.co.uk)
‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws (www.thedailybeast.com)
The domain X.com had previously been used by sites running afoul of the country’s rules on “negative” content.
Japan city pulls 'anachronistic' flyers sent to expectant mothers (mainichi.jp)
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima -- The government of this west Japan city on July 24 suspended the distribution of flyers aimed at counselling pregnant women amid a flurry of criticism over their gender-biased undertones.
Japan to open hotline for male sex victims amid Johnny's abuse claims (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to open a hotline for male sex victims possibly in September as part of emergency steps unveiled Wednesday, with Japan's top male talent agency hit by sexual abuse claims surfacing against its late founder Johnny Kitagawa.
Biden orders US to share Russian war crimes evidence with ICC -official (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine MP under criminal investigation over Maldives holiday (www.bbc.co.uk)
Netherlands struggles with 'perfect storm' of housing & migration crisis (www.euronews.com)
New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip (www.reuters.com)
UK candidate Jim Skea elected as new leader of UN climate science body (www.politico.eu)
NASA loses contact with ISS after power outage in Texas, uses backup system for first time (www.euronews.com)
UNESCO calls for schools around the world to ban smartphones in the classroom (www.euronews.com)
Exclusive: UK probes Novo's Ozempic, weight-loss drug Saxenda over suicidal, self-harming thoughts (www.reuters.com)
Decapitated man violent in past toward suspected assailant: mother (mainichi.jp)
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The mother of a woman who was arrested for allegedly mutilating the corpse of a decapitated man found in a Sapporo hotel room earlier this month said her daughter was previously involved in a violent incident with him, investigative sources said Wednesday.
Russian court jails cyber security executive for 14 years in treason case (www.reuters.com)
Vatican prosecutor seeks seven-year sentence for cardinal (www.reuters.com)
Niger guards blockade president's palace - reports (www.bbc.co.uk)
First lady Jill Biden celebrates US' re-entry into UNESCO in Paris (www.euronews.com)
EU probes border agency's rescue role after migrant shipwreck killed hundreds (www.reuters.com)
Japan court asks acquitted ex-nurse not to wear 'Innocence Project' T-shirt - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
OTSU -- A former assistant nurse who was acquitted in a retrial after serving more than a decade in prison over the death of a patient was urged by a district court here not to wear an "Innocence Project" T-shirt during her subsequent damages suit, it has been learned.