Investigation Exposes How Etsy Profits From Israeli Apartheid. (www.commondreams.org)
Olympics triathlete sick following swim in Seine River, team pulls out of event (abc3340.com)
The conundrums of Bangladeshi politics (peoplesdispatch.org)
The U.S. Has Dozens of Secret Bases Across the Middle East. They Keep Getting Attacked. (theintercept.com)
U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have come under repeated attack in recent weeks, including a rocket attack on al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Monday that reportedly injured five U.S. military personnel and contractors. The renewed strikes, which began in July, mark a resumption of a low-level war between America and Iran’s proxies...
French economy gets welcome Olympic boost as consumer spending spikes. (www.rfi.fr)
Mexico invites Putin to presidential inauguration, Russia's Izvestia newspaper says (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....
Detained U.S.-Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Treason, Says Russian Media. (www.rferl.org)
Russia's Stifling Of Civic Freedoms Dramatically Up Since Ukraine Invasion, Rights Watchdog Says. (www.rferl.org)
Far Right Pulling Masks Off Israeli Legal Charade (electronicintifada.net)
Turkey submits official request to join ICJ genocide case against Israel (www.reuters.com)
Czech Soldier Given Prison Term Over Looting In Ukraine's Irpen, Bucha. (www.rferl.org)
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)
German industrial production fell by 6.7% in July (www.fxstreet.com)
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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