Poland to vote in privatisation referendum, likely alongside October election (www.reuters.com)
Blowback in Africa: U.S.-Trained Officer Overthrows Pro-U.S. Leader in Niger, U.S. Drone Base Site (m.youtube.com)
Why it matters where your data is stored (www.bbc.com)
Biden calls China a 'ticking time bomb' due to economic troubles (ground.news)
Kremlin aide who brings Ukrainian children to Russia associated online with neo-Nazism (www.reuters.com)
Rohingya: At least 23 dead, 30 missing after boat sinks (www.bbc.com)
As many as 30 others are missing after the boat foundered and was abandoned by crew on Sunday.
North Korea urges citizens to safeguard leader portraits from incoming typhoon | NK News (www.nknews.org)
North Korea’s top newspaper ordered citizens to prioritize protecting propaganda statues, monuments and murals of the country’s leaders from an incoming typhoon on Thursday, despite stating that nothing is more important than “the safety of the people.”...
Secure Community Network tells X (Twitter): Stop boosting Jew-hatred (www.jns.org)
The official security organization of North American Jewry noted that anti-Jewish content is on the rise on the social media platform following the verdict in the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter.
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires increases to 53 and more than 1,000 structures have burned (www.scmp.com)
U.S., Japan and South Korea to agree on annual three-way summits (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Beyond Gangnam: Research Reveals Seoul Isn't the Sole Driver of Korean Housing Prices (stop-population-decline.ghost.io)
Ukraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances (www.cnn.com)
“Over the past 24 hours, Russians massively shelled settlements of Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Izium and Kupyansk districts with guided aerial bombs and other weapons,” said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
Biden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border (apnews.com)
Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 (www.theguardian.com)
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of buying sanitary ware (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1305190...
Owners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jail (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Six Colombians arrested over Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassination (thehill.com)
Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of six people for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito Thursday.
Trees and renewables help India slash emissions rate by 33% (www.euronews.com)
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1301248...
Niger coup: West Africa nations to assemble 'standby force' (www.bbc.com)
The coup leaders have warned they will defend themselves against any intervention...
At Least Five Members of Niger Junta Were Trained by U.S. (theintercept.com)
Poverty in Britain - Why are millions of Brits so broke? (www.youtube.com)
Oi mate got a loicense for that poverty?
Georgia doctor decapitated baby using 'excessive force' in delivery (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1298292...
New book reveals Tiananmen square massacre, others fabricated by US (english.almayadeen.net)
US mainstream news outlets like CBS News with actual reporters on the ground at the time: cbsnews.com/…/there-was-no-tiananmen-square-massa…...
Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus (apnews.com)
Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said 10,000 soldiers would ultimately be deployed to the border area. He made the announcement in a state radio interview a day after a different official said Poland was sending 2,000 additional troops to the border over the next two weeks, essentially doubling its military presence there.
