BRICS invites six countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran to be new members (www.reuters.com)
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday....
ECOWAS defence chiefs agree ‘D-day’ for Niger military intervention (www.aljazeera.com)
West Africa’s main bloc has agreed on a “D-day” for possible military intervention to restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained President Mohamed Bazoum last month....
Caroline Kennedy Says US Open to Assange Plea Deal (scheerpost.com)
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.
Peru: Indigenous women and police clash in anti-government protest (www.bbc.com)
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Six men found guilty of terrorist murders over 2016 Belgium attacks (www.euronews.com)
Hungary's Orban condemns EU federalism, LGBTQ 'offensive' (www.reuters.com)
Drone attack in Crimea prompts evacuation, brief bridge closure (www.reuters.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/EfBzz...
Can Manipur ever trust India again? (www.aljazeera.com)
The Indian State’s inaction in Manipur is its latest betrayal of the country’s northeast. Long silences speak volumes.
Brazil’s Lula upbeat on EU-Mercosur deal, calls for peace in Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Wildfires continue in Greece as EU allies send aid (www.reuters.com)
Russia: Inadequate Response to Antisemitism in North Caucasus (www.hrw.org)
Russian authorities have failed to respond adequately to a series of antisemitic acts, some of them violent, in several republics in Russia’s North Caucasus region in late October, 2023 that left the region’s small Jewish population in fear, Human Rights Watch said today.
Bodies litter streets as fighting intensifies in Sudan (www.newarab.com)
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has killed 10,000 people (peoplesdispatch.org)
Deepest Known Evidence of Coral Bleaching Discovered in Indian Ocean (www.ecowatch.com)
Saudi Arabia calls on citizens to immediately leave Lebanon (english.alarabiya.net)
Hamas published yesterday an 18-minute long pre-recorded press conference in English about their side of the story. This has received zero media attention anywhere in the western press. (Twitter) (twitter.com)
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Exclusive: India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factory | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate reaches 7.49 percent, highest level in over two decades (www.pbs.org)
There ought to be full and fair investigation into Canada's allegations against India: US (www.telegraphindia.com)
'Canada has said it is committed to doing that, and we believe the Indian government should cooperate with it'
Kosovo monastery siege ends after heavy gun battles (www.bbc.com)
At least four people are dead after Kosovan police cleared a monastery held by at least 30 heavily armed men near the border with Serbia.
South Korea opposition leader ends 24-day hunger strike (www.reuters.com)
Sound of Freedom film producer plots long-shot bid for Mexican presidency (www.theguardian.com)
Just what Mexico needs, a QAnon, Maga nutjub.