Britain gives go-ahead for biggest new North Sea oilfield in years (www.reuters.com)
Russian Black Sea commander shown on video call after Ukraine said it killed him (www.reuters.com)
China August coal imports of 44.3M tons hit record (www.zawya.com)
Demand for thermal coal used by the power sector was supported by low rainfall in the south of China, which saw output from hydropower facilities in provinces such as Sichuan and Yunnan slide....
US Approves $1.5B in Armored Vehicles to Bulgaria (www.thedefensepost.com)
Thousands of Ukrainian men are avoiding military service (www.economist.com)
In the queue of about 130 people, only 20 are male. Men aged 18-60 are not allowed to leave Ukraine unless they qualify for an exemption. Four of those waiting are young lads who look close to turning 18. To avoid the risk of mobilisation, they must leave before then. Of course, some men find ways to get out anyway, legally or...
Outrage in Italy as mother bear is shot dead, leaving cubs to fend for themselves (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2185540...
Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2122097...
How Germany's 'Reichsbürger' sovereign citizens movement became a threat to the state (www.abc.net.au)
Latvia sends army to guard border with Belarus as illegal crossing attempts mount (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1518758...
Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack (www.msn.com)
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
US-Supplied Israeli Apache Helicopter Kills Children in West Bank (electronicintifada.net)
UN chief calls on Israel to open aid ‘lifeline’ for Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
India Is Using Terrorism Laws to Target Journalists (www.wired.com)
Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.
Non-stop Rocket Barrage on Israel: Woman killed, terrorist infiltration from Gaza, strike on Tel Aviv (www.haaretz.com)
'Gay furry hackers' claim second NATO cyber-break-in (www.theregister.com)
Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat (www.politico.com)
The west’s Modi problem | Financial Times (www.ft.com)
The US and its allies are cultivating India as an economic and diplomatic partner. But its prime minister’s authoritarian streak is becoming harder to ignore
Revealed: How Big Dairy is Milking Net Zero (www.desmog.com)
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg (www.bbc.co.uk)
Greece battles Europe's deadliest fire of the summer for 10th day (www.reuters.com)
India teacher investigated for telling pupils to slap Muslim peer (www.bbc.com)
Police in India are investigating a video that shows a school teacher telling her pupils to slap their seven-year-old Muslim classmate....
Scoop: Internal State Dept. memo blasts Biden, U.S. policy on Israel-Hamas war; accuses Biden of "spreading misinformation" (www.axios.com)
Israeli Rabbis call on Netanyahu to bomb Gaza hospital (www.newsweek.com)
The letter posted on Israeli journalist Amit Segal channel to 184,000 followers says that "the nation of Israel will stand up bravery to strike at its enemies," according to a translation of the Hebrew. It goes on to justify targeting sites even "when the enemy hides behind a human shield."
Video: War Through the Eyes of Gaza’s Children (www.nytimes.com)
A short NYT video (1-2 minutes) of interviews with displaced kids. At a U.N. camp in southern Gaza, children have been forced to flee their homes and live in squalid conditions while trying to make sense of a war with no end in sight.
