Israel-Gaza war live: Israel warns it could take Lebanon ‘back to the Stone Age’ as defence minister wraps up Washington trip ( www.theguardian.com )
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest ( www.theguardian.com )
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
Russian satellite breaks up in space, forces ISS astronauts to shelter ( www.reuters.com )
Game-Changing HIV Shot Can’t Get to High-Risk Groups Fast Enough | Lenacapavir proved it's possible to prevent 100% of infections in women. Access and affordability are the next big hurdles. ( www.bloomberg.com )
French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? ( www.theguardian.com )
French parliamentary election: Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) projected to win first round, beating the leftist NPF alliance and Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble ( www.dw.com )
Pakistan: More than 500 die in six days as heatwave grips country ( www.bbc.co.uk )
US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as 'Doomsday' plane flies overhead ( www.businessinsider.com )
A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine surfaced in the Norwegian Sea....
Russian occupation authorities destroy UNESCO World Heritage site, build outdoor theater in its place ( www.yahoo.com )
Mexican cartels boast of increased lethal firepower, including some weapons from the U.S. ( www.usatoday.com )
Turkey: Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds and LGBTQI+ ( ifex.org )
UK Doctor: 'Media actively obscuring Gaza reality' ( zeteo.com )
Smith, who has been to the enclave twice since the war began, most recently worked in Rafah and central Gaza for two months, including at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah and Al-Awada Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp. “It was carnage,” he says. They were “the most horrific scenes that I have ever seen as an...
West Bank: More wounded Palestinians tell BBC the Israeli army forced them on to jeep ( www.bbc.com )
Two more Palestinian men, injured during a military operation in the occupied West Bank last week, have told the BBC that Israeli soldiers forced them on to the bonnet of an army jeep and drove them – sometimes at speed – along village roads....
For India's garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat ( apnews.com )
The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish,...
Squatters take London’s housing crisis into their own hands ( www.reuters.com )
In the shopping streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life....
Bolivia: Top general arrested after coup attempt fails ( www.dw.com )
President Luis Arce called on Bolivians to "mobilize in favor of democracy" after the military broke into his residence in La Paz. World leaders condemned the coup attempt before soldiers began to withdraw....
China can end Russia’s war in Ukraine with a phone call, Finland says ( www.japantimes.co.jp )
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FT: Ukraine, US, Israel in talks to send up to 8 Patriot systems to Kyiv ( kyivindependent.com )
Bangkok Post - Myanmar shop owners jailed for raising wages ( www.bangkokpost.com )
In a world of globalized trade, an industry of piratical lawyers has arisen to help transnational corporations seize the assets of supposedly sovereign states. ( daily.jstor.org )
For centuries, there was little real distinction between trade and piracy....
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels ( www.theguardian.com )
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
Congo Still Fights to Control Its Own Resources 64 Years After Its Independence ( truthout.org )
Daily multivitamins do not help people live longer, major study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 ( english.elpais.com )
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Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 ( www.theguardian.com )
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
