My family may be killed if deported, says son of Afghan caught in UK data breach
Documents seen by the BBC suggest he was part of a special forces unit who worked with the British in Afghanistan.
On India’s Independence Day, Modi vows to punish Pakistan for future attacks – AP News
- On India’s Independence Day, Modi vows to punish Pakistan for future attacks AP News
- India's Modi vows to protect farmers, cuts tax, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions Reuters
- India Independence Day U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Modi Slams ‘Economic Selfishness’ in Defiance of US Tariffs Bloomberg.com
- Narendra Modi vows ‘self-reliant India’ in wake of Donald Trump’s 50% tariff Financial Times
With waters at 32C, Mediterranean tropicalization shifts into high gear – Phys.org
India’s Modi vows to protect farmers, cuts tax, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions – Reuters
- India's Modi vows to protect farmers, cuts tax, pushes self-reliance amid Trump tariff tensions Reuters
- India Independence Day U.S. Department of State (.gov)
- Cow’s milk, as well as Russian oil, fuels the US-India trade war The Economist
- Modi Slams ‘Economic Selfishness’ in Defiance of US Tariffs Bloomberg.com
- On India’s Independence Day, Modi vows to punish Pakistan for future attacks AP News
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial delayed over health concerns
The 77-year-old founder of the Apple Daily newspaper is charged with foreign collusion over 2019 protests.
Gaza health workers forced to work in “starvation conditions”
“As a healthcare worker, you go to work not sure if you're ever going to come back to your family.”
Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot
The French national is accused of working "on behalf of the French intelligence service" in Mali.
Trump-Putin Alaska summit: What’s on the agenda and what’s at stake?
The highly anticipated summit could see the beginnings of a peace deal but will likely not end the war, experts say.
African Union Urges Adoption of World Map Showing Continent’s True Size – Slashdot
- African Union Urges Adoption of World Map Showing Continent's True Size Slashdot
- African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size The Guardian
- Why African campaign groups want the traditional world map scrapped Sky News
- ‘Correct The Map’: AU Denounces Cartographic Imperialism in Global Fight for Africa’s Spatial Justice Morocco World News
- African Union pushes for new world map that reflects the continent's true size Business Insider Africa
Three women charged over newborn’s death in female genital mutilation case – The Independent
- Three women charged over newborn’s death in female genital mutilation case The Independent
- FGM: Outrage in The Gambia after one-month-old baby dies BBC
- Gambian police charge three women after death of newborn girl linked to FGM Reuters
- The Gambia: Why was a baby girl cut? BBC
- Baby FGM death in the Gambia ‘should shame us all’ The Telegraph
Israeli minister says Sydney Harbour Bridge protesters ‘useful idiots’ who fell for terrorist propaganda
Sharren Haskel accuses demonstrators of ‘marching with terrorist organisations’ but organisers reject her claims and say people are ‘outraged’
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An Israeli government minister has said the thousands of Australians who marched across the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protest against the killing in Gaza were “naive” and “useful idiots” for Hamas.
Sharren Haskel, Israel’s deputy foreign affairs minister, also claimed during Friday’s interview on ABC radio that there was not a “real famine” in Gaza.
Continue reading...What do Alaskans make of the geopolitical circus arriving in their city?
The city of Anchorage is set to host a meeting that could re-shape Europe and global security.
Japan’s emperor expresses ‘deep remorse’ 80 years after WWII – France 24
- Japan's emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII France 24
- King says VJ Day heroes will 'never be forgotten' BBC
- Japan minister joins crowds at contentious shrine to mark 80 years since World War Two defeat Reuters
- Japan marks 80th anniversary of WWII surrender as concern grows about fading memory AP News
- Japan and China commemorate World War II anniversary on different dates ABC News
Ukraine Blows Up Russian Port Olya Ship Loaded With Iranian Drone Parts, Hits Oil Refinery – Kyiv Post
- Ukraine Blows Up Russian Port Olya Ship Loaded With Iranian Drone Parts, Hits Oil Refinery Kyiv Post
- Ukraine says it has bombed Russian ship carrying drone parts at Caspian port The Guardian
- Ukraine vows to continue drone attacks until there's a peace deal Sky News
- Ukrainian forces destroy Russian ship carrying components for Shahed drones from Iran Ґвара Медіа
- Ukraine Strikes 'Important' Russian Seaport Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting Newsweek
‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups
Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.
Benjamin Netanyahu gambles on ending Gaza war and Israeli isolation – The Jerusalem Post
- Benjamin Netanyahu gambles on ending Gaza war and Israeli isolation The Jerusalem Post
- Who were the Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza? BBC
- Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Plan to Take Control of Gaza City The New York Times
- The ‘Day After’ Plan for Gaza That Netanyahu Doesn’t Want to Talk About Politico
- Does anyone in Israel support the plan to escalate its offensive in Gaza? Al Jazeera
Why a landmark ruling from the world’s top court puts financial markets on notice – CNBC
- Why a landmark ruling from the world’s top court puts financial markets on notice CNBC
- Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: International Court: Nations are liable for fossil fuel harms Daily Hampshire Gazette
- Disaster Passing as Miracle? A Critical Take on the ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion EJIL: Talk!
- Climate Vanuatu World Court WV News
- Vanuatu's Victory – International Law Requires States to Act Against Climate Change Bird & Bird
South Korea to restore pact halting military activity on North Korea border
South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung said he will restore a military agreement to rebuild trust with North Korea.
Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to Haiti as gang violence soars – NPR
- Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to Haiti as gang violence soars NPR
- Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send hundreds of fighters to strife-torn Haiti The Guardian
- Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send forces to Haiti to fight gangs Al Jazeera
- Haiti wants to hire private firm to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board Miami Herald
- Exclusive: Trump ally Erik Prince plans to keep personnel in Haiti for 10 years to fight gangs and collect taxes Reuters
Putin hails ‘heroic’ North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine in letter to Kim Jong-un
Letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule a sign of increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea
Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed North Korean troops sent to fight in Ukraine as “heroic” in a letter to Kim Jong-un, North Korean state media reported on Friday.
In a letter marking the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule, Putin recalled how Soviet Red Army units and North Korean forces fought together to end Japan’s colonial occupation.
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