- India shifts oil purchases away from Russia before Trump-Putin Alaska meeting, Bloomberg reports The Kyiv Independent
- Discounts dip but Russian crude keeps flowing Times of India
- India shops the globe for oil after 50% tariff, ahead of Trump-Putin summit: report New York Post
- Indian state refiners eye Russian oil as discounts widen, sources say Reuters
- India Scours the Globe for More Oil Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit Bloomberg.com
Trump Is Doing Putin a Favor — And Abandoning His Allies – The Moscow Times
- Trump Is Doing Putin a Favor — And Abandoning His Allies The Moscow Times
- Opinion | The Fundamental Truth About U.S. Strategy That Putin Knows and Trump Ignores The New York Times
- Karoline Leavitt Trashes ‘Pathetic’ Critics Hurting Trump’s Feelings Over Putin Summit The Daily Beast
- Trump Prioritizes Diplomacy With Russia But Signals Openness to Economic Pressure UNITED24 Media
- Trump 'still seems reluctant' to move ahead with stricter sanctions for Russia: Journalist yahoo.com
South Africa starts a soul-searching ‘national dialogue’ about poverty, inequality and other issues – AP News
- South Africa starts a soul-searching 'national dialogue' about poverty, inequality and other issues AP News
- ‘Thabo Mbeki is not the head of state’: Mbeki’s convention snub triggers fiery backlash News24
- IFP calls for National Dialogue to address unresolved CODESA issues EWN
- South Africa’s national dialogue: Mbeki vs Ramaphosa; the ANC vs everyone else The Africa Report.com
- Calls for strategy, action, timeline mount as polorising National Convention kicks off eNCA
Descent of Horror on K2, Rescuer Injured – Explorersweb »
- Descent of Horror on K2, Rescuer Injured Explorersweb »
- Climber killed by falling rocks day after she summits K2, world's 2nd-highest peak CBS News
- Climber Dies After Being Struck by Falling Rocks While Descending World’s Second Tallest Mountain People.com
- Chinese mountaineer dies while climbing down K2 Dawn
- K2 climber killed by rockfall while descending from world’s second tallest mountain MSN
Myanmar rebels accused of atrocities against Rohingya
Rights groups and survivors are accusing Myanmar’s Arakan Army rebel group of mass killings and torture of Rohingya.
Serb protests turn violent as president clings to power – Financial Times
- Serb protests turn violent as president clings to power Financial Times
- Protesters in Serbia's north demolish ruling party offices Reuters
- Serbian antigovernment protests escalate in third night of clashes Al Jazeera
- Dozens injured in Serbia as protesters clash with pro-government supporters The Guardian
- Serbian protesters are back on the streets as clashes with government loyalists escalate AP News
Liverpool man accused of ramming car into football parade faces new charges
Paul Doyle allegedly drove his car into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title win in May.
Aid groups say Israel’s new registration rules are ‘weaponising aid’
Lifesaving goods for starved people in Gaza blocked by vague rules on anti-Israeli activity, say humanitarian bodies
More than 100 aid organisations working in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have accused Israel of dangerously “weaponising aid” in its application of new rules for registering groups involved in delivering humanitarian assistance.
The letter represents the latest broadside from the international aid community against Israel after the EU, Britain and Japan on Tuesday called for urgent action to stop “famine” spreading in the Gaza Strip.
Continue reading...US and Philippines discuss more missile system deployments as tensions rise in South China Sea – AP News
Iran moves towards dramatic internal conflict, and another war – www.israelhayom.com
- Iran moves towards dramatic internal conflict, and another war www.israelhayom.com
- UK, France and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran over nuclear programme BBC
- Iran: EU leaders threaten snapback sanctions over nukes DW
- Iranian lawmaker says reimposition of UN sanctions will lead to NPT withdrawal, Defapress reports Reuters
- NATO Countries Threaten Iran Over Nuclear Program Newsweek
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 40 in a week as health centres overwhelmed
MSF charity calls situation ‘beyond urgent’ as thousands seeking refuge from war rely on contaminated water
The “worst cholera outbreak in years” has killed at least 40 people in the last week in Sudan, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières.
Overwhelmed medical centres are resorting to treating patients on mattresses on the floor, MSF said, as the country’s two-year civil war aids the spread of the disease.
Continue reading...Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Premier League – teams, start, lineups
Defending champions Liverpool entertain Bournemouth in the first game of the new Premier League season at Anfield.
Israel approves settlement expansion to “bury idea of Palestinian state”
Israel's far-right finance minister has approved plans for thousands of illegal homes in the occupied West Bank.
Hundreds of retired air force officers protest Israel’s war in Gaza – NPR
Why has the US issued a ‘terrorism’ travel alert for Mexico?
This new alert comes after months of intense pressure from US President Trump over issues like immigration and crime.
Food alone won’t save Gaza’s starving population
Without medical care to prevent refeeding syndrome, aid could trigger a deadly new crisis.
Sheinbaum’s expulsion of criminals is more about placating Trump than keeping Mexico safe
Perhaps not coincidentally, the timing of tariff discussions was closely followed by the transfer of wanted criminals
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has denied that the transfer of 26 alleged cartel members to the United States was part of any kind of deal with Washington and was instead about her country’s own security priorities.
This week’s expulsion marked the second time Mexico had sent top criminals to the US this year: in February, Mexican authorities handed over 29 cartel members, including druglord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was responsible for the murder of a DEA agent in 1985. The latest transfers took place after US authorities vowed that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty in any of the cases.
Continue reading...War crimes likely committed by both sides in Syria coastal violence: UN
The clashes in March included murder, torture and other 'inhumane acts' that UN investigators say amount to war crimes.
Israeli settlement plans will ‘bury’ idea of Palestinian state, minister says
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank.
Tottenham slam racist abuse of Tel after defeat by PSG in UEFA Super Cup
French forward Mathys Tel was one of two Tottenham players to miss their penalties in the UEFA Super Cup defeat by PSG.