- At least 88 dead in Ceuta migrant rush, Spanish officials say Euronews.com
- Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67 PBS
- Spain’s Ceuta overwhelmed as thousands remain after migrant border rush NBC News
- ‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?’ The New York Times
- Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory CNN
‘Your legacy will live forever’: Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja
Tributes are pouring out across Nepal after an avalanche killed some of the country's best mountaineers.
‘Winter is coming’: Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia’s full-scale invasion – CNBC
- 'Winter is coming': Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia's full-scale invasion CNBC
- Ukraine energy chief says infrastructure attacks will shape war’s outcome politico.eu
- 'Winter Is Coming, Obviously': A Ukrainian Defense CEO's Blunt Forecast That This One Will Be Even Harder Than the Last National Security Journal
- Ukraine Braces for Its Toughest Winter Since Russian Invasion. Officials Warn Energy Grid Faces Growing Threats. inkl
- Ukraine faces €650 million energy funding gap ahead of winter, government urges partners to act Межа. Новини України.
2 women killed in Japan’s Aeon Mall blast ordered back into store to secure cash – South China Morning Post
- 2 women killed in Japan’s Aeon Mall blast ordered back into store to secure cash South China Morning Post
- This 400-Year-Old Impenetrable Japanese Castle That Survived a Samurai Siege Just Crumbled in an Earthquake Smithsonian Magazine
- Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures The Guardian
- Japan earthquake: Two workers killed in Aeon Mall blast after re-entering on boss' order BBC
- Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
The President of PEACE – Tablet Magazine
- The President of PEACE Tablet Magazine
- Decades on from the US’s disastrous campaign in Afghanistan, Trump is making all the same mistakes | Simon Tisdall The Guardian
- 'Trump's first term already foreshadowed the current debacle in the Middle East' Le Monde.fr
- Donald Trump’s eternal March of Folly on Iran The Telegraph
- Donald Trump and Wars of Choice theintercept.com
New Zealand legislation making English an official language ridiculed as ‘pathetic’
Passing of bill gives English same status as Māori and sign language but, with it already spoken by 95% of country, critics call it ‘a pointless exercise’
Legislation recognising English as an official language of New Zealand has been passed by parliament, prompting derision from linguists and legal experts and a now-viral broadside from a Māori MP who called it “pathetic”.
The English language bill became law on 30 July giving English, which is spoken by 95% of the country, the same official status as te reo Māori (Māori language) and New Zealand sign language.
Continue reading...A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing – NPR
- A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing NPR
- Rescuers search for 28 missing after ferry catches fire in Indonesia's Madura island Reuters
- At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia Al Jazeera
- At least 5 dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire — prompting massive rescue effort New York Post
- At least 5 dead, dozens missing after ferry carrying 271 people catches fire local12.com
As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue – The New York Times
As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue The New York Times
The Looming Nuclear Crisis in the Gulf – Foreign Affairs
- The Looming Nuclear Crisis in the Gulf Foreign Affairs
- Opinion | Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal is corrupt and dangerous. Just ask Marco Rubio. MS NOW
- Opinion | Trump added two demands to his Saudi deal. The kingdom might walk. The Washington Post
- Parsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia War on the Rocks
- Does Saudi Arabia want to develop nuclear weapons? Here’s what history can tell us The Conversation
Outside the Moscow restaurant where bomb killed three
The BBC's Russia editor reports from Kudrinskaya Square, where the blast took place.
A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing – AP News
‘My only son was shot standing up for justice’ – inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The BBC gains unique access to Rawalakot, scene of violent clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Fires in Spokane, Washington, burn 600 structures, force 60,000 evacuations
A total of 1,000sq km (386sq miles) has burned across Washington state, and some of the fires have not been contained.
Trump pauses ‘massive attack’ on Iran, says new talks to begin
US President Trump says new talks with Iran will start Monday ‘in the form of a negotiation’ after calling off attack.
IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike – The Jerusalem Post
- IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike The Jerusalem Post
- Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle Al Jazeera
- IDF demolishes Hezbollah tunnels below southern Lebanon’s Beaufort Ridge The Times of Israel
- Beaufort Ridge changes color after IDF detonates 700 tons of explosives | Watch Ynetnews
- Israeli forces set fire to houses in southern Lebanon, report says Middle East Eye
Brazil’s Lula launches reelection bid amid foreign interference concerns
Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has officially launched his reelection campaign.
Massive Attack speak about ‘surreal experience’ of being banned from Singapore over Palestinian flag
British band say they are ‘proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore’, where open display of all foreign flags is banned
Massive Attack have called being banned from Singapore a “surreal experience” after displaying a Palestinian flag during their show.
On Wednesday, the English trip-hop collective – whose current lineup includes Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall – played a show at the Star theatre.
Continue reading...The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine – WSJ
- The Kremlin Is Bullying More Russians Into Fighting in Ukraine WSJ
- Putin’s Desperate Plot to Fix His Humiliating Troop Crisis Exposed The Daily Beast
- Russia Beats and Blackmails Men Into the Army as Recruitment Collapses, WSJ Reports UNITED24 Media
- Russia Uses Threats to Fill Army Ranks Yahoo
- Russia: Penza officials accused of supplying cars for recruitment raids Radio Moldova
The battle for the Maasai Mara: Can Kenya’s most iconic ecosystem be saved?
Court cases over new lodges have raised questions about protecting one of Africa’s greatest wildlife spectacles.
One Nation unveils eight Victorian election candidates including former Liberal and anti-woke film animator
Local councillor who says he used to work on Daniel Andrews’ security team also part of upper house lineup for November’s state poll
A former Liberal party candidate, the animator behind Pauline Hanson’s anti-woke film and a local councillor who says he worked on former premier Daniel Andrews’ personal protection team have been unveiled as One Nation candidates for the Victorian election.
Pauline Hanson held a press conference on Monday to announce the eight candidates who will lead One Nation’s upper house tickets at the November state election.
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