More than 1.7 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China – Al Jazeera

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  1. More than 1.7 million evacuated as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in China  Al Jazeera
  2. China's second typhoon in a week makes landfall  BBC
  3. Typhoon Bavi Hits China, Causing Evacuations, Floods and Flight Delays  The New York Times
  4. Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain  Reuters
  5. Super Typhoon Bavi Hurls Rare 20-Foot ‘Mega Swell’ at Taiwan (Video)  SURFER Magazine
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British couple saved from Spanish ravine after deadly wildfire – Reuters

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  1. British couple saved from Spanish ravine after deadly wildfire  Reuters
  2. Son of Belgian wildfire victim disputes Spanish officials' account of warnings  Reuters
  3. Victims of Spanish wildfires killed while trying to escape along river bed ‘trap’  CNN
  4. Hundreds of firefighters in Spain battle deadly wildfires that killed at least 12 fleeing flames  CBS News
  5. A Wildfire Killed 12 People in Southern Spain. Here’s the Latest.  The New York Times
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Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, National Assembly president says – Reuters

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  1. Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, National Assembly president says  Reuters
  2. For these children, the earthquakes in Venezuela changed everything  CNN
  3. Venezuela sets up temporary housing, as death toll rises  DW.com
  4. Venezuela quake death toll passes 4,300 as scale of recovery effort looms large  The Guardian
  5. Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Climbs to More Than 4,300  Bloomberg.com
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‘Expressly prohibited’ — Ukraine’s largest defense firm illegally stored weapons near civilian targets in Vyshneve, Zelensky says – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. 'Expressly prohibited' — Ukraine's largest defense firm illegally stored weapons near civilian targets in Vyshneve, Zelensky says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy decries housing of weapons in civilian area after Russian strike kills 10  The Guardian
  3. Zelenskiy says Ukraine officials will be held accountable for weapons store  Yahoo
  4. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky condemns housing of weapons in civilian area after Russian strike kills 10  The Independent
  5. There are not enough teams to take out: The authorities underestimate the death toll in Vishnevoye near Kiev  EADaily
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US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

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Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to intervene

The US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to the Israel-occupied West Bank recently, describing the experience as a first-hand view of the realities faced by Palestinians living under occupation.

In an interview with Reuters on Thursday from a Palestinian village, the progressive US House Democrat from California said his detention happened the previous day while his delegation visited an area of the southern West Bank that has experienced repeated attacks by Israeli settlers.

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The Ankara NATO Summit — A reality check on words and deeds – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. The Ankara NATO Summit — A reality check on words and deeds  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Europe Races to Plug Security Holes After U.S. NATO Pullback  WSJ
  3. Opinion | John Bolton: To save NATO, smile and thank Trump  The Washington Post
  4. Q&A: NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Alexus Grynkewich  Air & Space Forces Magazine
  5. Trump wanted NATO to be about him. Instead, it was about everyone else  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Family pleads for answers in death of young Black man in Mississippi

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Body of Nolan Wells, 18, found after he traveled to Horn Island over Fourth of July weekend with three white friends

A mother on Friday pleaded for anyone to come forward with information about what happened to ⁠her son, Nolan Wells, a young Black man whose body was found on an island off the coast of Mississippi after he traveled there over the Fourth of July weekend with three white friends.

“We just want ⁠to know what happened and ⁠why our baby ​didn’t come home,” Christine Wonsley, choking back tears, said at a news conference about her son.

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