- Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People The New York Times
- China Wields Security Laws to Cow Hong Kong’s Once-Free Literary Scene WSJ
- Hong Kong booksellers reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications NBC News
- Hong Kong police arrest five over 'seditious' books Reuters
- Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown The Washington Post
Police release images of clothes to help identify victims of alleged Sydney childcare paedophile
AFP release images of children’s clothes found on electronic devices seized as part of investigation into Hamish Tait
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A tiny dinosaur puffer jacket could lead police to more victims of a former childcare worker and alleged prolific child sex offender.
Federal police have released pictures of clothing from children they want to identify, urging parents and carers who recognise the items to come forward.
Continue reading...‘Her ear was shattered’ – home piercings leading to deformities, says expert – BBC
Trump’s intelligence chief nominee won’t say Biden won 2020 election
US President Trump’s nominee for top intel official, Jay Clayton, evaded directly stating that Biden won 2020 election
Brazil vows to retaliate if US imposes 25% tariffs on some of its products
President Lula’s office says US move is result of pressure on White House by family of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil has vowed to retaliate against Washington’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on imports of some Brazilian products.
The office of the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, described the tariffs as “a regrettable milestone” in the history of relations between the two countries and said they were the result of pressure exerted on the White House by the family of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Continue reading...‘It’s made me have an identity crisis’: Londoners speak out about racist abuse – BBC
UK proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens
Latest government measure aimed at curbing digital harm comes after under-16 social media ban announced last month.
Argentina’s Falklands banner sparks controversy at World Cup
Argentina players held up a banner declaring ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after beating England.
Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent confirms
Neill died in Sydney on Monday, with his family saying his death was 'sudden and unexpected'.
Former US Ambassador says Iran miscalculated Trump’s resolve
Nightly strikes between the US and Iran have been the heaviest since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement.
Senior Chinese delegation visits North Korea for talks
China's fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, held talks with a top official of North Korea's governing party.
South Korea’s international adoptees seek justice, not homecoming
South Korea's government has acknowledged wrongs, but advocates say accountability is still lacking.
Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal – Al Jazeera
- Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal Al Jazeera
- Kyiv Endures One of the War’s Heaviest Assaults JW.ORG
- Russian missiles strike Kyiv districts, killing two, officials say Reuters
- Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses AP News
- Kyiv's vanishing warning: The missiles are faster than the sirens now Scripps News
US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns Tehran it ‘better behave’
US President Donald Trump says he is yet to decide whether or not he will "finish off" Iran.
A mass trial of alleged MS-13 gang members wraps up in El Salvador – AP News
US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says
Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".
Toronto engulfed by wildfire smoke as US cities threatened
Monitor ranks Toronto as having the worst air quality on earth, surpassing Kinshasa, DR Congo, and New Delhi, India.
Fears for New Zealand’s native species as first bird flu case emerges
Minister urges public to report cases of three or more sick or dead birds in a group after brown skua seabird tests positive for H5N1 on Wellington beach
The deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in New Zealand for the first time, sparking alarm that some of the country’s most beloved and vulnerable native birds could be wiped out if it spreads.
A single ocean-going seabird, a brown skua, returned a confirmed positive test on Wednesday, after it was found on Petone beach in Wellington on 10 July, said Andrew Hoggard, the biosecurity minister.
Continue reading...China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds – Axios
- China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds Axios
- People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S. Pew Research Center
- China has become more popular than U.S. in much of world, survey finds The Washington Post
- China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time, Pew Finds Bloomberg.com
- Many countries favor China and Xi over Trump and the US: Polling The Hill
Iran launches strikes on Gulf, even as FM visits Qatar
Iranian FM Araghchi visits Qatar to pay respects following the death of the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin al Thani