- US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity CNN
- Opinion | Russia keeps testing NATO. The lack of response will embolden Putin. The Washington Post
- U.S. intelligence agencies warn Putin could test NATO by authorizing provocative actions CBS News
- Panicked Putin’s Desperate New Plot Revealed The Daily Beast
- Exclusive | U.S. Intel Finds Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Limited Incursion WSJ
Live updates: Teen gunman dead after killing teachers in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years – CNN
- Live updates: Teen gunman dead after killing teachers in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years CNN
- ‘I’m sorry’: Father of Thailand’s school shooter offers first words SMH.com.au
- Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say The Guardian
- Families retrieve bodies after a 14-year-old killed at least 8 in Thai school shooting NBC News
- Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say Reuters
Live updates: Teen gunman dead after killing teachers in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years – CNN
- Live updates: Teen gunman dead after killing teachers in Thailand’s worst school shooting in years CNN
- Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say The New York Times
- Thailand shooting: Seven killed as teen opens fire at home and school near Bangkok BBC
- Teen kills classmates, teachers, and his grandparents in Thai gun rampage, police say Yahoo
- 7 killed and more than 20 injured in Thailand school shooting The Washington Post
French officers halted small boats at sea 10 times since spring
Disclosure challenges Conservative and Reform claims that police are refusing to intervene
The French authorities have halted small boats at sea in the Channel on 10 occasions since the spring, officials said on Friday.
Despite claims from the Conservatives and Reform that the French were refusing to intervene in small boat crossings, maritime prefect officers were using “intervention tactics” to board or control vessels at sea and take asylum seekers back to France.
Continue reading...Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence pact
Pakistan says an attack on any of the three will amount to an attack against all, amid conflict in the Middle East.
Businessman was ‘preparing champagne’ to celebrate Caruana Galizia murder, court hears
Taxi driver says he acted as middleman between Yorgen Fenech and three men already convicted of €150,000 contract killing
The businessman accused of paying for hitmen to murder the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was impatient for the killing to take place, and once texted from his boat to say he was “preparing champagne” to celebrate, a jury in Malta has heard.
Yorgen Fenech, the 44-year-old heir to a property empire that includes several Hilton hotels, is on trial in Malta for complicity in the murder of Caruana Galizia. She died in a car bombing in October 2017 after publishing a series of revelations about senior politicians that were so damaging they triggered a snap general election.
Continue reading...New Delhi on red alert as heavy rains pound the city
Heavy rains have pounded New Delhi and its surrounding towns, disrupting traffic and leaving commuters stranded.
What we know so far about the deadly Thailand shooting
At least seven people have died after a teenage boy shot his grandparents before opening fire on a school in Bangkok.
Mediterranean smuggling network ‘dismantled’ in Spain-led raid, 78 arrested
Authorities say they broke up one of the largest criminal networks running migrant smuggling in Western Mediterranean.
EU lays out $18B satellite constellation plan, with Spanish firm winning key role – Breaking Defense
- EU lays out $18B satellite constellation plan, with Spanish firm winning key role Breaking Defense
- IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advances European Space Agency
- Europe increases size and cost of IRIS² constellation SpaceNews
- IRIS2 Gets Green Light With More Money and More Satellites European Spaceflight
- EU Accelerates Sovereign Satellite Plans Citing Defense Needs Bloomberg.com
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives for first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia – AP News
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives for first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia AP News
- Zelenskyy visits Moscow-friendly Serbia as Russian attacks on Kyiv region kill 4 AP News
- Leaders of Serbia and Ukraine pledge closer economic ties Reuters
- Zelenskyy Makes Debut Trip to Serbia as Russian Influence Wanes Bloomberg.com
- Zelensky visits Serbia, ally of Russia Le Monde.fr
Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday
Group calls for ‘thorough and transparent investigation’ of hiring of professor who resigned after his claims came under scrutiny
The University of Cambridge has announced a review into the way it vets and hires senior academic staff in an effort to fend off external and internal criticism of its appointment of Jason Arday as a professor.
But a group of Cambridge academics quickly rejected the university’s response, saying: “We strongly believe that a thorough and transparent investigation into the wider circumstances of this damaging episode is essential.”
Continue reading...Hun Manet is refining Cambodia’s authoritarian model
The PM has made repression less visible and more sophisticated, strengthening the authoritarian system he inherited.
War on Iran: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan sign defence pact
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan have signed a trilateral defence pact in Mecca aimed at deterring aggression.
A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump – PBS
Spain imposes border controls against Italy as row over Ceuta migrant influx intensifies
Italy introduced border controls following an influx of about 78,000 migrants from Morocco into the neighbouring Spanish exclave of Ceuta.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact – The New York Times
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defense Pact The New York Times
- Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in CNN
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign defence agreement BBC
- World in Brief: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey sign defence pact; Trump revives attempt to fire Cook The Economist
- Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan pledge mutual defence as Middle East turmoil escalates Reuters
Trump says agreement with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘could be soon’ – Fox News
- Trump says agreement with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz ‘could be soon’ Fox News
- Live updates: Iran says Hormuz deal is close but US must meet commitments before strait reopens CNN
- Trump says war ‘can’t go much longer’ – what’s the latest on talks? Al Jazeera
- US official: We expect a deal soon between Iran and Oman on Strait of Hormuz Reuters
- A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump AP News
US labour market sheds jobs in July as labour force participation slumps
US labour market loses 23,000 jobs in July as education, government and retail sectors record significant declines.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkiye defence pact challenges US role
Defence analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Turkiye defence agreement signals a realignment