Record heatwave spreads across Korean Peninsula, prompting emergency response – Reuters

  1. Record heatwave spreads across Korean Peninsula, prompting emergency response  Reuters
  2. ‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature  The Guardian
  3. South Korea has hottest day on record amid extreme weather globally  Al Jazeera
  4. Korea heat wave breaks records, dries farms and disrupts summer life nationwide  Korea JoongAng Daily
  5. Seoul faces highest heat alert for 1st time Tuesday  The Korea Times
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Russia’s online retailer Wildberries says warehouse on fire after Ukrainian drone attack – France 24

  1. Russia's online retailer Wildberries says warehouse on fire after Ukrainian drone attack  France 24
  2. Hundreds of firefighters battle blaze at Wildberries warehouse in Russia's Vladimir region  Reuters
  3. Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia  The Guardian
  4. Ukraine hits targets deep inside Russia, killing eight  dw.com
  5. They made a living on Russia’s Amazon. Ukrainian attacks have sent it up in flames.  NBC News
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How India’s employment exams turned its ‘cockroach’ youth against Modi – Reuters

  1. How India’s employment exams turned its ‘cockroach’ youth against Modi  Reuters
  2. Revolt of the Cockroaches: How India’s Gen Z Humbled Modi  Time Magazine
  3. An exam leak in India exposed a Gen Z jobs crisis that goes much deeper  cnbc.com
  4. ‘We Are Not Learning Anything’: India’s Gen Z Rage Is a Test for Modi  The New York Times
  5. India’s gen Z have discovered the power of collective action | Letters  The Guardian
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How Péter Magyar dismantled Viktor Orbán’s built-to-last regime – Euronews.com

  1. How Péter Magyar dismantled Viktor Orbán's built-to-last regime  Euronews.com
  2. Life after Orban: Hungary Inc digs in as new political era takes hold  Reuters
  3. Temporary fixes and long-term commitments: Hungary’s 17th Amendment to the Fundamental Law  ConstitutionNet
  4. The Return of Reality  Hungarian Conservative
  5. Not yet a new history: Hungary between liminality and counterfactuality  New Eastern Europe
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At least 88 dead in Ceuta migrant rush, Spanish officials say – Euronews.com

  1. At least 88 dead in Ceuta migrant rush, Spanish officials say  Euronews.com
  2. Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67  PBS
  3. Spain’s Ceuta overwhelmed as thousands remain after migrant border rush  NBC News
  4. ‘Do You Think if I Had a Job I Would Have Gone?’  The New York Times
  5. Ceuta grapples with aftermath of border surge after most migrants leave the Spanish territory  CNN
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‘Winter is coming’: Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia’s full-scale invasion – CNBC

  1. 'Winter is coming': Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia's full-scale invasion  CNBC
  2. Ukraine energy chief says infrastructure attacks will shape war’s outcome  politico.eu
  3. 'Winter Is Coming, Obviously': A Ukrainian Defense CEO's Blunt Forecast That This One Will Be Even Harder Than the Last  National Security Journal
  4. Ukraine Braces for Its Toughest Winter Since Russian Invasion. Officials Warn Energy Grid Faces Growing Threats.  inkl
  5. Ukraine faces €650 million energy funding gap ahead of winter, government urges partners to act  Межа. Новини України.
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2 women killed in Japan’s Aeon Mall blast ordered back into store to secure cash – South China Morning Post

  1. 2 women killed in Japan’s Aeon Mall blast ordered back into store to secure cash  South China Morning Post
  2. This 400-Year-Old Impenetrable Japanese Castle That Survived a Samurai Siege Just Crumbled in an Earthquake  Smithsonian Magazine
  3. Japan’s prime minister tours earthquake-hit sites as recovery efforts hampered by soaring temperatures  The Guardian
  4. Japan earthquake: Two workers killed in Aeon Mall blast after re-entering on boss' order  BBC
  5. Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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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.

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A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing – NPR

  1. A blaze on an Indonesian passenger ferry leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing  NPR
  2. Rescuers search for 28 missing after ferry catches fire in Indonesia's Madura island  Reuters
  3. At least five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off Indonesia  Al Jazeera
  4. At least 5 dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire — prompting massive rescue effort  New York Post
  5. At least 5 dead, dozens missing after ferry carrying 271 people catches fire  local12.com
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The Looming Nuclear Crisis in the Gulf – Foreign Affairs

  1. The Looming Nuclear Crisis in the Gulf  Foreign Affairs
  2. Opinion | Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal is corrupt and dangerous. Just ask Marco Rubio.  MS NOW
  3. Opinion | Trump added two demands to his Saudi deal. The kingdom might walk.  The Washington Post
  4. Parsing Trump’s Decision to (Maybe) Give Uranium Enrichment to Saudi Arabia  War on the Rocks
  5. Does Saudi Arabia want to develop nuclear weapons? Here’s what history can tell us  The Conversation
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IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike – The Jerusalem Post

  1. IDF confirms explosive that wounded five Lebanese soldiers was from Hezbollah, not Israeli strike  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle  Al Jazeera
  3. IDF demolishes Hezbollah tunnels below southern Lebanon’s Beaufort Ridge  The Times of Israel
  4. Beaufort Ridge changes color after IDF detonates 700 tons of explosives | Watch  Ynetnews
  5. Israeli forces set fire to houses in southern Lebanon, report says  Middle East Eye
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