Trump-And-Putin Stunt Becomes Amsterdam Pride Talking Point – HuffPost

  1. Trump-And-Putin Stunt Becomes Amsterdam Pride Talking Point  HuffPost
  2. Thousands in Amsterdam for boisterous WorldPride in shadow of Berlin attack  Reuters
  3. Jetten becomes first Dutch PM to join Pride canal parade  DutchNews.nl
  4. The Biggest Surprise at WorldPride Amsterdam Had Nothing to Do With the Parade  Fodors Travel Guide
  5. Hundreds of thousands line Amsterdam canals for the annual Pride boat parade  AP News
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Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations – AP News

  1. Cyberattack hits Liechtenstein’s register of people behind companies and foundations  AP News
  2. Liechtenstein says hackers access information on 31,000 legal entities  Reuters
  3. Major cyberattack in Liechtenstein targets beneficial owner list  SWI swissinfo.ch
  4. Liechtenstein Data Breach: Attackers Hack AML Registry, Exposing EU Security Flaw  Tech Times
  5. Hackers steal 31,000 records identifying people behind Liechtenstein companies, foundations  The Record from Recorded Future News
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Nirmal Purja’s last moment captured on PoK’s Broad Peak. See photo | World News – Hindustan Times

  1. Nirmal Purja's last moment captured on PoK's Broad Peak. See photo | World News  Hindustan Times
  2. How Nims Purja’s Broad Peak climb ended in deadly disaster  National Geographic
  3. World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after Pakistan avalanche  CNN
  4. Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers  NPR
  5. 'Your legacy will live forever': Nepal mourns climber Nirmal Purja  BBC
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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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