Sri Lanka prisoners riot leaving 3 dead, 23 injured in chaos
Authorities suspect narcotics dealers and gang rivalries are behind prison violence at facilities in Sri Lanka.
Proposal to curb ‘vertical drinking’ in London’s West End pubs meets with rage and resistance – CNN
- Proposal to curb ‘vertical drinking’ in London’s West End pubs meets with rage and resistance CNN
- Why there's a row about standing up while drinking in central London BBC
- Plan to limit ‘vertical drinking’ decried by pub landlords and UK politicians AP News
- Rebecca Hendin on the ‘vertical drinking’ row – cartoon The Guardian
- No 10 urges council to 'work with' London pubs amid row over 'vertical drinking' Sky News
Ex-Obama, Biden diplomat blasts former boss’ border failures: ‘They woke up too late’ – Fox News
What is the Patriot missile system and why are supplies depleted worldwide? – Reuters
Anatol Lieven, Mutual Delusion — Sidecar – New Left Review
- Anatol Lieven, Mutual Delusion — Sidecar New Left Review
- ‘PUTIN’S NIGHTMARE’: how Ukraine can deliver ‘KILLER BLOW’ in Russia war | The Fourcast: Indicators Channel 4
- Is Putin losing Ukraine war? | Truth behind Ceuta crisis | Democrat victory | Farage’s ratings plummet Channel 4 News | Substack
- As Ukraine regains the initiative from Russia, Europe must seize the moment Atlantic Council
- Contrary to pro-Russian propaganda Ukrainians aren’t about to sell out their country thenational.scot
Two civilians killed in Houthi strike on Marib, says Yemen’s government
Health Minister Qassem Bahaibah says 14 injured, accuses group of targeting residential areas and displacement camps.
I was standing in front of my teacher when she was shot, Thai pupil says
The student says she feared never seeing her mother again after the attack killed five teachers.
One of Ukraine’s largest football stadiums damaged in Russian strike on Odesa – The Kyiv Independent
- One of Ukraine's largest football stadiums damaged in Russian strike on Odesa The Kyiv Independent
- In Odesa, no-one is safe from Russia's new Black Sea strike campaign BBC
- Russia attacks stadium in Odesa on eve of match "Chornomorets-Kolos" ukranews.com
- Russian strike damages Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, injuries reported Ukrinform
- Ukraine war live: Football stadium in Odesa damaged by Russian strike The Independent
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A young deaf migrant in Spain prepares for an emotional reunion with his family in Morocco after years apart.
Asmongold Officially Banned On Twitch After Controversial Statement – TheGamer
Another record-distance Ukrainian strike leaves Russia’s Wildberries facing collapse — unless the Kremlin steps in(Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,625) – EUobserver
- Another record-distance Ukrainian strike leaves Russia’s Wildberries facing collapse — unless the Kremlin steps in(Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,625) EUobserver
- Several killed in attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv hits Russian e-commerce giant Al Jazeera
- Ukrainian attacks on Wildberries strike at heart of Russia Inc Reuters
- A Russian retail giant’s warehouse burns after Ukraine’s latest long-range drone attack AP News
- Satellite Images Reveal Damage To Russia's Wildberries Warehouses Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation – BBC
- Cambridge to review process for hiring senior academics after Jason Arday resignation BBC
- Icarus in the Faculty Lounge The Atlantic
- Star Scholar Jason Arday Resigns From Cambridge The New York Times
- The extraordinary case of Professor Jason Arday channel4news.substack.com
- Friday briefing: What the Jason Arday row reveals about equality in modern Britain The Guardian
Spain says it dismantles one of Mediterranean’s largest human smuggling networks – Reuters
- Spain says it dismantles one of Mediterranean's largest human smuggling networks Reuters
- Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks BBC
- Spanish-led police raid smashes a vast Mediterranean smuggling network, arresting 78 ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Mediterranean smuggling network ‘dismantled’ in Spain-led raid, 78 arrested Al Jazeera
- Police dismantle speedboat gang smuggling migrants to Ibiza The Telegraph
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects
The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
Diego Maradona bloated, bedridden and resigned before death, says masseur
Seven healthcare professionals have been on trial since mid-April in Argentina for possible negligence.
Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan sign joint defence agreement: What’s in it?
Pact will 'reshape security architecture' of the region, experts say.
The State of Iran’s Three Key Nuclear Sites – The New York Times
- The State of Iran’s Three Key Nuclear Sites The New York Times
- Nuclear experts urge Trump not to let Iran steer talks away from regime's atomic threat Fox News
- Five months into US-Israeli strike campaign, Iran's nuclear program remains a threat Ynetnews
- With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon? The Conversation
- Trump team eyes Iran deal soon; IDF destroys Gaza terror tunnels TV7 Israel News - 5 Aug. TV7 Israel News
Russia drops record number of glide bombs on Ukraine as casualties pile up
Moscow's troops suffer high rate of losses as Zelenskyy renews air campaign against Russia.
Armenian Apostolic Church leader faces trial as feud with PM deepens
Catholicos Karekin II and six other clerics are accused of failing to reinstate a bishop who was defrocked.
How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake – The New York Times
- How Japan Reduced Deaths From a Major Quake The New York Times
- Japan researchers confirm 33-kilometer surface rupture after Kumamoto quake 毎日新聞
- This 400-Year-Old Impenetrable Japanese Castle That Survived a Samurai Siege Just Crumbled in an Earthquake Smithsonian Magazine
- What Kumamoto revealed about Japan’s earthquake readiness The Japan Times
- Japan earthquake death toll rises to 18 as rescuers race to find survivors abcstlouis.com