Chinese fighter jet intercepts Philippine aircraft carrying journalists
A Chinese fighter jet demanded a Philippine aircraft leave the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Germany pledges $500 million for NATO-led US weapons supply to Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent
Lula says Trump would be put on trial in Brazil if January 6 riots took place there
Brazilian president’s comments come amid US attempts to pressure judges in coup trial against Trump ally Bolsonaro
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has hit back at Donald Trump’s campaign against the South American country’s judiciary, claiming the US president would be put on trial in Brazil had the January 6 US Capitol attacks taken place there.
Trump has triggered what some experts call the greatest ever diplomatic rupture between the US and Brazil by slapping 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports and sanctioning a supreme court judge in an attempt to help his far-right ally, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, avoid prison for allegedly trying to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election to Lula.
Continue reading...‘A mirage’: Iran’s president dismisses Netanyahu’s water-tech offer amid shortages – The Times of Israel
- ‘A mirage’: Iran’s president dismisses Netanyahu’s water-tech offer amid shortages The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu sends message to people of Iran as country faces water crisis Fox News
- Iran’s president mocks Netanyahu over pledge of help in water crisis AP News
- 'What an illusion': Iran's president mocks Netanyahu's vow to help country with water crisis The Jerusalem Post
- PM Netanyahu To I24NEWS: We Would Have Struck Iran Even Without The US i24NEWS
German manufacturer mulls relocating to US to avoid arms embargo against Israel – Middle East Eye
- German manufacturer mulls relocating to US to avoid arms embargo against Israel Middle East Eye
- Germany’s Merz faces conservative revolt over Israel arms suspension The Washington Post
- German Defense Contractor Mulls US Shift After Merz Israel Ban Bloomberg.com
- Germany Says It Will Suspend Military Exports to Israel for Use in Gaza The New York Times
- As Gaza faces starvation, reluctant Germany starts to curb support for Israel Reuters
Trump touts second trilateral meeting before Putin summit; Zelenskyy pushes
The jockeying follows a virtual meeting between European leaders and the US and Ukrainian presidents on Wednesday.
Trump names Gaynor, Kiss, Sylvester Stallone as Kennedy Center Honors picks
The US president also announced he would host the annual award show which recognises lifetime contributions to the arts.
Trump nominee to lead labour statistics agency faces wave of criticism
Economists worry that EJ Antoni’s nomination is largely political in nature for a historically non-partisan role.
France acknowledges role in repression of Cameroon independence movements
Emmanuel Macron writes to Cameroonian president with findings of joint commission on country’s colonial past
France has acknowledged its role in decades of violent repression of independence movements in Cameroon, the latest stage in a slow process of reckoning with its brutal colonial past.
In a letter to the Cameroonian president, Paul Biya, dated 30 July, Emmanuel Macron said it was “up to me today to assume the role and responsibility of France in these events”.
Continue reading...Russian hackers took control of Norwegian dam, police chief says – politico.eu
US warships patrol South China Sea after two Chinese ships collide – The Guardian
- US warships patrol South China Sea after two Chinese ships collide The Guardian
- China's military says it 'drove away' U.S. destroyer near Scarborough Shoal NBC News
- Philippines Condemns China After South China Sea Collision Captured on Video The New York Times
- China ‘expels’ US destroyer after South China Sea stand-off The Times
- Chinese ‘overkill’ in dispute with Philippines damaged two Chinese ships. Why it could have been much worse CNN
US warships patrol South China Sea after two Chinese ships collide
USS Higgins and USS Cincinnati sailed near Scarborough Shoal after Chinese tried to drive away Philippine vessel
The US has briefly deployed two warships in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while trying to drive away a smaller Philippine ship in a high-seas accident that raised alarms about maritime safety.
Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also lay overlapping claims in the contested waters.
Continue reading...In maps: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of the Trump-Putin summit
Kyiv has rejected ceding territory seized by Russia to secure a ceasefire.
Trump defense official led thinktank that spread lies about Tren de Aragua
Under Joseph Humire, the thinktank tracked alleged crimes by the Venezuelan gang in the US. A non-profit found multiple false entries
A senior official appointed to the defense department led a thinktank that promoted fake news about the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, according to InSight Crime, a non-profit analyzing organized crime.
Joseph Humire was appointed this summer to be the head of policy focusing on the western hemisphere within the office of the under secretary of defense for policy. He was previously the executive director of a conservative thinktank focused on global security. Humire’s appointment comes as the Trump administration is ramping up its aggressive strategy against organized crime in Latin America and the Venezuelan government, which it accuses of working with TdA.
Continue reading...Watch: Wildfire approaches horse enclosure in Greece
At least three people have also died in Spain, Albania and Turkey as wildfires wreak havoc.
Porn site traffic plummets as UK age verification rules enforced – BBC
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We claim to value privacy, but surrender it daily, often without knowing.
Israel Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack – The New York Times
- Israel Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack The New York Times
- Israel in Gaza’s quagmire: Military failure, humanitarian catastrophe, global isolation Middle East Monitor
- How Israel’s Siege of Hamas Collapsed Tikvah
- Intelligence failure led to Hamas' attack — Israeli analyst Manila Bulletin
- Shocking New Findings Expose Failures Hours Before October 7 Massacre JFeed
European military-industrial output for Ukraine outpaces the US – Defense News
- European military-industrial output for Ukraine outpaces the US Defense News
- Ukraine Support Tracker: Europe now leading spender on weapons production for Ukraine Kiel Institute
- Nearly half Europe's aid for Ukraine coming from procurement rather than stockpiles, says think tank Euractiv
- Europe’s leaders have failed Ukraine – they have no right to a seat at the table The Telegraph
- Britain abandoned plans to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, but promises "tough sanctions" to pressure Russia - The Times Українські Національні Новини
Ukraine’s allies, after fears of sellout, signal hope for Trump-Putin talks – Reuters
- Ukraine's allies, after fears of sellout, signal hope for Trump-Putin talks Reuters
- Zelensky and Other European Leaders Work With Trump on Russia-Ukraine Strategy The New York Times
- Ukraine and European leaders urge Trump not to strike peace deal in Alaska without them CNN
- Europe and Ukraine to hold Trump call ahead of Putin-Alaska meet NBC News
- Trump, Zelenskyy, NATO nations talk ahead of U.S.-Russia summit; Zelenskyy warns Putin is "bluffing" CBS News