UK could leave European convention on human rights to stop Channel migrant boats ( www.theguardian.com )
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Bear escapes from crate in plane’s cargo hold at Dubai airport ( www.theguardian.com )
Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media....
Florida races to rescue coral bleached by record ocean heat ( www.theguardian.com )
Brazil police raids leave at least 43 people dead ( www.bbc.co.uk )
‘Shameful loss’: wolves declared extinct in Andalucía ( www.theguardian.com )
For centuries, wolves have roamed the mountain ranges of Andalucía in southern Spain, but after years of decline the creature has been officially declared extinct in the region....
Police discontent disrupts courts in Marseille ( www.reuters.com )
PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) - The French government sought on Wednesday to allay rising discontent within the police force over the incarceration of an officer that prompted a ‘go slow’ by colleagues and disrupted the courts in the country’s second biggest city....
Israeli parliament approves key part of judicial overhaul that has exposed deep fissures in society ( apnews.com )
In Monday’s vote, lawmakers approved a measure that prevents judges from striking down government decisions on the basis that they are “unreasonable.”
Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid ( www.npr.org )
The U.S. Defense Department said troops spared civilians during a celebrated 2019 raid against the leader of ISIS, but NPR has uncovered new details that challenge the U.S. claims.
This small Icelandic city thinks big about going green: Akureyri wants to become the world’s first carbon-neutral city by 2030 ( theworld.org )
Tony Bennett passed away at 96 ( www.nbcnews.com )
Canada lays out plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars, trucks by 2035 ( www.cbc.ca )
Cross-border Danish-German effort arrests eight over suspected terrorism plot, including members of Hamas ( www.abc.net.au )
In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels ( www.nytimes.com )
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilians and journalists in Lebanon ( feddit.de )
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