Finland shuts more Russia border points, says asylum inflow must stop ( www.reuters.com )
Argentina presidential election: far-right libertarian Javier Milei wins after rival concedes ( www.theguardian.com )
UK interior minister plans to restrict use of tents by homeless ( www.reuters.com )
Italy refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler ( www.nbcnews.com )
Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 Celsius ( www.reuters.com )
Biden wants to ban ripoff "financial advisors" ( pluralistic.net )
Lottery sales in China soar, as youth seek to scratch an economic itch amid faltering fiscal forecasts ( hongkongfp.com )
Lottery sales in China soared to almost 274 billion yuan in the first half of the year, an increase of more than 50 percent year-on-year, with analysts pointing to a growing economic malaise as a possible explanation.
Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea ( www.reuters.com )
Darkening Tibet: Satellite Imagery Reveals Increased Detentions by Chinese Authorities ( bnn.network )
A recent study conducted by the Rand Europe research institute utilizes satellite imagery and night-time lighting data to suggest an increase in activity within high-security detention facilities in Tibet. The increased activity could potentially indicate an escalation in the severity of imprisonments imposed by Chinese...
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation ( apnews.com )
Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show ( www.theguardian.com )
Germany’s president apologises for killings in Tanzania under colonial rule ( www.aljazeera.com )
During the revolt — known as the Maji Maji Rebellion — between 200,000 and 300,000 Indigenous people were murdered, as German troops systematically wiped out villages and fields, experts say....
Expel all Palestinians from Gaza, recommends Israeli gov't ministry ( www.972mag.com )
Japan investigates foreign YouTubers accused of dodging train fares and stealing food ( www.theguardian.com )
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....
Israel's Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say ( feddit.de )
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5476418...
Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ ( www.bbc.com )
At least 9 Americans killed in Hamas attack on Israel ( www.axios.com )
1.2m Palestinians face devastating humanitarian crisis because of US aid block ( www.middleeastmonitor.com )
At least 40 people killed in blast at political event in Pakistan – reports ( www.theguardian.com )
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range in West Bank refugee camp ( apnews.com )
Security camera videos show two Israeli military vehicles pursuing a group of Palestinians in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank. One man, who appears to be holding a red canister, is gunned down by soldiers....
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game ( english.elpais.com )
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Facebook Approved an Israeli Ad Calling for Assassination of Pro-Palestine Activist ( theintercept.com )
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces --- [Opinion] ( web.archive.org )
For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach that divided power between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — bringing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to his knees while making moves that propped up the Hamas terror group....