Israel Closes Al Jazeera Facilities ( www.telesurenglish.net )
The ban comes after Al Jazeera presented a well-documented report suggesting that Israel was responsible for the attack on Al-Ahli Hospital....
Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying | WIRED ( www.wired.com )
Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister ( www.theguardian.com )
Spanish football federation leaders demand resignation of its president Luis Rubiales ( www.theguardian.com )
"After the latest events and the unacceptable behaviours that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, we request that Mr Luis Rubiales immediately present his resignation as president of the Spanish football federation,” the Spanish football federation’s regional presidents say in a joint statement.
Blood Simple. Several Russian journalists and activists were poisoned in Europe ( theins.ru )
Elena Kostyuchenko, Natalia Arno, and Irina Babloyan, have long worked to expose the Kremlin’s lies. While traveling through Europe in the last year, each was poisoned by unknown toxins. Their cases remain unsolved. Why?
West African military leaders agree action over Niger coup | Africanews ( www.africanews.com )
Argentina election: Youths’ anger fuels far-right populist ( www.opendemocracy.net )
Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 ( www.theguardian.com )
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
Putin rules out rejoining Black Sea grain deal, despite famine fears ( www.politico.eu )
US reviewing Amnesty International report that said US-made munitions have killed civilians in Gaza ( www.reuters.com )
Nearly 100 dead or missing in Mexico from hurricane, food and water worries persist ( www.reuters.com )
Gaza, babies in incubators at risk as hospitals run out of fuel, UN says ( news.un.org )
Two in three hospitals in the enclave are “partially functional” as the aid is a “drop in the ocean”, says Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, UN health agency (WHO) representative in the occupied Palestinian territory....
SAS had ‘gone too far’ in Afghanistan, inquiry into claims of unlawful killings told ( www.theguardian.com )
Israel intensifies its strikes and vows to besiege Gaza as it scours south for Hamas fighters ( apnews.com )
Philippines condemns Chinese 'floating barrier' in South China Sea ( www.reuters.com )
Spanish police arrest man for touching reporter's bottom while live on air ( www.reuters.com )
Japan may take China to WTO over Fukushima-driven seafood import ban ( www.reuters.com )
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A deadly tick-borne epidemic is raging. Dogs are key to ending it. ( wapo.st )
WP gift article expires in 14 days....
Wagner Group commander Dmitry Utkin was on plane that crashed north of Moscow, Russian civil aviation authority says ( news.sky.com )
Ukraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances ( www.cnn.com )
“Over the past 24 hours, Russians massively shelled settlements of Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Izium and Kupyansk districts with guided aerial bombs and other weapons,” said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
Uruguay’s missing women may have been trafficked. Why doesn’t the state care? ( www.opendemocracy.net )
For six years, Nancy Baladán has ridden her motorcycle along Uruguay’s country paths and urban highways in search of answers about the night that altered her life forever....
Gaza-Based Unicorn Riot Contributor Speaks on Israel Bombing His Home ( unicornriot.ninja )
EU negotiators agree on historic law to restore Europe’s nature ( www.euractiv.com )
Negotiators from EU countries and the European Parliament agreed on a landmark new law to restore at least 20% of Europe’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.