China objects as US approves military aid to Taiwan under program aimed at sovereign nations ( apnews.com )
US Announces $345 Million in Unprecedented Military Aid for Taiwan...
Ukrainian drones attack Russian town home to nuclear plant ( www.reuters.com )
Iceland resumes fin whale hunting, but killing needs to be faster ( www.reuters.com )
Canada to change how it counts foreign students, workers amid housing crunch ( www.reuters.com )
Ukraine tells critics of slow counteroffensive to 'shut up' ( www.reuters.com )
Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia reject China's latest South China Sea map ( www.reuters.com )
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has developed a long-range weapon, a day after a strike deep inside Russia ( www.ctvnews.ca )
U.S. denies blocking chip sales to Middle East ( www.reuters.com )
Closure of Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France postponed ( www.reuters.com )
China's Xi likely to skip G20 summit in India, sources say ( www.reuters.com )
Late Russian mercenary Prigozhin spoke about his security in newly surfaced video ( www.reuters.com )
Pope Francis on low-key visit to Catholics in Buddhist Mongolia ( www.reuters.com )
Hundreds of flights cancelled in Hong Kong, China's Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears ( www.reuters.com )
Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks Not Possible Without Help from the West ( news.antiwar.com )
Russia says genetic tests confirm Prigozhin died in plane crash ( www.reuters.com )
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 ( www.reuters.com )
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