Tropical storm Eugene off coast of Mexico could strengthen to hurricane ( www.reuters.com )
Niger closes airspace as it refuses to reinstate president ( www.reuters.com )
Daimler Truck CFO Jochen Goetz dies in 'tragic accident' ( www.reuters.com )
After heat, typhoon threatens misery for South Korea scout jamboree ( www.reuters.com )
Pope says Church open to everyone, including LGBT people, but has rules ( www.reuters.com )
ECOWAS leaders agree plan for military action after Niger coup as deadline approaches ( www.euronews.com )
Pakistan: Imran Khan sentenced to 3 years for corruption ( www.dw.com )
Russia says tanker hit in Ukrainian attack near Crimea ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Israel's president races to reach judiciary accord before parliament vote ( www.reuters.com )
As Japan aligns with U.S. chip curbs on China, some in Tokyo feel uneasy ( www.reuters.com )
Far-right terror plot suspects printed 3D guns to ignite Finland 'race war' ( www.euronews.com )
Police in Finland say they’ve stopped a far-right terror plot that would have used 3D printed weapons in an attack aimed at leading to the “collapse of society” in a race war....
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as Quran row escalates ( www.bbc.com )
The Iraqi government has ordered the Swedish ambassador in Baghdad to leave as a diplomatic dispute over the recent burning of a Quran in Stockholm intensifies....
India bans rice shipments to curb price rises ( www.bbc.co.uk )
India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes....
Swedish embassy in Baghdad torched during protest ( www.euronews.com )
Tensions have risen over past political stunts in Sweden where Islam’s holy book has been vandalised and burned....
LIVE THREAD: Gunshots reported in Auckland's CBD ( www.abc.net.au )
Vladimir Putin to skip BRICS summit in South Africa over ICC war crimes arrest warrant threat ( www.euronews.com )
The government in Pretoria has been trying to find a solution which means they wouldn’t be obliged to arrest Vladimir Putin, if he arrived in the country....
Wagner forces return to CAR before referendum ( www.dw.com )
The Central African Republic is confident that its July 30 referendum will go ahead. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries have been contracted to provide security. Analysts consider this an overt act of political interference.
Afghanistan: Women protest Taliban ban on beauty salons ( www.dw.com )
Gun shots were fired in the air during a rare public demonstration in Kabul against an order to ban beauty parlors. Protesters said the Taliban guards also sprayed water on them to break up the demonstrations.
Settlers invade private land. The Palestinian owners are arrested. Another outpost is born ( www.haaretz.com )
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