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Venezuela's opposition is holding primary to pick challenger for Maduro in 2024 presidential rival (apnews.com)
VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Josselyz Essa and a friend, two 9-year-olds with a budding interest in politics as Venezuela starts toward its next presidential election, bubbled with eagerness waiting for the campaign rally to start. Then a thunderous noise spread over the crowd in the streets of the northern city of Valencia....
Pakistan's thrice-elected, self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of vote (apnews.com)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s thrice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned home Saturday on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters in parliamentary elections due in January....
Swiss elect their parliament on Sunday with worries about environment and migration high in minds (apnews.com)
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters this weekend elect a parliament that could reshape Switzerland’s executive branch at a time when key concerns include migration, rising healthcare costs and climate change, which has shrunk the country’s Alpine glaciers....
Germany's Baerbock warns Iran-backed groups against joining Gaza war (www.msn.com)
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday warned Iran and Iran-backed Islamist militias like Hezbollah not to get involved in the war in Gaza....
A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years (apnews.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti’s capital after being on the run for more than two years, police said....
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Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation (www.bbc.com)
Elon Musk says he refused to give Kyiv access to his Starlink communications network over Crimea to avoid complicity in a “major act of war”....
China suspected of using AI on social media to sway US voters, Microsoft says (www.scmp.com)
Microsoft researchers said on Thursday they found what they believe is a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts seeking to influence US voters by using artificial intelligence....
India's Modi calls for African Union to join G20 (www.dw.com)
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the African Union to join the Group of 20 leading economies (G20) on Sunday....
What is life like inside the world’s largest refugee camp? (www.aljazeera.com)
It is monsoon season in Bangladesh. Every year from June to October, heavy rainfall befalls the country. For one million Rohingya refugees housed near the base of the country’s spine, there is little defence against the elements - natural or manmade....
Gabon: Opposition wants to ‘turn the page on the Bongos’ in Aug 26 vote (www.aljazeera.com)
On August 26, Gabon’s Ali Bongo will be standing for a third term in office as president of the Central African country....
Pakistan arrests close aide of ex-PM Imran Khan in ‘cypher’ case (www.aljazeera.com)
Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former Pakistan foreign minister and a close aide of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been detained after officials accused him of misusing a diplomatic cable for political gain....
Pakistan dissolves parliament, paving way for election (www.dw.com)
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday advised the country’s president, Arif Alvi, to dissolve parliament, setting the stage for a general election as the world’s fifth-most populous country wrestles with deepening political and economic crises....
Content Warning: Image of dead animal Mexico steps up rain-making project amid intense heatwave and drought (www.theguardian.com)
Amid a historic heatwave and months of drought, Mexico’s government has launched the latest phase of a cloud seeding project it hopes will increase rainfall....
Italy PM Meloni seeks to build alliance to tackle illegal migration (www.reuters.com)
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India, Russia, Japan and the US have launched the next phase of lunar exploration (thehill.com)
Recently, India launched the Chandrayaan-3 lunar probe. If all goes well, it will land on the moon’s south pole in late August. The mission comes after the failure of Chandrayaan-2 to land on the lunar surface....
Photos: Panama’s Darien Gap good for tourists, hell for migrants (www.aljazeera.com)
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Ukraine updates: Russian missile attack targets Odesa (www.dw.com)
Moscow launched 19 missiles via land, air and sea on the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukraine said on Sunday....
The 1975 cancels Indonesia and Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT row (www.bbc.com)
British pop-rock band The 1975 has cancelled upcoming concerts in Indonesia and Taiwan after its gig in Malaysia was controversially cut short....
Art Of Noise - Moments In Love (youtu.be)
A song that’s been sampled countless times. Do you recognize it?
Women in India set fire to house of Manipur assault main suspect (www.aljazeera.com)
Women in India’s northeastern state of Manipur have attacked the house of the main suspect in a sexual assault case that has enraged the nation, police said....
Cluster bombs: Ukraine using munitions 'effectively', says US (www.bbc.com)
The White House has confirmed that Ukraine is using US cluster bombs against Russian forces in the country....
Kyiv imposes ban on Russian-language culture (www.dw.com)
Street musicians singing Russian songs in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv could soon face problems. Likewise, bars and restaurants playing Russian background music may end up getting in trouble....
Ukraine threatens Russian vessels, reminds Moscow of sinking of the Moskva (ghostarchive.org)
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Ya'll do realize you can customize what you can/can't see on kbin/lemmy, and your experience is about about how you make it right? (kbin.social)
I've just seen a lot of post recently complaining what they see on their front pages such as news, politics, endless memes, etc. But you do know if any of those subs bother you or seem excessive, you can filter the subs so that they don't appear on your front page anymore. Filter memes and 196, and about 70 percent of the memes...
South Africa: Putin to miss BRICS summit by ‘mutual agreement’ (www.aljazeera.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of nations in South Africa in August “by mutual agreement”, South Africa’s presidency said on Wednesday....
Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are now open (community.frame.work)
Viewing lemmy posts by all tends to be dominated by a few communities
I’ve noticed that there are a few communities that tend to dominate when viewing all. Some days it gets to where looking at all isn’t very different than just looking at [email protected] or [email protected]....
Whats the lemmy demographic?
I keep seeing people comment that Lemmy is mostly men in their 20s and 30s. That’s not my demo and many of the posts/comments i see don’t seem to fit that.
Biden to meet Israel's Netanyahu after months of tension (www.npr.org)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with President Biden later this year, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday. Details of when and where are still under discussion, he added....
Israel recognises Western Sahara as part of Morocco (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel has recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the Moroccan government has said....
Core module completed for Chinese SMR (world-nuclear-news.org)
The core module of the ACP100 multi-purpose, small modular pressurised water reactor (PWR) - also referred to as the Linglong One - mainly comprises two key components: the pressure vessel and the steam generator. These were independently designed by CNNC’s China Nuclear Power Research and Design Institute and manufactured by...
China’s Q2 GDP expected to growth by 7%, as nation steps up policy support to bolster confidence (www.globaltimes.cn)
China’s economic growth is expected to hit 7 percent during the second quarter this year thanks to the lower base effect last year and a steady recovery of consumption, according to market forecasts....
Riots in France Highlight a Vicious Cycle Between Police and Minorities (www.nytimes.com)
Years before France was inflamed with anger at the police killing of a teenager during a traffic stop, there was the notorious Théo Luhaka case....
Europe's nuclear deal hindered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.euronews.com)
Eight years after its landmark 2015 nuclear deal the European Union’s relationship with Iran remains fraught....
Tunisia says it will not be ‘reception centre’ for returning migrants (www.theguardian.com)
Tunisia has said it will not be a “reception centre” for returns of sub-Saharan migrants from Italy or any other country in Europe despite a groundbreaking €1bn deal signed on Sunday.
European home prices fall but don't bet on a crash (www.dw.com)
Across a swathe of European countries, it’s been a common complaint: people can’t afford to buy their own home....
Swatch sues Malaysia over seizure of LGBTQ pride watches (www.aljazeera.com)
Swatch has sued the Malaysian government over authorities’ seizure of watches celebrating LGBTQ pride....
What the Freakout Over Trans Women Breastfeeding Is Really About (slate.com)
More research, and perhaps general monitoring of the outcomes, for both trans and cis women who breastfeed kids using the Newman-Goldfarb protocol seems desirable. (Trans women are demonized for choosing to mother in ways that include potential risks; cis women are often expected to perform certain actions and roles, any...
'Stop Cop City' Week of Action Day 8: Youth Rally; Atlanta Police Vehicles Torched (unicornriot.ninja)
Families with children and protesters of all ages gathered in the park starting around 11 a.m., with a bouncy castle, face painting, a mat with Legos, and food and coffee stations set up to service the crowd....
Biden’s Unconstitutional “Bankruptcy Abuse” Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors (truthout.org)
The failure of the Biden plan misdirects us from the root problem: It’s not that student loan borrowers need debt relief; it’s that they merit a debt discharge....