Singapore Hangs First Woman In 19 Years
[AP] Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls…
July 2023
Ship Carrying Nearly 3,000 Cars Ablaze Off Dutch Coast, Crew Member Dead
[Reuters] A fire blazed on a cargo ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one member of the…
Kim Jong Un Shows Off Missiles To Russia Defence Chief Shoigu
[BBC] Kim Jong Un showed off North Korea’s latest weapons to Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday. Pyongyang invited the Russian delegation led by…
World Leaders Condemn ‘Unconstitutional’ Military Takeover In Niger
[Al Jazeera] The United States, France and the United Nations have strongly condemned an apparent military takeover in Niger, after soldiers in fatigues appeared on national…
Toll From Ecuador Jail Riots Hits 31 As Army Wrests Back Control
[Al Jazeera] Dozens of people have died from a wave of violence in Ecuador’s most dangerous prison, officials said, hours as President Guillermo Lasso imposed…
China Foreign Minister’s Removal Sparks Speculation
[BBC] Speculation on Qin Gang remained rampant on Wednesday, a day after he was removed as China’s foreign minister just seven months into the job….
Two Pilots Die After Firefighting Plane Crashes
[BBC] Two Greek air force pilots have died after a plane crashed while fighting wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, officials say. The water-bombing…
Boats Impounded In Police Lot Stolen, Set Ablaze After Recent BVI Drug Bust
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is investigating a suspected arson after a boat seized in a recent drug bust was…
Europe and US heatwaves near ‘impossible’ without climate change
[BBC] The heatwaves battering Europe and the US in July would have been “virtually impossible” without human-induced climate change, a scientific study says. Global warming…
Japanese Police Arrest Woman, Parents In Beheading Of Man
[AP] Japanese police said they arrested a woman and her parents in a beheading case in a popular night entertainment district in Japan’s northern city…