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….
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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…
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…
Protests Mount Against Benjamin Netanyahu After Bill Passed
[Reuters] Israeli doctors began a 24-hour strike and black ads covered newspaper front pages on Tuesday in a furore over the hard-right government’s ratification of…
Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Moscow Drone Attack
[BBC] Russia has accused Ukraine of being behind a drone attack that damaged at least two buildings in the capital Moscow early on Monday morning….
Spain’s Conservatives Miss Out On All-Out Victory As Left Celebrates
[BBC] The leader of Spain’s opposition conservative party Alberto Núñez Feijóo has claimed victory in a snap election, but without the result he needed. Even…
More Than 170 Dead As Bangladesh Grapples With Dengue ‘Epidemic’
[Al Jazeera] Bangladesh is grappling with a deadly dengue outbreak as heavy monsoon rains in the country cause widespread infections and fill hospitals. Health experts in the…
Spain Votes In Election That Could See Socialists Lose Power
[Reuters] Spaniards began voting on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party…
Thousands Evacuated In Greece Because Of Raging Fires Caused By Severe Heat
[Al Jazeera] A large blaze burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for the fifth day has forced authorities to evacuate as many as 30,000…