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Zaporozhye NPP employees received no orders to leave plant — Rosatom

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Zaporozhye NPP is working normally, the company stressed https://tass.com/world/1641053

Mexico reports 112 heat-related deaths this year as president downplays heat wave

Fox News Mexican health authorities say there have been at least 112 heat-related deaths so far this year, acknowledging the deadliness of a recent heat wave that the president previously said was being overblown by alarmist journalists. The report, released late Wednesday, also shows a significant spike in heat-related fatalities in the last two weeks.…

Polish Authorities Detain Athlete Suspected of Being Russian Spy

New York Times It was the 14th arrest stemming from the dismantling of what officials say was a plot to sabotage arms shipments to Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/poland-russia-spy-suspect.html

Defector calls for more sanctions on North Korea over human rights abuses

[Editor’s Note: This is part one of a three-part series that shares the views of defectors from North Korea as the country becomes increasingly isolated. The series includes interviews with two defectors and an expert on North Korea, which will be published in the coming days.] https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306300017

Russian forces never attack civil facilities in Ukraine, says Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Russian army never specially chooses civil facilities as targets and never fires just for nothing and all strikes target military infrastructure sites,” Russia’s top diplomat emphasized https://tass.com/politics/1641045

Russia sees no reasons to support grain deal extension — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top diplomat stressed that if the grain deal fails, Russia will deliver grain to the poorest countries at its own expense and in the necessary volume https://tass.com/politics/1641047

Natural Gas Prices Fall

Wall Street Journal Natural gas prices fell and were down for the week, which if maintained would be the first weekly decline in four weeks. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-lower-this-week-after-3-straight-weekly-gains-1a181fa1

West unable to back up its claims about Russia’s alleged war crimes in Ukraine — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The top Russian diplomat pointed to the biased and prejudiced position of all kinds of “independent” commissions of inquiry created “through abuse of procedures and abuse of consensus” in various international organizations, including the UN https://tass.com/politics/1641041

PLG CEO Blackie Chen to take time off amid #MeToo allegations

Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Blackie Chen (陳建州), CEO of the P.LEAGUE+ (PLG) professional basketball league, will be temporarily stepping down from his post, the PLG said Friday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202306300016

Canadian nurse Sue Johanson, who became a popular TV sex expert, dies at age 93

Fox News Sue Johanson, a nurse who became a popular TV sex expert in Canada and the United States when she was in her 60s, has died, her daughter said. Johanson died in Toronto on Wednesday at age 93 after a long decline, Jane Johanson said. Johanson’s straight talk about sexual practices earned acclaim across…