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The Wagner chief re-emerges in an apparent recruitment video.

New York Times The fate and whereabouts of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the Wagner chief, have remained largely shrouded from public view since he led a short-lived mutiny in June. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/wagner-group-prigozhin-video.html

At Risk of Invasion or Lovely to Visit: Two Views of a Polish Border Area

New York Times Polish authorities have issued dire warnings that the Suwalki Gap, on Poland’s northern border between Russia and Belarus, is under threat. Locals say that is just election-related fear-mongering. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/poland-suwalki-russia-belarus.html

18 People Killed in Greek Wildfire May Be Migrants, Authorities Say

New York Times The dead were found near the border with Turkey, in an area that is a crossing point for thousands of migrants seeking to enter Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/greece-wildfires-dead-bodies.html

BRICS Summit Attracts Global Interest Not Seen in Years

New York Times The leaders from the five-member group of nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are discussing expanding the club, which harbors ambitions of becoming a geopolitical alternative to Western-led forums. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/europe/brics-summit.html

4 Pacific Islands leaders meet amid political crisis, seek peace and neutrality

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and New Caledonia’s ruling FLNKS party are meeting to consider declaring a ‘region of peace and neutrality’, as the nations are at the centre of a geopolitical…

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in occupied West Bank raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israeli military forces killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid on the occupied West Bank, according to the health authorities. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/22/709406/Palestinian-teen-shot-dead-in-Israeli-military-raid-on-occupied-West-Bank

Mountain Chairlift’s Cables Break, Leaving Children Dangling for Hours

New York Times A rescue operation was being mobilized in Pakistan after the lift broke while ferrying students to school at an altitude of more than 6,000 feet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/world/asia/pakistan-chairlift-broken-cable.html

6 children trapped in Pakistan chair lift after cable snaps, dangerously dangling over ravine

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The children and two teachers have been stranded for hours in chairlift hanging by a single cable stuck halfway across a ravine, with the rescue mission hampered due to high winds and the helicopter’s…

Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 requests Sri Lanka port call, raising possible security concerns in India

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Last year, India raised concerns over a Sri Lanka port call in Hambantota by Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5, which specialises in spacecraft tracking and which New Delhi described as a spy ship.…

South China Sea: Philippines says resupply mission reaches remote outpost, China firmly opposed

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The mission comes 2 weeks after China Coastguard ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels and charter boats carrying supplies to the Filipino troops on a grounded WWII-era warship at Second Thomas Shoal in…