Category: Regions
Ukraine Steps Up Growing Campaign to Strike Within Russia
New York Times The stepped-up drone and missile attacks show a will to hamper the Kremlin’s military logistics, and to remind ordinary Russians of the cost of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-strikes.html
Read MoreMissing Sailor Donald Lawson’s Boat Is Found Off the Mexican Coast
New York Times Donald Lawson, 41, of Baltimore was training for a solo sailing trip around the world when he left Acapulco on July 5. His capsized boat, the Defiant, was found in the Pacific on July 24. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/americas/donald-lawson-missing-sailor-boat.html
Read MoreEU’s von der Leyen warns against China’s aggression in Asia during speech in the Philippines
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Ursula von der Leyen criticised mainland China’s stance on the war in Ukraine, its increasingly aggressive actions in disputed Asian waters and its provocative moves against Taiwan, during a speech in Manila. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3229538/eus-von-der-leyen-warns-against-chinas-aggression-asia-during-speech-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs China in danger of Japanification? What can Beijing’s policymakers do to avoid lost decades?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts have drawn parallels with China’s ongoing economic slowdown, which includes deteriorating balance sheets of real estate companies, and Japan’s so-called lost decades of stagnation. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3229517/china-danger-japanification-what-can-beijings-policymakers-do-avoid-lost-decades?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAt least four killed in clash in Egypt’s Sinai
Jerusalem Post The four dead included a police colonel, officials said. Six people were also wounded. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-753208
Read MoreDrone Attacks on Russia Show Evidence of Ukraine’s Other Counteroffensive
New York Times Officials in Ukraine rarely discuss attacks on targets inside Russia, including Moscow. But video evidence shows an increasing effort to launch long-range strikes inside the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-drone-strikes-russia.html
Read MoreISIS Affiliate Claims Deadly Attack at Political Rally in Pakistan
New York Times The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing, which targeted a political rally near the border with Afghanistan, rose to at least 54 people, an official said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/asia/pakistan-bombing-isis.html
Read MoreIsrael rules out any concession to Palestinians to secure Saudi normalization
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the road to normalizing with Saudi Arabia was “still long.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/31/708095/Israel-Saudi-Arabia
Read MoreUNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site
Jerusalem Post Jericho prides itself on being the oldest most continuously inhabited city in the world, dating back over 10,000 years and for being at the lowest point below sea level of any municipality. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-753203
Read MoreExtensive Minefields Impede Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, Military Experts Say
New York Times Russia has been using antitank weaponry against the Ukrainian forces’ mine clearing vehicles, an analyst said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-minefields.html
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