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Hamas begins paying late salaries in Gaza – ministry

Jerusalem Post The payroll costs Hamas 125 million shekels ($34.5 million) per month. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-751638

Six years after ISIS, what’s next for Iraq’s Mosul – analysis

Jerusalem Post ISIS committed several genocides in Mosul, it expelled Christians, kidnapped and enslaved members of the Yazidi minority and targeted ancient ruins to erase the cultural history of Iraq. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-751635

US claims Russian jet flew very close American aircraft over Syria

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. American officials assert that a Russian fighter jet has flown very close to a US surveillance aircraft over Syria. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/19/707344/US-claims-Russian-jet-flew-very-close-American-aircraft-over-Syria

Victoria state’s shock axing of 2026 Commonwealth Games cheered in Australia as living costs surge

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The budget for the Games has ballooned to A$6 billion (US$4 billion) – and would be double the estimated economic benefits to Victoria state. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3228258/victoria-states-shock-axing-commonwealth-games-cheered-australia-living-costs-surge?utm_source=rss_feed

Putin Will Not Attend BRICS Summit, South Africa’s President Says

New York Times The decision allows South Africa to avoid the predicament of whether to arrest the Russian leader, who is the subject of an international warrant, if he traveled to Johannesburg for a BRICS meeting. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/europe/putin-south-africa.html

Israeli regime’s arms sales to Ukraine most lucrative

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The weapons industry relishes military conflicts around the world because they generate huge profits for them. The war in Ukraine is creating an arms sales bonanza and Israel’s weapons producers are cashing in.…

North Korea Detains a U.S. Soldier: What to Know

New York Times The soldier, Pvt. Travis T. King, was supposed to be on a plane to the United States, but instead he joined a group tour of the DMZ. Then he bolted for the border. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/asia/north-korea-us-soldier-travis-king.html

Hamas: Israeli plots against al-Aqsa Mosque will not go unpunished

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement warns that the recurrent incursions of Israeli settlers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound will not go unpunished. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/19/707334/Hamas-Israeli-plots-against-al-Aqsa-Mosque-will-not-go-unpunished

Xi Rejects Pressure on China to Do More to Address Climate Change

New York Times The speech by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to Chinese officials came as John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, urged Beijing to move more quickly to address global warming. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/asia/xi-china-climate-kerry.html

Ghibli Park Celebrates “Totoro” And Other Miyazaki Movies

New York Times The Japanese company Studio Ghibli opened a theme park to celebrate the eccentric, charming animated movies of its founder, Hayao Miyazaki. Could two ‘Totoro’-loving toddlers find happiness there? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/travel/ghibli-park-miyazaki-japan-totoro.html