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A Current War Collides With the Past: How World War II Endures in Ukraine

New York Times World War II has been an ideological battlefield in today’s war in Ukraine, and it is cropping up on the actual battlefield as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/europe/ukraine-world-war-ii.html

Modi and India’s Diaspora: A Complex Love Affair Making Global Waves

New York Times Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tried to fuse his image to the economic and political power of Indians abroad. They voice both pride and worry in return. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/world/asia/india-diaspora.html

Mystery giant golden cylinder puzzles Australia after washing up on remote beach

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Police have been guarding the strange object since it was first reported to them on Sunday. Authorities don’t believe the cylinder came from a commercial aircraft, but it could be fallen space debris. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3228051/mystery-giant-golden-cylinder-puzzles-australia-after-washing-remote-beach?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan beach sees 4 dolphin attacks in 1 day. Was it ‘a form of play or amusement’?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. No fewer than four people were attacked by dolphins at Suishohama Beach on Sunday, according to reports. One victim in his 60s was left with broken ribs and a mauled hand. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3228048/japan-beach-sees-4-dolphin-attacks-1-day-was-it-form-play-or-amusement?utm_source=rss_feed

Japan-Saudi Arabia ties: a green-energy gambit or was ‘everything about China’?

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tokyo has agreed to help give Saudi Arabia’s solar-power capabilities a technological boost as it eyes Beijing’s growing reach in the Middle East warily. But analysts say the Japanese PM wields ‘relatively little influence’…

Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli forces receives Courage in Journalism award

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Veteran Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli forces last year posthumously receives Courage in Journalism award. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/17/707258/Palestinian-journalist-Shireen-Abu-Akleh-posthumous-award

In Vietnam, Hanoi’s incense artisans keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Younger generations are losing interest in the profession but the trade is unlikely to disappear as incense is a ‘core element of spiritual life’ in Vietnam. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3228033/vietnam-hanois-incense-artisans-keep-core-100-year-tradition-alive?utm_source=rss_feed

Explosions Damage Crimea Bridge as Russia Blames Ukraine for Attack

New York Times Russia accused Ukraine of hitting the Kerch Strait Bridge for the second time in 10 months, saying that two maritime drones had struck the bridge, an essential supply line for Russian troops. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/world/europe/russia-ukraine-crimea-bridge.html

More Than 50 Whales Die After Being Stranded in Scotland

New York Times Only one pilot whale survived out of the 55 beached on the Isle of Lewis in northwest Scotland on Sunday. It was the largest mass stranding in the region in over a decade. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/world/europe/pilot-whales-stranding-scotland.html

Russia Halts Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal

New York Times Moscow, which has repeatedly complained that the U.N.-brokered agreement is one-sided in Ukraine’s favor, said it could return to the deal if its demands were met. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/world/europe/ukraine-grain-deal-russia-war.html