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Thai passenger has leg amputated at Bangkok airport after getting trapped by moving walkway

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The 57-year-old was due to take a domestic flight from the capital’s Don Mueang Airport when she got caught up, eventually having her leg removed at the scene. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3225988/thai-woman-has-leg-amputated-bangkok-airport-after-getting-trapped-moving-walkway?utm_source=rss_feed

‘No success excluding half’: German FM says more women needed in conflict resolution

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Meeting of female foreign ministers was told that having women in the room ‘changes focus of negotiations to more inclusive discussion’. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3225981/no-success-excluding-half-german-fm-says-more-women-needed-conflict-resolution?utm_source=rss_feed

Mexico’s Heat Wave Raises Concerns for Deaths and Energy Grid

New York Times Blistering heat has gripped the northern part of the country, leading to concerns about people’s health and the energy grid. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/americas/mexico-heat-wave.html

Indonesia election 2024: Jokowi ‘abusing power’ by blocking candidate, former leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia’s former leader has accused the country’s current president, Joko Widodo, of trying to determine the outcome of next year’s election. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3225964/indonesia-election-2024-jokowi-abusing-power-blocking-candidate-says-former-leader-susilo-bambang?utm_source=rss_feed

‘Millie Lies Low’ Review: An Unexpected Staycation

New York Times After botching a trip to New York, an aspiring architect in New Zealand pretends to be there anyway. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/movies/millie-lies-low-review.html

Why Israel Is Pushing to Expand West Bank Settlements

New York Times The right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken steps to increase the number of homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting international condemnation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements-expansion.html

UK Government Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Court Rules

New York Times A three-judge court of appeals said the African country was not a safe country for migrants seeking asylum. The government is now expected to appeal to the Supreme Court. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/europe/uk-rwanda-migrants-unlawful.html

Hurricane Adrian Churns Off the Coast of Mexico in the Eastern Pacific

New York Times The storm was more than 400 miles off Mexico’s west coast early Thursday morning. It was forecast to stay offshore. https://www.nytimes.com/article/hurricane-adrian-mexico-pacific.html

One Dead in South Korea as Monsoon Season Arrives

New York Times This summer’s forecast is similar to that of last year, when the nation saw its heaviest rainfall in eight decades and at least nine people died. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/world/asia/south-korea-monsoon-death.html

LGBTQ Nepalis welcome court’s ‘milestone’ marriage decision

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Supreme Court has told the government to establish a temporary register for marriages of couples belonging to gender and sexual minorities. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3225947/lgbtq-nepalis-welcome-courts-milestone-marriage-decision?utm_source=rss_feed