Singapore holds first LGBTQ rally since gay sex decriminalised (video) (www.youtube.com)
Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone in southern Lebanon (www.aljazeera.com)
Syrian survivors of enforced disappearance call on UN for justice (www.aljazeera.com)
Wagner mercenary leader issues defiant audio statement as uncertainty swirls after mutiny (apnews.com)
Early vote count for Guatemala's presidential election indicates second round ahead (apnews.com)
Australia to provide $74-million assistance package to Ukraine (www.rappler.com)
SYDNEY, Australia – The Australian government will provide a new A$110 million ($73.5 million) package to Ukraine, including 70 military vehicles to defend against Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, June 26....
Chile's 'worst weather front' in a decade floods towns (video) (www.youtube.com)
Wagner Boss Says He’s En Route to Moscow and ‘Ready to Die’ With 25,000 Fighters (www.thedailybeast.com)
Moscow has announced an “anti-terrorist operation” as the mercenary group says it’s engaging in battles with the regular Russian military.
Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary (apnews.com)
Police fire tear gas at Sierra Leone opposition after vote (www.aljazeera.com)
Sri Lanka's LGBTQ+ community holds Pride events demanding an end to discrimination (globalvoices.org)
New Zealand PM sparks row after flying to China with backup plane (www.theguardian.com)
Australia’s High Court dismisses Russia’s bid for injunction to halt its embassy’s eviction (apnews.com)
Riders plunge from a derailed roller-coaster in Sweden, killing one and injuring several others (www.ctvnews.ca)
Russian agents’ threat to family made Prigozhin call off Moscow advance (news.yahoo.com)
Mob Beats Butcher To Death Over Alleged Blasphemy In Nigeria’s Sokoto State | Sahara Reporters (saharareporters.com)
LIVE: CBS confirms, debris from Titan submersible indicates rapid and catastrophic implosion. The people on board are believed to be dead. (www.cbsnews.com)
This stunning island is the world's first phone-free tourist destination (www.usatoday.com)
If you’re hoping to post on Instagram while visiting the Finnish island of Ulko-Tammio, you’re out of luck – the island has just become the world’s first phone-free tourist area....
Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s ‘strongman’ image and exposed cracks in his rule (www.rappler.com)
Less than 24 hours after the mutiny began, it was over....
Five killed in attack in Kenya's Lamu county (www.aol.com)
‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia (www.aljazeera.com)
Why is diabetes spreading around the world? (www.aljazeera.com)
Rebel Russian mercenaries return to base under deal ending advance on Moscow (www.rappler.com)
Heavily armed Russian mercenaries withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov overnight under a deal that defused an unprecedented challenge to the authority of President Vladimir Putin and halted their rapid advance on Moscow....
Russia crisis reverberates in Ukraine war (www.latimes.com)
How will the short but shocking mutiny by a Russian paramilitary group affect the war in Ukraine?...