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McManus: Blinken tries to fix floor under U.S.-China relations (www.latimes.com)

When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken went to Beijing last week to try to repair the frayed relationship between the United States and China, both sides kept expectations low....

Saudi Arabia executes 2 Yemenis for terrorism offenses (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

One killed, nine injured in roller coaster crash in Sweden (www.aljazeera.com)

North Korea claims U.S. submarine visit to South Korea is a ‘rehearsal’ for further deployment (www.upi.com)

A UK government bill aimed at preventing public bodies from carrying out boycotts of Israel has prompted concerns from lawmakers belonging to the ruling Conservative Party (www.newarab.com)

Morocco intercepts over 25,000 migration attempts in 2023 (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Remains found where Julian Sands went missing (video) (www.youtube.com)

Iraq police officer jailed for life over protest killings (www.newarab.com)

Sao Paulo's downtown takes a turn for the worse, with wandering drug addicts harassing residents (apnews.com)

Drugs cause decline in downtown São Paulo (video) (www.youtube.com)

World leaders take wait-and-see approach to developing situation in Russia (www.upi.com)

Egyptian refugees struggle to navigate Italian system (www.middleeasteye.net)

Wagner boss says march on Moscow halted to avoid bloodshed (www.aljazeera.com)

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Netflix Reportedly Tells Harry and Meghan What They Must Deliver for $50 Million (www.thedailybeast.com)

20 Countries Rail at Israel for Settler Mob Attacks on Palestinians, IDF Condemns as 'Terror' (archive.ph)

This week alone, mobs of settlers rampaged through five Palestinian towns and torched homes and property, sometimes in the presence of Israeli soldiers who stood by, leading representatives from 20 countries to visit the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya over the weekend

920 million people could face conflict over the world's rivers by 2050: what our study found in Africa (theconversation.com)

Declassified intelligence report on COVID-19 origins inconclusive (www.upi.com)

United Wa State Army will not withdraw its 5 bases from Myanmar-Thai border as per Thai request (elevenmyanmar.com)

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Taiwan Faces a #MeToo Wave, Set Off by a Netflix Hit (archive.ph)

‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia (www.aljazeera.com)

Australian Anglican schools left exposed as insurers refuse to indemnify church against child abuse claims (www.theguardian.com)

Putin urgently leaves Moscow for bunker in Valdai – Putin's special Il96-300PU (Control Point) aircraft departed Moscow for St Petersburg at 14:16 (Moscow time), according to FlightRadar data. The des (www.pravda.com.ua)

US says Wagner coup is ‘real’ and ‘serious’ as White House consults allies (ghostarchive.org)

Bangladesh Offers a Glimpse of the Water Crises of Tomorrow (ghostarchive.org)