Russia trying to meddle in Moldovan polls, say UK, US and Canada (www.theguardian.com)
Three governments accuse Russia at G7 of ‘spreading lies’ relating to presidential election and EU referendum
Opinion | India Keeps Its Glorious, Messy Tradition Alive (www.nytimes.com)
The voters have spoken: They want to keep their democracy.
A jury says Chiquita should pay millions over paramilitary killings in Colombia (www.npr.org)
The jury awarded plaintiffs $38.3 million in damages saying that Chiquita was liable for killings perpetrated by the AUC–Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia).
Firefighters battle massive fire at northern Iraq oil refinery (apnews.com)
A team of 32 firefighters in northern Iraq is battling to put out a massive fire, a day after it broke out at an oil refinery, with more than a dozen of them injured while tackling the blaze, local officials said.
Gaza ceasefire talks: the politics behind the stalemate (theconversation.com)
Recent events in the Middle East reveal internal divisions in both the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships.
Even when Africans want to visit Europe legally, rejection rates are high. Algeria is one example (abcnews.go.com)
Visa applicants from Africa who want to visit Europe's Schengen Area face far higher rejection rates than people from anywhere else in the world
Warning as South Africa reports two more deaths from mpox this week (www.independent.co.uk)
Mpox, known as monkeypox, is caused by infection with a virus that’s in the same family as the one that causes smallpox
Immunisation rates fall among Australia’s vulnerable as experts blame pandemic misinformation and practical barriers (www.theguardian.com)
Below-target levels come after record highs in 2020, with some areas in NSW, Queensland and WA now showing consistently lower vaccination rates
Is China Souring on Pakistan? (thediplomat.com)
The China-Pakistan joint statement issued during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is illuminating, both for what it says – and doesn’t say.
Bangkok to Beijing rail service nears reality as trial run set to begin in July (www.wionews.com)
In a step forward towards effectuating train travel between Thailand’s Bangkok and China’s Beijing, the Southeast Asian nation will trial rail service between its capital and Laos’ Vientiane on July 13 and 14, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). In a statement, Ekarat Sriarayanphong, an official at the...
Sea turns green amid algae bloom on Thai beach (www.independent.co.uk)
The sea turned green amid an algae bloom on a beach in Thailand earlier this month. Nueng Nattakarn and his friends witnessed the discoloured waters during their holiday in Chonburi on 4 June. The phenomenon was expected to last for around a week before the sea turned back to normal, locals said. Algae blooms happen when there...
Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 200,000 people, a top UN official warns (apnews.com)
A top U.N. official has warned that an estimated 200,000 people in Pakistan are likely to be affected by the upcoming above-normal monsoon rains.
US, Europe clear way to $50B Ukraine loan in deal to tie up Russian assets until Moscow pays for war (apnews.com)
The United States and European countries have agreed to lock up sanctioned Russian assets until Moscow pays reparations for its invasion of Ukraine.
