The Guardian
Australian police release dinosaur puffer jacket photo to solve child abuse case; billionaire's secretary gets more fraud charges; bird flu reaches New Zealand; fuel prices soar; politician cleared of residency lies; Liberals debate quotas; ANU…
BBC Politics
Cold War secrecy and bureaucratic chaos left nuclear test veterans' medical records in shambles - some were even destroyed because their birth dates were listed as 1800.
Grist
Indigenous leaders tell the UN that peace means more than no guns - it means land, self-determination, and decolonization. Also, New Caledonia's $2.5 billion unrest is a case in point.
The Guardian Europe
Afghan girls as young as two months are being sold into marriage to settle debts, with Taliban policies and a collapsing economy turning child brides into a booming, heartbreaking market.
Ars Technica
Trump administration bars Americans in Ebola-stricken DRC from returning home, experts call it historically ineffective and harmful.
BBC Business
Warren Buffett stops donating to Bill Gates' foundation after Gates' Epstein ties resurface; the 95-year-old investor redirects billions to family foundations, citing 'mortality is unpredictable'.
UN News
UNICEF warns 3.7 million Afghan kids face malnutrition as wasting season hits - because apparently, children in Afghanistan need another reason to be hungry.
Grist
A UN study confirms that ignoring Indigenous languages during disasters is both predictable and dangerous, as elders are left without alerts while authorities stick to English and French.
BBC World
Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike enters day 16 with alarming health stats; the government remains unmoved, so protesters plan to march to parliament.
The Guardian
A British couple, Pete and Fran Gillam, are among 13 killed in Spanish wildfires, with their daughter receiving a final text before they evacuated and lost contact.
BBC World
A German court convicts an Iraqi couple for enslaving Yazidi girls, proving that even if you flee to Bavaria and become a hairdresser, your past crimes might still catch up with you.
The Guardian
Royal commission hears tales of Nazi salutes, lost friends, and lecturers praising 'good Jews' - university edition.
The Guardian Europe
Projections show homelessness in England could rise 25% by 2030 unless bold action is taken; Burnham promises big housing push.
UN News
Nearly 400 Thai youth tell the UN they're ready to lead - just don't hand them a mic and then forget about them.
BBC World
British couple found down a ravine with severe burns after Spain wildfires; 12 dead, hundreds evacuated as firefighters contain blaze.
The Guardian Europe
Ukrainian winemakers tend their vines amid Russian rockets, unexploded ordnance, and drone strikes, proving that making wine is a defiant act of hope - and a really good way to ignore the war.
UN News
In Gaza, teams dig through rubble for remains of the missing, hampered by equipment shortages and unexploded ordnance, as families wait years to bury their dead.
BBC World
Nigeria's military frees 44 kidnapped after two months; families relieved, critics ask where the Safe School money went, and kidnappers learn the southwest is also fair game.
The Guardian
Nigerians cope with floods, lost fish, and the sound of rain triggering 'ecological grief' - because apparently climate change also comes with a free anxiety subscription.
BBC Business
Volunteers rescue 34 tonnes of Grand Prix food and a carpet from Silverstone, proving that one person's leftover race-day spread is another's fully furnished home.
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