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Rockets, gold and the Foreign Legion: can Europe defend its frontier in the Amazon?

It borders Brazil, but French Guiana is now a remote outpost of the EU. It is home to Europe’s only spaceport, some of the most biodiverse forest on the planet and a military mission that is testing the limits of western power. By Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK

Controversial Telegram founder is leaving $17B fortune to his kids — all 106 of them

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, 40, says he’ll leave the entirety of his $17.1B fortune to his children and claims to have 106 of them

The Independent UK

The Old Man season 2 episode 8 recap: Zoe races to save Chase

In The Old Man season 2 episode 8, the season finale, the clock is ticking to save Chase, so Zoe, Harper and Julian rush to achieve their mission.

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Journalist or Russian spy? The strange case of Pablo González

The long read: As a Spanish reporter, Pablo González charmed his way into Russian opposition circles and covered Putin’s wars. Then, in 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of espionage. Many former associates now believe that he betrayed them

The Guardian - UK

McDonald's Went Years Without Noticing Employees Were Human Trafficking Victims, Report Finds: "Can't Undo the Damage to My Mental Health"

A BBC investigation that a gang of Czech traffickers exploited 16 vulnerable victims, forcing them to work for years at a McDonald's and a bakery in the UK.

Latin Times

Pavel Durov: French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram boss

He has been barred from leaving France while investigations are carried out

Evening Standard

Why Telegram is the go-to app for those wanting to spread toxic information

With 550m users, the social network has been accused of providing a platform for organising riots in the UK

The Guardian - UK

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Wagner Group's mercenary fighters regroup under new leadership in Africa

Uncover the resurgence of Wagner Group as mercenaries regroup under new leadership. Putin's African foothold at risk without their mining operations.

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“Almost 100 Ghosts”: 50 New Comics Showing What Ghosts Do When We’re Not Looking

Welcome back to the eerie manor with the "Almost 100 Ghosts" crew! With Pavel, the mastermind behind it all, this ghostly gang is ready to spook and entertain once more. The post “Almost 100 Ghosts”: 50 New Comics Showing What Ghosts Do When We’re Not Looking first appeared on Bored…

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Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, aligned with Moscow despite war

Millions of Ukrainians still worship in Orthodox churches deeply influenced by Russian clergy who support Moscow's invasion, sparking a clash of faith and national loyalty.

WEKU

He lost $340,000 to a crypto scam. Such cases are on the rise

He thought he was investing in cryptocurrency. In fact, he was being swindled out of his life savings. There has been a 900% increase in such cases since the pandemic began, federal regulators say.

WEKU

1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found

An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim.

LiveScience

How Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine may have turned Kyiv's ancient monastery into a 'nest of spies'

Within the walls of an extraordinary 1,000-year-old complex of caves, crypts and chapels, a brutal political game is playing out.

ABC News

Anti-war Russians fleeing home are finding their way to Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — One wintry day, a new Russian immigrant named Artem came to the Minnesota State Capitol to protest the war in Ukraine. Then a police siren sounded afar, and he grew fearful.

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Outrage as Moscow takes presidency of UN security council – as it happened

Top Ukrainian official criticises the ‘symbolic blow’ of Russia assuming the rotating presidency

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s presidency of UN security council a ‘symbolic blow’, says Ukraine

The last time Moscow held the post was in February 2022, when its troops launched invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

Ukraine’s top security agency has notified a top Orthodox priest that he is suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression amid a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery

The Independent UK

Kyiv monks accused of Russia links refuse eviction order

Orthodox monks who’ve been ordered out of a monastery in Kyiv have refused to leave as a deadline to vacate the complex expired

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Tom Karen obituary

Designer of colourful, memorable products of the 1960s and 70s such as Marble Run and the Raleigh Chopper

France 24

‘I’m not sure I would’ve voted’: Vote from Abroad helps Americans in Paris register for midterms

Turnout for US elections among overseas voters tends to be very low compared to turnout among their stateside counterparts. US voter registration group Vote from Abroad has been trying to change this ahead of the upcoming midterms by holding events like the one that took place at Paris’s Cité Universitaire…

France 24

A retired Russian general forced to fight in Ukraine? The fake news story shared by tabloids

Several British and American tabloids in late June published a photo they claimed showed a retired Russian general who had been plucked out of retirement by the Russian army and sent to fight in Ukraine. The articles claimed that the story was proof that Russia doesn’t have enough officers to…

Daily Mirror

Obese retired Russian general, 67, sent to Ukraine as Putin runs low on commanders

General Pavel weighs 20 stone and is now aged 67 but has been put in charge of troops in eastern Ukraine because Vladimir Putin is running low on senior commanders

Reuters

In epic detour via Russia, Ukrainians skirt war front to flee to EU

When Pavel fled his home region of Kherson in southern Ukraine he set his sights on reaching Portugal, where his sister-in-law lives - but like increasing numbers of his compatriots escaping the war, he took the long way round.

Tribune News Service

Russian threat is forcing a rewrite of US defense plans

WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger a revision of U.S. defense strategy and budgets, experts say.

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