Russia's Putin visits Japan-claimed islands for first time; Tokyo protests - Sight Magazine

Vladimir Putin visited Iturup, a Japan-claimed island at the end of the Kuril chain near the island of Hokkaido, Russian media said.

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Health Insight: Too hot to think? Why extreme heat can affect how well our brain works - Sight Magazine

As parts of the world face extreme temperatures this northern hemisphere summer, DAN BAUMGARDT looks at what's happening in our heads when the heat turns up...

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Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms - Sight Magazine

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts since a world-first ban on teen accounts.

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US floats prospect of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups - Sight Magazine

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated on Wednesday the possibility of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups.

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US immigration agency plans to buy electric shock gloves, raising alarm among rights advocates - Sight Magazine

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to buy electric shock gloves for officers in the field, alarming rights advocates.

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Etna ash prompts extended closure of Catania airport, disrupting peak-season travel - Sight Magazine

Flights at Sicily's Catania airport were suspended again as fresh ash emissions from Mount Etna forced authorities to extend restrictions.

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Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says - Sight Magazine

Half of Afghan women now leave their homes only once or twice a month amid Taliban-imposed restrictions, according to data.

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"A gift rather than a curse": Married couples in ministry navigate sacred, secret spaces - Sight Magazine

"We too can have rough patches in our marriage," said Rev Jamal Bryant, senior pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch.

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Zambia votes in elections expected to favour incumbent Hichilema - Sight Magazine

Zambia goes to the polls on Thursday in a general election widely expected to give President Hakainde Hichilema a second term.

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Huge oil slick hitting Oman's shoreline as agencies warn of disaster - Sight Magazine

A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker has started to hit Oman's coastline, its environment agency confirmed on Wednesday.

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Essay: Criminal gangs have diversified across Latin America, making them more resilient – but not untouchable - Sight Magazine

ROBERT MUGGAH, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at how organised crime is evolving in Latin American nations...

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RSF renews assault on Sudan's al-Obeid as drones strike capital, witnesses say - Sight Magazine

The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces renewed its assault on the city of al-Obeid and stepped up drone and land attacks across the country.

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Postcards: Pope Leo hat giveaway turns White Sox game into the church of baseball - Sight Magazine

Chicago's White Sox baseball team are in the midst of a revival - with good young players and perhaps a little divine intervention.

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Turkey's PKK peace law brings hope to mothers, anguish to veterans - Sight Magazine

Ayten Elhaman was glued to the TV all day as Turkey’s parliament debated and passed a law this week enabling Kurdish militants to return home

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Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US - Sight Magazine

Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a source.

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Ukraine pounds naval base, grain terminals at Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk - Sight Magazine

A major Ukrainian attack on Novorossiysk hit warships at a naval base and forced two major grain terminals to halt operations.

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At least 44 die in Zimbabwe boat accident - Sight Magazine

At least 44 people died after a passenger ferry capsized in a lake in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, police said, roughly trebling an earlier estimate.

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Total darkness, then sunset as full eclipse wows spectators in Spain - Sight Magazine

Spectators across Spain watched in wonder as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the north of the country on Wednesday evening.

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Search for Colombia earthquake survivors enters critical window - Sight Magazine

Colombian rescue teams raced to find survivors still trapped beneath collapsed buildings two days after a powerful earthquake.

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Spain prepares for eclipse under shadow of wildfire risk - Sight Magazine

Spain is rolling out a massive police operation and public safety campaign ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on 12th August.

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Australia sets "world-leading" minimum pay and insurance rules for gig delivery workers - Sight Magazine

Australia has approved new minimum standards requiring delivery workers to be paid hourly rates above the national minimum wage.

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StrangeSights: Man lives in billboard (temporarily); parkour for the elderly; and, Mark Carney rules out conspiracy... - Sight Magazine

DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…

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Johannesburg's water crisis angers voters, drives rich off-grid - Sight Magazine

Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply.

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US human rights groups sue Trump over anti-ICC push - Sight Magazine

Four leading US human rights groups sued the Trump administration over its campaign aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court.

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Nigeria police say 10 officers, 17 suspected bandits killed in clash in Kebbi state - Sight Magazine

Ten Nigerian police officers were killed and two wounded in a clash with a gang of suspected bandits in Kebbi state, police said.

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Somalia malnutrition response hit by more than 80 per cent funding drop as child hunger surges, MSF says - Sight Magazine

Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has dropped by more than 80 per cent this year, Médecins Sans Frontières said.

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Extreme heat becoming more frequent and intense, UN agency says - Sight Magazine

Periods of extreme heat are becoming more frequent, intense and longer-lasting as climate change warms the planet, the UN weather agency said

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Syria: How Assad ruled with iron fist before defeat in civil war - Sight Magazine

Bashar al-Assad has been to death in absentia for crimes committed during the country's civil war, TOM PERRY looks back at his rule...

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After cuts, Trump administration gives $US2 billion to Christian groups for global aid - Sight Magazine

The Trump administration announced plans to provide close to $US2 billion in funding to faith-based and community groups .

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Essay: Recent violence in the Nuba Mountains highlights that nowhere is safe in Sudan anymore - Sight Magazine

ELLIS HEASLEY says some attacks on clergy in Sudan appear ethnically motivated while in others the motivation has been overtly religious.

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