Petting cafes to homes: Thailand’s soaring captive lion population | Wildlife News

Behind a car repair business on an unremarkable Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: Two lions and a 200kg (440lb) lion-tiger hybrid called “Big George”. Lion... Read more »

Palestinian women on hunger strike to demand body of slain activist | Occupied West Bank News

More than 60 Palestinian women are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of the body of Palestinian activist and English teacher Awdah Hathaleen, who was shot dead last week in the... Read more »

Patrick Star and ‘Drag Queen’ crab: underwater robot live stream captivates Argentines

A robot explores the dark, cold, deep sea floor of the South Atlantic, transmitting images of vibrant coral and fish never seen before as scientists give live commentary via YouTube. And Argentines... Read more »

‘Our north is the south’: Softball leagues flourish in Brazilian city as Cuban arrivals outnumber Venezuelans for first time | Cuba

If he had been able to choose, Roberto Hernandez Tello, 59, would have gone to the United States last May, when he left Cuba in search of a better life. However, due... Read more »

Trump announces US submarine deployments in nuclear war threat against Russia

In an open threat to wage nuclear war against Russia, US President Donald Trump announced on August 1 that he is repositioning US nuclear submarines to strike Russia. The threat came in... Read more »

Russia’s drone attacks on Ukraine hit record high in July | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia fired more than 6,000 drones on Ukraine in July, more than any other month since it launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, the AFP news agency and the Kyiv Independent reported.... Read more »

Dirty politics in Buenos Aires Province and the risk of violence

The electoral season is proving particularly messy since Javier Milei’s libertarian coalition sparked the implosion and successive fragmentation of Argentina’s dysfunctional political system. To many, the economic problem with Argentina isn’t some... Read more »

Eduardo Bolsonaro no different from Jan. 8 perpetrators, says De Moraes — MercoPress

Eduardo Bolsonaro no different from Jan. 8 perpetrators, says De Moraes Saturday, August 2nd 2025 – 10:34 UTC The actions of people linked to Jair Bolsonaro seek a “tyrannical dismissal... Read more »

US Israeli ambassador Mike Huckabee praises IDF and GHF killers in visit to Gaza

“There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel… everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.” – Former Israeli Defense Minister and wanted war criminal Yoav... Read more »

Milei, Lamelas and the politics of evil

The incoming US Ambassador to Buenos Aires, Peter Lamelas, could not make up his mind in his Senate testimony this week whether it was “a problem” or “an opportunity” for Argentina that... Read more »