Water service returns in Iraq’s Kirkuk Kakai villages Ahmed Kirkuki said that the committee treated the issue “as a top priority” after receiving complaints from residents, launching a series of meetings with relevant authorities to find a permanent solution and restore water supply lines. “Many residents had been forced to rely on water tankers and alternative sources to meet their daily needs, placing a significant financial and living burden on families.”
https://shafaq.com/en/society/Water-service-returns-in-Iraq-s-Kirkuk-Kakai-villagesIraq making headway on pass long-shelved, controversial cybercrime bill The bill was first introduced by the Iraqi council of ministers under the ex-preimer Nouri al-Maliki in 2011. The political establishment sought greater control over digital infrastructure following the regional so-called Arab Spring protests, which demonstrated the power of social media to mobilize the public.
https://www.rudaw.net/english/categories/iraq/1078261 Deir Ezzor tops the list | 61 attacks by IS*IS claims lives of 50 people in Syria in 2026 Despite the ongoing security and military operations to pursue ISIS cells in different areas of Syria, ISIS cells have carried out different attacks, ambushes, assassinations and IED explosions since the beginning of 2026, targeting primarily military and security forces of the Syrian Interim Government along with civilians in several areas.
https://www.syriahr.com/en/384202/ ‘Farcical reality’: Healthcare workers respond to targeting over pro-Palestine symbols Middle East Eye spoke to a number of pro-Palestine NHS workers about their experience campaigning against the genocide in Gaza and the backlash they have faced from their workplace as a result. The Mann report was commissioned by former health secretary Wes Streeting in 2025 to investigate antisemitism in the NHS. However, the British Medical Association (BMA) noted that, although the need to combat antisemitism and racism within the NHS is vital, some of the recommendations from the report are “deeply concerning” in how they might be implemented, particularly with regard to freedom of speech and expression.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/farcical-reality-healthcare-workers-respond-being-targeted-displaying-pro-palestine-symbolsUkrainian spy accused of killing Monaco bombing suspect retracts confession A Ukrainian military intelligence officer who confessed to killing a woman suspected of carrying out an unsuccessful hit on a sanctioned oligarch in Monaco has withdrawn his confession, Ukrainian media reported Friday citing court proceedings, instead pinning the blame on his co-defendant. The officer and his co-defendant, a former law enforcement officer, have both been remanded in custody.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260710-ukrainian-spy-accused-of-killing-monaco-bombing-suspect-retracts-confessionhttps://archive.ph/kmAnbChina successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery systemChina on Friday successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system using a net attached to a sea platform, state media reported, in the hope of breaking U.S. dominance in reusable rockets. The Long March 10B rocket lifted off from the Hainan commercial space launch site in southern China at 12:15 p.m. (0415 GMT) and, about six minutes after separation of its booster and upper stage, the booster returned vertically and was recovered on an offshore platform, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
https://www.reuters.com/science/china-successfully-tests-sea-based-rocket-booster-recovery-system-state-media-2026-07-10/Myanmar Military Suffers ‘Heavy Losses’ in Karen Border OffensiveMyanmar’s military has suffered heavy casualties in a major offensive aimed at breaking Karen resistance on the Thai-Myanmar border in Myawaddy District, according to resistance sources. Military tensions escalated Tuesday to intense fighting as the regime deployed reinforcements for human-wave-assaults on resistance positions at Min Let Pan village.
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-military-suffers-heavy-losses-in-karen-border-offensive.htmlCommunity screenings help a movie set during an Indian insurgency bypass censorship“Satluj” tells the true tale of a human rights activist who investigated thousands of disappearances and extrajudicial killings during a government crackdown on a separatist insurgency in India’s Punjab state in the 1980s and early 1990s. At the screening in Gurdaspur, elderly survivors of the insurgency sat beside teenagers born years after it ended. When the screen flickered to life and “Satluj” movie began, the crowd fell silent.
https://apnews.com/article/india-punjab-satluj-film-censorship-a0e31a0f4682f3ec97dcef878844de4fProtests erupt after US pharma company fires 900 employees in India’s Keralam stateDespite the immediate interventions by local politicians and former and current labor ministers in the state government asking the company to maintain the status quo until conciliation is finalized, the company went ahead and over the weekend unilaterally issued severance payments. When employees attempted to enter the premises on Monday, they were refused access.
https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/07/08/protests-erupt-after-us-pharma-company-fires-900-employees-in-indias-keralam-state/BNP plans Teesta, Jamaat protests for credit: state ministerState minister for water resources Forhad Hossain Azad on Friday said the BNP government has already begun work to implement the Teesta Master Plan, accusing Jamaat-e-Islami and an alliance of 11 parties of launching protests to claim credit for the initiative. ‘BNP believes in action, not rhetoric. The era of stunt politics over the Teesta issue is coming to an end in Bangladesh,’ Azad told reporters after inaugurating the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the under-construction ‘Panchagarh Gate’ at the Panchagarh-Nilphamari border.
https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/305700/bnp-plans-teesta-jamaat-protests-for-credit-state-ministerVenezuelan Gov’t Demands Release of Frozen Assets for Post-Earthquake ReconstructionGil specifically referred to the gold reserves held by the Bank of England and Venezuelan funds blocked under US sanctions. Around 31 metric tons of gold, currently valued at approximately US $4.2 billion, remain frozen in London. In addition, nearly $5 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocated by the IMF in 2021 also remain inaccessible.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-govt-demands-release-of-frozen-assets-for-post-earthquake-reconstruction/An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumblesWhile total blackouts have become increasingly common in the Caribbean country, it’s unusual for back-to-back ones to hit just days apart. Cuba’s Electric Union confirmed the outage on X. Officials had also confirmed the first total power outage, which happened on Monday, although it wasn’t clear what caused it. Authorities at the time said an investigation was underway.
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-blackout-power-outage-1a812d96a36c301cba6214767a87630fChile’s “opposition” outflanks the right from the right: The bipartisan consolidation of a police stateLaw 21.730 established an Integrated Police Coordination Center (CICPOL), an advisory body led by a senior police officer designated by the minister, to coordinate complex operations and facilitate intelligence-sharing between public and private entities. It created a National Public Security Council integrating the Ministers of the Interior, Defense, Finance, and Justice alongside the heads of the Carabineros, the PDI, and the Gendarmerie. And it empowered the new ministry to file criminal complaints when acts had “disrupted public order, seriously impeded essential public services, or affected public security generating fear in the population,” a prosecutorial tool aimed squarely at mass social protest.
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