Tonga joins Peace Summit communique regarding Ukraine, announces Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy (RBC Ukraine)

NATO will offer Ukraine a Germany-based headquarters for managing Ukraine military aid at upcoming Washington, D.C. [US] summit (RBC Ukraine)

Armenia calls for immediate end to Ukraine war (RBC Ukraine)

Ukraine signs security agreements with EU, Lithuania, and Estonia in Brussels [Belgium] (Reuters)

Putin in crisis as another 1,300 Russian soldiers killed in just 24 hours (Daily Express)

Anti-Putin activist says thousands joining partisan movement inside Russia (Daily Express)

Colombia’s Second Marquetalia guerrilla group enters peace negotiations with government, and is in a weakened condition (InSight Crime)

Prince William [UK] attends event put on by His charity Earthshot in London promoting green technologies (Reuters)

US government confirms H5N1 avian influenza in three more dairy herds in Colorado and Iowa (CIDRAP)

Shigella outbreak affects homeless encampments in San Jose, making California third state to face outbreak (Daily Mail)

Annual summer surge of COVID-19 infections begins in US, fueled by new variants (Axios)

Florida [US] sees rise in COVID infections as new variants circulate and hospitals report increase (Miami Herald)

Hawaii Health Department [US] reports six additional COVID-related deaths, total reaches 2,183 since pandemic’s start (Star Advertiser)

University of Minnesota [US] retracts influential stem cell and Alzheimer’s disease studies due to unethical research practices (MedicalXpress)

UK boy receives world-first brain implant to control epilepsy seizures (GNN)

Heatwave melts waxen President Lincoln monument as millions of Americans endure extreme temperatures (Daily Wrap)

Nearly 100 whales form heart shape before tragic mass stranding in Western Australia (Unilad)

Unprecedented coral bleaching event prompts scientists to hope for hurricane relief to bring cooler water (CNN)

Study: 20 world capitals see 52% increase in 35°C+ days over 30 years (Reuters)

“Very worrisome”: Canada’s 2023 wildfires emitted four times more carbon dioxide than annual aviation emissions (Euronews)

EU’s climate change monitor Copernicus reports wildfires ravaging Arctic Circle once again (BBC)

Bornean elephant classified as endangered with only 1,000 left in the wild (The Irish News)

“Ocean is changing”: NASA data shows harmful impact of greenhouse gases on Earth’s water bodies (NDTV)

Scientists warn of exponential rise in extreme wildfires due to climate crisis (The Guardian)

30-meter (100-foot)-deep sinkhole opens in Illinois [US] football pitch, swallowing light pole (Sky News)

Harvard Law School [US] report warns of pandemic risk from animal factory conditions (Boston University)

“Give nature space and it will come back”: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast (The Guardian)

AI-powered autonomous underwater vehicles revolutionize underwater ecosystem conservation efforts (AZoRobotics)

Renewable energy surpasses fossil fuels as majority of EU’s electricity in 2023 (Euronews)

Practical quote of the day: “Attune yourself to the active inner Guidance; the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life.” – Lahiri Mahasaya [vegetarian] (Goodreads)

Scientists discover oldest termite mounds on Earth – and they’re 34,000 years old (Live Science)

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