Russia-Ukraine war: July 2 updates 

The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv warns residents to stay in shelters as powerful explosions rock the city.

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"Hindu nationalists have been bolstered by significant electoral successes, while Modi has benefitted from a cultural shift – one that...celebrates the ideological and political ways of Hindutva."

— #AJOpinion by @ssen03  https://t.co/aLpMdA3eO2

RT @AJEnglish: At Georgia’s new ‘Diamond’ Bridge, visitors can ride a bike on a wire across the 200-metre deep Dashbashi canyon  https://t.co/An0TurRSYF

RT @AJEnglish: "I was born under blockade, raised under blockade, got sick under blockade."

This 15-year-old Palestinian was diagnosed with cancer and is unable to get treatment due to Israel's blockade of Gaza  https://t.co/vQulVegd7T

‘Urgent’ action needed in Europe over monkeypox spread, WHO warns https://t.co/kLBK3JgjtX https://t.co/fyU2TLFZ9q

“She and her loose tongue have set the country on fire.”

India top court says ex-BJP spokeswoman Nupur Sharma should apologise for Prophet Muhammad remarks https://t.co/uupdhhJ5cj https://t.co/HJLGYRugYX

South Africa is facing its worst power cuts in two years.

Here is what you need to know  https://t.co/inFVHWoDlF https://t.co/bzDSl6myL6

RT @AJEnglish: Thread 🧵

From laicite, the separation of church and state, to reckoning with its colonial legacy through racism and Islamophobia - The Big Picture and @MyriamFrancoisC take a deep dive into the issues dividing France and its people 

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The US Supreme Court rules that Biden can end a Trump-era policy that forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their US immigration hearings https://t.co/7VrgVECK9F https://t.co/ansfAMpDLL

Turkey blocked Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids until Ankara ‘got what it wanted’

Will that bring wavering voters back to Erdogan? https://t.co/dbcVJ8KVeu https://t.co/1ctZH2clin

“I would say they are both like my brothers now.”

Three gravediggers in Bucha quickly bonded as they carried out their grim task of burying bodies  https://t.co/hH9wVj0tjA

Putin says western sanctions and 'unprecedented political and social pressure' are pushing Russia-Belarus unification https://t.co/xBhfvMVDiU https://t.co/cQU9O8WVEs

RT @AJEnglish: "I loved it and I took my time to learn it and today I can call myself a professional." 

Using nails and a hammer, this Nigerian artist creates pointillist portraits  https://t.co/0yiX0z4GGF

A former Georgetown University tennis coach gets 2.5 years in prison for pocketing more than $3m in bribes in exchange for helping wealthy parents cheat their kids’ way into the school https://t.co/kXnJjrj3DT https://t.co/qeP43KuIs2

Environmental groups press world leaders to keep promises they made at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon this week  https://t.co/mE6iMY2Bj9

US conservatives vow harsh restrictions to curtail abortion pills https://t.co/uiXX3ScmmG https://t.co/u2keXj1FzN

"Defending the rights of hypothetical children provides the perfect cover for their violent means and ends."

— #AJOpinion by @decollins1969  https://t.co/BX9gxiTjkV

RT @AJEnglish: With Europe’s Champions League in summer hiatus, some Polish and Ukrainian amateur footballers came together for the ‘Swampions League’, an annual mud football competition  https://t.co/JG9dmzJ6Mg

Thousands rally in Sudan’s capital, a day after 9 people were killed in demonstrations against the country’s ruling generals https://t.co/2UepQmkFjk https://t.co/25vDchXOKF

When will the war in Ukraine end? https://t.co/kcWTpu7ocF https://t.co/hyV8RD1NZ7