https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/02/the-guardian-view-on-el-salvadors-crackdown-a-short-term-high-cost-fix
Editorial: President Nayib Bukele’s hardline campaign against gangs has won admirers at home and abroad. Look closer and its flaws are glaring
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66083761
A scene in the film features a map depicting China's territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.
https://apnews.com/article/africa-abortion-supreme-court-limits-9b02bb07cc50967804fb84704891baf7
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion a year ago, it shook efforts to legalize and make abortions safer in Africa.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg5gdk/tranq-dope-deaths-in-the-us-are-skyrocketing
Overdoses linked to tranq, the street drug that can cause horrific wounds, have spiked 276 percent, according to the CDC.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-germanys-catholics-turn-their-back-on-the-church-an-example/a-66082963
Over half a million German Roman Catholics left the church last year alone. Why do people break with the institution? DW's Christoph Strack caught up with one of those who have done so.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65962769
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
https://archive.fo/1ZbWZ
https://archive.fo/fzXAB
https://www.dw.com/en/uruguay-drought-capital-montevideo-hit-by-water-shortages/a-66075991
Montevideo is experiencing its worst drought in over 70 years. The situation is being worsened by locals hoarding water supplies.
https://www.dw.com/en/swedens-fraught-path-to-nato-accession/a-66085063
The latest Quran-burning in Stockholm has not derailed talks with Turkey on Swedish NATO membership. But as Teri Schultz reports, the status quo may doom the alliance's timeline anyway.
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