US proposal for ‘temporary’ Gaza governance includes Tony Blair, Trump – Reuters

  1. US proposal for 'temporary' Gaza governance includes Tony Blair, Trump  Reuters
  2. The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity – and a policy catastrophe | Josh Paul  The Guardian
  3. What to Know About Tony Blair’s Legacy in the Middle East Amid Planned Gaza Role  Time Magazine
  4. Tony Blair would help oversee Gaza transition under Trump plan  BBC
  5. Tony Blair Emerges as Potential Figure in Postwar Gaza  The New York Times
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South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire sparks hacking fears

National cyber security centre raises alert level to ‘caution’ as technicians race to restore government systems after battery fire sparked nationwide chaos

South Korea’s intelligence agency has raised the national cyber threat level, amid concerns that hackers could take advantage of the chaos caused by a fire at a government datacentre that paralysed critical digital infrastructure across the country.

The national cybersecurity centre, operating under the intelligence service, elevated the alert from “attention” to “caution” on Monday, citing fears hackers could exploit vulnerabilities as recovery work continues.

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Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors

Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue efforts

At least one student has been killed, dozens injured and 65 presumed buried under rubble after a school building collapsed in Indonesia on Monday, with rescuers running oxygen and water to those who remained trapped more than 12 hours later.

Rescue workers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and injured survivors hours after the building at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in the East Java town of Sidoarjo collapsed while students were praying.

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Madagascar’s president dissolves government amid youth-led protests – The Guardian

  1. Madagascar’s president dissolves government amid youth-led protests  The Guardian
  2. Why protests are sweeping Madagascar  The Economist
  3. Madagascar police fire tear gas as president fails to placate protesters  BBC
  4. Madagascar imposes curfew after violent protests against water, power cuts  Al Jazeera
  5. Madagascar president dissolves government following deadly protests  Reuters
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China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations

Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and illegal gambling worth $1.4bn

A court in China has sentenced 11 people to death for their alleged roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations worth more than $1.4bn, and for the deaths of workers who disobeyed them.

The Wenzhou intermediate people’s court on Monday sentenced 11 members of the powerful Ming family in Kokang, Myanmar to death while another five were handed death sentences suspended for two years.

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Moldova’s resounding ‘yes’ to Europe — and ‘no’ to Russia – DW

  1. Moldova's resounding 'yes' to Europe — and 'no' to Russia  DW
  2. Moldova’s election delivers lessons to Europe on countering Russian interference  CNN
  3. Moldova defies Russia by re-electing its pro-European government  The Economist
  4. Asheville church targeted in ‘hoax bomb threat’ campaign to disrupt Moldovan election  The Asheville Citizen Times
  5. EU Monitoring Threats To Moldova's Elections Amid Alleged Russian Plot To Train Provocateurs In Serbia  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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The live-streamed murder of two women and a girl has shocked Argentina – CNN

  1. The live-streamed murder of two women and a girl has shocked Argentina  CNN
  2. Murders of 2 young women and teen girl livestreamed on social media, sparking protests in Argentina  CBS News
  3. Argentina arrests 7th suspect over livestreamed femicide  DW
  4. Brutal Killing of 3 Women, Livestreamed on Social Media, Shocks Argentina  The New York Times
  5. Brutal killings of young women leave Argentina in shock and anger  BBC
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