Drones target Moscow, Russian oil facilities in reported large-scale Ukrainian strike – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Drones target Moscow, Russian oil facilities in reported large-scale Ukrainian strike  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine drone hits Black Sea Russian city of Sochi after Putin holds meeting there  ABC News
  3. Nine Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow downed or destroyed: Sergei Sobyanin  Deccan Herald
  4. UAVs attacked Smolensk, Russia. VIDEO  Цензор.НЕТ
  5. Russia says oil tanker caught fire in Primorsk port after drone attack  Українська правда
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Sheinbaum Aims to Calm China Tensions After Tariff Backlash – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Sheinbaum Aims to Calm China Tensions After Tariff Backlash  Bloomberg.com
  2. China warns Mexico to 'think twice' before raising tariffs, threatens countermeasures  CNBC
  3. Beijing condemns Mexican import tariff plan it claims is aimed at China  South China Morning Post
  4. Mexico’s new tariffs on Asian imports aim to counter US trade pressures  AP News
  5. Mexico to place 50% tariff on Chinese cars after US lobbying  Euronews.com
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Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8 – AP News

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  1. Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8  AP News
  2. Massive gas truck explosion generated ‘shock wave’ in Mexico City, killing six and injuring 90  CNN
  3. Tanker truck explodes on Mexican highway, killing 3 and injuring 70  Reuters
  4. Iztapalapa: At least four dead and 90 injured in gas tanker explosion in Mexico | International  EL PAÍS English
  5. Massive gas tanker explosion in Mexico City injures at least 57 people, some seriously  NBC News
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US government sues Uber, alleging discrimination against disabled passengers

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Justice department in lawsuit accuses company drivers of routinely refusing to serve people with disabilities

The US government sued Uber on Thursday, accusing the ride-sharing company of violating federal law by discriminating against passengers with disabilities.

In a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, the US Department of Justice said Uber drivers routinely refuse to serve riders with disabilities, including people who travel with service animals or stowable wheelchairs.

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Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil

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Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election

​Brazil’s former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro ​has been sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup​ and seeking to “annihilate” the South American country’s democracy.

Justices Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha and Cristiano Zanin ruled on ​Thursday that Bolsonaro – a former paratrooper who was elected president in 2018 – was guilty of seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing the 2022 election, meaning four of the five judges involved in the trial had found Brazil’s former leader guilty.

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Carney Unveils Major Projects for Canada to Offset Damage of Trump’s Tariffs – The New York Times

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  1. Carney Unveils Major Projects for Canada to Offset Damage of Trump’s Tariffs  The New York Times
  2. Canada: Carney unveils array of national projects to ‘turbocharge’ economy  The Guardian
  3. Canada to Unveil Initial List of Priority Infrastructure, Trade Projects  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Shell LNG Plant Wins Place on Carney’s Favored Projects List  Bloomberg.com
  5. 2 B.C. projects make the list of Canada’s 1st major nation-building projects  Global News
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‘There will be no Palestinian state’: PM signs plan cementing E1 settlement expansion – The Times of Israel

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  1. ‘There will be no Palestinian state’: PM signs plan cementing E1 settlement expansion  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’  Al Jazeera
  3. Netanyahu signs West Bank settlement expansion plan, rules out Palestinian state  Reuters
  4. Israel will soon celebrate annexation of West Bank, Smotrich tells PM at E1 signing ceremony  The Times of Israel
  5. ‘This place is ours’: Benjamin Netanyahu clears stand on a Palestinian state  Hindustan Times
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Archaeologists scramble to evacuate Gaza artefacts threatened by Israeli strike

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Officials hurriedly remove nearly three decades of finds in ‘high-risk operation’

An official in charge of nearly three decades of archaeological finds in Gaza has described how the artefacts were hurriedly evacuated from a Gaza City building threatened by an Israeli strike.

“This was a high-risk operation, carried out in an extremely dangerous context for everyone involved – a real last-minute rescue,” said Olivier Poquillon, director of the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem (EBAF), which housed the relics.

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