Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings – Reuters

  1. Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings  Reuters
  2. Israel changes account of Gaza medic killings after video showed deadly attack  BBC
  3. Video contradicts Israel’s version of killing of paramedics in Gaza  Financial Times
  4. Israel walks back its account of the killing of 15 medics in Gaza after video seems to contradict it  AP News
  5. Israeli army admits 'mistake' in killing of 15 medics in Gaza, organisations call for independent probe  Times of India
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Turkey’s opposition vows to sustain protests over jailing of Erdogan’s main rival – Reuters

  1. Turkey's opposition vows to sustain protests over jailing of Erdogan's main rival  Reuters
  2. Turkish opposition party reelects chairman following arrest of Istanbul mayor  AP News
  3. Turkey: Opposition CHP reelects leader Ozgur Ozel  DW
  4. Turkish Opposition Asks Erdogan If US Approved Rival’s Arrest  Bloomberg.com
  5. Turkiye’s opposition leader Ozgur Ozel re-elected as CHP party chairman  Al Jazeera
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Putin’s TV Goons Jump for Joy at Trump’s Tariff ‘Buffoonery’ – The Daily Beast

  1. Putin’s TV Goons Jump for Joy at Trump’s Tariff ‘Buffoonery’  The Daily Beast
  2. Russia Wasn't on Trump's Tariffs List. Here's Why.  WSJ
  3. Trump officials' evolving narrative on Russia's exemption from tariff  Newsweek
  4. Sanctioned Russia escapes immediate US tariff hit, braces for long-term impact  Reuters
  5. White House: US did not impose new tariffs on Russian imports due to peace talks  Українська правда
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Victoria police pay $90,000 to climate protester who claimed head was slammed into wall, door and ground

Exclusive: State makes no admissions as it settles case with activist who alleged police misconduct during 2019 arrest at Melbourne mining conference

A climate protester who alleged their head was repeatedly slammed by members of Victoria police’s riot squad in 2019 has reached a settlement with the state.

Timothy Buchanan, 39, alleged their head was slammed into a metal wall, the ground and a glass door that their head was then used to open, during their arrest at a protest at an international mining conference in Melbourne.

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World’s Newest Country Teeters on Edge of Civil War – WSJ

  1. World’s Newest Country Teeters on Edge of Civil War  WSJ
  2. The Guardian view on South Sudan: the world's youngest nation is on the brink of a new conflict | Editorial  The Guardian
  3. Opinion| South Sudan’s return to conflict is uncalled for and must be stopped  Radio Tamazuj
  4. Manitoba's South Sudanese 'devastated' over violence, rallies for justice  CBC
  5. South Sudan Is Returning to War  Foreign Policy
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Russia Strikes Kyiv as Ukraine Mourns Deadly Attack on Zelensky’s Hometown – The New York Times

  1. Russia Strikes Kyiv as Ukraine Mourns Deadly Attack on Zelensky’s Hometown  The New York Times
  2. 1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from missile strike rises to 19  NPR
  3. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,137  Al Jazeera
  4. Russia launches missile strike on Ukraine with explosions reported in Kyiv  ABC News
  5. Russian missile strike kills one, injures three in Kyiv, Ukraine says  Reuters
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US closes in on critical minerals deal with DR Congo – Financial Times

  1. US closes in on critical minerals deal with DR Congo  Financial Times
  2. After tariffs, US dangles billions of dollars in Congo mineral investment  Reuters
  3. Massad Boulos: US envoy says he and Donald Trump are working on DR Congo mineral deal  BBC
  4. Mineral-rich, war-torn DRC first stop for Trump's new Africa czar  NPR
  5. Trump’s daughter’s father-in-law named senior adviser for Africa  Semafor
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Palestinian teen died in Israeli prison after suffering ‘likely prolonged malnutrition’, autopsy finds – CNN

  1. Palestinian teen died in Israeli prison after suffering ‘likely prolonged malnutrition’, autopsy finds  CNN
  2. Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says  AP News
  3. 17-year-old Palestinian child prisoner starved to death by Israeli prison guards  Defense for Children Palestine
  4. Autopsy of Palestinian minor detainee suggests starvation, severe medical neglect  Haaretz
  5. Palestinian child died of starvation under Israeli detention, autopsy finds  Middle East Eye
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Pope Francis makes surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square for jubilee mass

Pontiff makes first public appearance in the Vatican since his release from hospital two weeks ago

Pope Francis has made a surprise appearance in St Peter’s Square during a special jubilee mass for the sick and health workers, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since his discharge from hospital two weeks ago.

The pontiff waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was appeared unannounced, assisted in a wheelchair to the front of the altar in the square.

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Archaeologists Discover a Mass Grave of 150 Roman Legionaries Beneath Vienna’s Sports Field—Gruesome Battle Evidence Revealed – Indian Defence Review

  1. Archaeologists Discover a Mass Grave of 150 Roman Legionaries Beneath Vienna’s Sports Field—Gruesome Battle Evidence Revealed  Indian Defence Review
  2. Skeletons of the Roman Empire Are Found Under a Vienna Soccer Field  The New York Times
  3. Roman-era battlefield mass grave discovered under Vienna football pitch  The Guardian
  4. 0406 Today in History  Yahoo
  5. Mass Roman grave discovered outside Vienna  DW
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