Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record – BBC

  1. Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record  BBC
  2. Rat named Ronin breaks world record for sniffing out wartime landmines in Cambodia  CBS News
  3. 'Exceptional': Rat earns world record for sniffing out landmines in Cambodia  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  4. WATCH: Suspect Tackled in Court After Attacking Own Attorney  The Daily Beast
  5. Meet the record-breaking rat with a nose for sniffing out wartime explosives  Guinness World Records
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Spain bans ‘golden’ investor visas for non-EU citizens in bid to curb housing crisis – France 24

  1. Spain bans 'golden' investor visas for non-EU citizens in bid to curb housing crisis  France 24
  2. In Spain, a Race for the Last Golden Visas  The New York Times
  3. Spain Follows UK, Canada, Portugal, Hungary, Netherlands, Mexico, and India in Ending Golden Visa Travel Programs: New Updates You Need to Know  Travel And Tour World
  4. Why Spain has bid ‘adios’ to its popular golden visa programme  Firstpost
  5. Spain’s Golden Visa Program Ends After 12 Years  Mansion Global
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US ‘testing’ if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine, says Marco Rubio

Secretary of state says Putin ‘will have to make a decision’ as US officials appear to be growing impatient

The US will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state has said, warning that Donald Trump was not “going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations” with Moscow.

“We’re testing to see if the Russians are interested in peace,” Marco Rubio told journalists in Brussels after talks with Nato allies. “Their actions – not their words, their actions – will determine whether they’re serious or not, and we intend to find that out sooner rather than later.”

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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault – BBC

  1. Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault  BBC
  2. Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault: U.K. police  Yahoo
  3. Russell Brand Moved to Florida Months Before British Police Formally Charged Him With Rape  Realtor.com
  4. British police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault  AP News
  5. Russell Brand Reveals Reason Behind Katy Perry Divorce in Rare Comment About Their Marriage  E! Online
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Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction – The New York Times

  1. Trump Weighs In on Marine Le Pen Conviction  The New York Times
  2. Trump publicly backs France’s far-right figurehead Le Pen after her conviction  CNN
  3. In Toulon, Le Pen's legal fightback leaves many French voters cold  Reuters
  4. Le Pen’s Legal Fate Rides on Deputy Mayor From a Mountain Town  Bloomberg.com
  5. The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen's case is a window into what's wrong  AP News
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Aintree racegoers grateful for hats as sun shines for first time in decade

Ladies Day visitors happy to make financial sacrifices to wear spectacular outfits at annual Liverpool event

The tradition of fascinators and hats during Ladies Day is usually more about showcasing excellent style than being practical. But this year, spectators at Aintree had good need for their headwear, as the sun shone at the racecourse for the first time in almost a decade.

A crowd of 45,000 people had been predicted, and as temperatures reached 19C on Friday, the Met Office said it was just short of being the warmest Aintree festival this century.

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How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world – AP News

  1. How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world  AP News
  2. Trump's biggest tariff was on tiny Lesotho. Here's what to know about the African kingdom.  CBS News
  3. ‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s 50% tariffs  The Guardian
  4. How Lesotho, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs  BBC
  5. Baffled Lesotho seeks to engage with US on jeans tariffs  Reuters
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Turkey protests: Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy – BBC

  1. Turkey protests: Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy  BBC
  2. Turkey’s protests over the arrest of an Erdogan rival take a new angle: Boycott shopping  AP News
  3. Turkey detains 11 people over shopping boycott  DW
  4. How a cup of coffee became one of Erdoğan's biggest fears  Ynetnews
  5. Turkey’s cautionary tale: The fall of the courts is the fall of freedom  The Hill
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