North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers -KCNA – Reuters

  1. North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers -KCNA  Reuters
  2. Kim Jong Un Oversees Test of Tactical-Nuke Launchers  WSJ
  3. North Korean leader Kim observes test of rocket launch systems  Los Angeles Times
  4. North Korea fires about 10 ballistic missiles toward sea in show of force, South Korea says  PBS
  5. North Korea fires missiles into the sea as US and South Korea conduct military drills  The Guardian
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Photos show a major fire at a key UAE oil port, a day after the US struck a major Iranian depot – Business Insider

  1. Photos show a major fire at a key UAE oil port, a day after the US struck a major Iranian depot  Business Insider
  2. Live updates: Trump presses for help securing Strait of Hormuz as Iran threatens more strikes  CNN
  3. UAE’s Key Oil Hub Suspends Loadings After Drone Attack, Fire  Bloomberg.com
  4. Explainer: Why does the port of Fujairah matter to the oil market?  Reuters
  5. Middle East war day 15 as it happened: Trump calls on China, UK and Japan to send warships to force open Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times
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FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war

Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage

The Trump administration’s communications licensing tsar fired a warning shot over the US broadcasting industry Saturday, threatening to cancel the spectrum permits of broadcasters pushing what he termed “hoaxes and news distortions”.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr posted on social media that broadcasters running “fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up. The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not.”

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Moscow attacked by over 60 drones in single day, mayor says – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Moscow attacked by over 60 drones in single day, mayor says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russia claims nearly 300 Ukrainian drones targeted multiple regions  Ukrinform
  3. The capital of the Russian Federation is under a massive attack, authorities report dozens of downed drones  Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
  4. Russia reports mass drone shootdowns, Ukraine claims strikes on Russian targets  巴士的報
  5. Defense ministry: Russia downs 280 Ukrainian drones, dozens targeting Moscow  chinadailyasia.com
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Murder arrest after 18-day-old baby falls from central London property

Met police says woman, 43, was detained after newborn girl in Westminster taken to hospital and pronounced dead

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-day-old baby girl fell from a property in central London.

The Metropolitan police said officers attended Horseferry Road in Westminster after reports on Saturday morning that a baby had fallen from a residential property.

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Scoop: French plan to end Lebanon war includes recognition of Israel – Axios

  1. Scoop: French plan to end Lebanon war includes recognition of Israel  Axios
  2. Lebanon appeals to Israel’s allies to intervene and says hundreds are killed  The Washington Post
  3. Israeli foreign minister denies country facing interceptor shortages  Reuters
  4. France offers to broker Lebanon-Israel talks: What do we know?  Al Jazeera
  5. Direct Israel-Lebanon truce talks said expected in coming days, though challenges abound  The Times of Israel
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