Canada says India no longer linked to violent crime ahead of Carney trip – BBC

  1. Canada says India no longer linked to violent crime ahead of Carney trip  BBC
  2. Carney’s big trip, Gould’s tight ship  Politico
  3. Canadian Sikh activist faces fresh death threats on eve of Carney visit to India  The Guardian
  4. Canada Changes Tune On 'Indian Interference' Ahead Of PM Carney's India Visit  NDTV
  5. Canada’s Carney Heads to India to Deepen Commercial Ties With Indo-Pacific Region  WSJ
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Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine – BBC

  1. Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine  BBC
  2. Kenyan man charged with duping people to fight for Russia in Ukraine war  Al Jazeera
  3. Kenyan man accused of tricking and trafficking hundreds of Kenyans to fight for Russia in Ukraine  CBS News
  4. Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine  AP News
  5. The Russian Orthodox Church is helping lure Kenyans into the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine  Meduza
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Afghanistan’s new penal code sets 15 days in prison for wife-beating, 5 months for animal fights – AP News

  1. Afghanistan's new penal code sets 15 days in prison for wife-beating, 5 months for animal fights  AP News
  2. The Taliban’s new penal code: Two weeks in jail for breaking a woman’s arm and five months for mistreating a camel  EL PAÍS English
  3. UN rights chief says Taliban decree expands executions, deepens repression  Reuters
  4. Afghanistan sets tougher penalties for animal fights than domestic violence, UN high commissioner says  Sky News
  5. Women at risk as Taliban curbs hit Afghan healthcare, UN expert warns  Yahoo
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Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on ‘Bernard the Realist’ – Vatican News

  1. Lenten Retreat: Bishop Varden reflects on 'Bernard the Realist'  Vatican News
  2. ‘Hidden Glory’: Here are highlights from Bishop Varden’s meditations for papal Lenten retreat  OSV News
  3. At Curia retreat, Bishop Varden warns of Gospel's use 'as a weapon in culture wars'  National Catholic Reporter
  4. Bishop Varden tells Vatican retreat: Not every fall ends in joy  EWTN News
  5. A ‘chatbot’ can’t replace angels, Bishop Varden tells Pope Leo, Roman Curia  Crux
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Danish PM calls an early election seeking ‘Greenland bounce’

Mette Frederiksen hopes to profit from her stand against Donald Trump’s attempt to claim the Arctic territory

Denmark’s prime minister has called an early election to take advantage of a “Greenland bounce” after Donald Trump’s threats to invade the Arctic territory.

Mette Frederiksen, who has been in office since 2019, is required by Danish law to call an election by 31 October. Setting a date with eight months to go appears to be an attempt to ride improved poll ratings after disastrous local elections in November that saw her Social Democrats lose control of Copenhagen for the first time in a century.

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What North Korea’s mysterious party congress reveals – The Economist

  1. What North Korea’s mysterious party congress reveals  The Economist
  2. Kim Jong Un vows to strengthen nuclear program, watches military parade with daughter  CNN
  3. North Korea: Kim Jong Un re-appointed as general secretary at party congress  BBC
  4. Quick Take: Initial Assessment of Key Personnel Changes in North Korea’s 9th Party Congress  38 North
  5. Kim Jong Un's sister makes first public appearance since her niece was named successor instead of her  New York Post
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Greek court sentences Predator spyware gang – politico.eu

  1. Greek court sentences Predator spyware gang  politico.eu
  2. Greek court finds four guilty of prying on private data in wiretapping scandal  Reuters
  3. Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case  The Times of Israel
  4. Greece Predator scandal: Four convicted over spyware affair that shook Greece  BBC
  5. Ex-top Israeli Officer and Intellexa Founder Convicted in Greek Spyware Case  Haaretz
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World’s Leading AIs Were Given Nuclear Codes and Pitted Each Other in a War Game Simulation. It Went Exactly As You Expected – ZME Science

  1. World's Leading AIs Were Given Nuclear Codes and Pitted Each Other in a War Game Simulation. It Went Exactly As You Expected  ZME Science
  2. AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations  New Scientist
  3. AI really likes using nuclear weapons in simulated war scenarios. Here's why  Axios
  4. AIs are happy to launch nukes in simulated combat scenarios  theregister.com
  5. Top AIs insist on using nuclear weapons in war simulations  Boing Boing
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