Owl described as ‘fighter’ set to fly free after falling into cement mixer in Utah

Staff at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab spent days cleaning the concrete-covered great horned owl

An owl found partially encased in concrete after it got inside a cement mixer in south-western Utah is expected to fly free again after it was painstakingly cleaned by animal sanctuary workers who described the bird as a “fighter”.

The great horned owl was found at the Black Desert Resort in the south-western part of the state and arrived at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, earlier this month with its face, chest and right wing covered in dried concrete. After making sure the bird could breathe, sanctuary workers spent days cracking apart the concrete using forceps and cleaning its feathers using toothbrushes, dish soap and their fingers.

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Death toll from Russia’s overnight attack on Ternopil rises to 25 – Euronews.com

  1. Death toll from Russia's overnight attack on Ternopil rises to 25  Euronews.com
  2. Russian Missile Kills at Least 25 in Ukrainian Apartment Building  The New York Times
  3. Rescuers scour wreckage for survivors after deadly Russian attack on western Ukraine  CNN
  4. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,365  Al Jazeera
  5. Ukraine: Archbishop of Ternopil asks for prayers after deadly bombing  Vatican News
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Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows

Sharp drop since 2024 in country regarded as a Latin American leader in childhood and adolescent immunisation

Argentina’s childhood and adolescent vaccination rates have collapsed to a historic lows according to a new analysis, prompting warnings that once-eliminated diseases may resurge.

The study of health ministry data by the Argentinian Paediatric Society (SAP) found that fewer than half of children aged five and six received several of their essential doses in 2024. All vaccines analysed were below the 95% level needed to reach herd immunity.

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What to Know About the Corruption Scandal Roiling Ukraine – The New York Times

  1. What to Know About the Corruption Scandal Roiling Ukraine  The New York Times
  2. Inside the Ukrainian Corruption Probe Edging Closer to Zelensky  The Wall Street Journal
  3. A huge corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s government  The Economist
  4. Once a shadowy dealmaker, former Zelenskyy associate is accused in Ukrainian corruption scandal  AP News
  5. Ukraine fires two ministers as corruption crisis spreads anger  Reuters
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Wes Streeting defends asylum system shake-up despite his unease

Health secretary says he is not comfortable with some elements of policy but that it is the right thing to do for the country

Wes Streeting has admitted he is not comfortable with forcibly deporting families under the home secretary’s migration plans, while maintaining it is still the right thing to do.

The health secretary said he thought the number of forced removals would be low under the proposed model, which is similar to Denmark’s, because there would be an increased financial incentive for people entering the UK illegally to return to their country of origin.

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Ukraine’s Secret Merops System Has Already Downed Over 1,000 Shaheds New Details Revealed – Defense Express

  1. Ukraine's Secret Merops System Has Already Downed Over 1,000 Shaheds New Details Revealed  Defense Express
  2. US and NATO troops practice drone-on-drone combat using a pickup truck  Defense News
  3. Ukraine proved this drone-killer works. Now, the West is giving it a shot.  Yahoo
  4. US Counter-Drone Tech Turns Shahed Kill Count Into NATO’s Next Edge  The Defense Post
  5. News - Forging Experts: C-UAS Capability Fielding on the Eastern Flank  DVIDS
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NATO fighters scrambled, air defenses alerted amid deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine – ABC News

  1. NATO fighters scrambled, air defenses alerted amid deadly Russian strikes in Ukraine  ABC News
  2. Video shows gas tanker ship on fire after attack on Ukrainian Danube port  BBC
  3. Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone breach during Russian strike on Ukraine  Reuters
  4. Russian strike hits Turkish LNG tanker in Ukraine's Odesa  Euronews.com
  5. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato member Romania evacuates villages after Putin’s attack on tanker  The Independent
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Mountain of illegally dumped trash near Oxford river causes outcry in England – AP News

  1. Mountain of illegally dumped trash near Oxford river causes outcry in England  AP News
  2. Mountain of waste dumped in Oxfordshire field contains rubbish from councils  The Guardian
  3. Trucks seen dumping mountain of waste for months  BBC
  4. Waste mountain branded 'utterly appalling' by PM grew 40 feet high within months  Sky News
  5. Green quango accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over waste mountain  The Telegraph
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Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria – NPR

  1. Student escapes as authorities search for 24 other girls abducted in Nigeria  NPR
  2. Trump remarks fuel US political storm over Nigerian schoolgirl abductions  France 24
  3. GGCSS Maga: Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says  BBC
  4. Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls from Nigerian school, kill vice principal  CNN
  5. 25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria  The New York Times
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Senate agrees to pass Epstein files bill after near-unanimous House vote | First Thing

The bill’s support in the House and Senate is a rare moment of bipartisan agreement. Plus, Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s visit

Good morning.

The Senate moved swiftly yesterday to approve legislation that would force the release of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, hours after a near-unanimous vote in the House, almost wrapping up a bipartisan effort Donald Trump had fought for months.

How did we get here? The Epstein case returned dramatically to the public eye in July, when the justice department and FBI released a memo saying they had nothing further to disclose about the investigation. That contradicted statements that the administration would release more information about Epstein in office.

Why has Trump been unable to escape this case? The Epstein scandal is a core issue for a swathe of Trump’s rightwing base, some of whom believe in conspiracy theories that surround Epstein and his coterie of powerful friends. Unlike many other issues, the Epstein files have prompted rebellions from Trump’s supporters.

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Zelensky under pressure to fire chief of staff over ‘Golden toilet scandal’ – Yahoo

  1. Zelensky under pressure to fire chief of staff over ‘Golden toilet scandal’  Yahoo
  2. Zelenskyy faces pressure to fire top aide Yermak amid corruption scandal  politico.eu
  3. Who is Andriy Yermak and can Ukraine's corruption scandal finally sink him?  The Kyiv Independent
  4. Zelenskyy made it clear there will be no dismissals in his team  Українська правда
  5. Not a change of faces, but a change of paradigm. Otherwise, the "dragon" will win anyway  Liga.ua
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Zelensky visits Turkey in a bid to ‘intensify’ peace talks – BBC

  1. Zelensky visits Turkey in a bid to 'intensify' peace talks  BBC
  2. Zelensky Will Try to Revive Peace Talks With Russia During Turkey Visit  The New York Times
  3. US Peace Draft Calls For Major Ukraine Concessions As Zelenskyy Pushes Talks In Turkey  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. Zelenskiy says Ukraine will try to restart diplomatic process to end war  Reuters
  5. Zelenskyy heads to Turkey to restart diplomatic process with Russia  Euronews.com
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3 massive changes you’ll see as the climate careens toward tipping points – NPR

  1. 3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points  NPR
  2. At the limit: A call for action as the Earth reaches cascading tipping points  Coast Reporter
  3. PI Briefing | No. 42 | Tipping Points  Progressive International
  4. First climate tipping point breached as activists storm COP30  Revolutionary Communist Party
  5. The Climate Disaster’s Tipping Point: Are Our Reefs at the Point of No Return?  thewatchdogonline.com
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US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran – Reuters

  1. US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran  Reuters
  2. IAEA board passes resolution demanding answers and access from Iran  Reuters
  3. UN atomic agency board urges Iran to provide full information about its nuclear stockpile  ABC News
  4. US, European nations urge Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog  The Times of Israel
  5. Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors  International Atomic Energy Agency
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