Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens – NPR

  1. Why some ant colonies get tricked into killing their own queens  NPR
  2. Scientists uncover an ant assassination scheme that helps a parasitic queen rise to power  CNN
  3. ‘Bad-smell’ ants trick other species into killing their own mother in dramatic display of matricide in nature  CTV News
  4. 'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself  Live Science
  5. Parasitic Queen: Now She’s Stealing an Ant Fief  The New York Times
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South Africa ‘suspicious’ after Israeli national is linked to Gazans fleeing Strip – The Times of Israel

  1. South Africa ‘suspicious’ after Israeli national is linked to Gazans fleeing Strip  The Times of Israel
  2. South Africa investigates mystery of a plane that arrived with more than 150 Palestinians from Gaza  NBC News
  3. Israel can’t fly us all out to South Africa  Al Jazeera
  4. South Africa to investigate 'mystery' of planeload of Palestinians, Cyril Ramaphosa says  BBC
  5. Gazans say they paid $2,000 per seat for flight to South Africa  Reuters
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Graffiti during Mexican protests against Sheinbaum’s gov’t calls out ‘Jewish whore’ – Haaretz

  1. Graffiti during Mexican protests against Sheinbaum's gov't calls out 'Jewish whore'  Haaretz
  2. Thousands protest against government in Mexico as clashes leave 120 injured  BBC
  3. Protesters Rage Against Mexico’s Government Over Corruption and Violence  The New York Times
  4. At least 120 hurt in gen Z protests over corruption and drug violence in Mexico  The Guardian
  5. Mexico’s new generation takes to the streets, accusing leaders of protecting cartels  NPR
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Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

Hasina sentenced in absentia by court in Dhaka over deadly crackdown on student-led uprising last year

Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Dhaka for crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

A three-judge bench of the country’s international crimes tribunal convicted Hasina of crimes including incitement, orders to kill and inaction to prevent atrocities as she oversaw a crackdown on anti-government protesters last year.

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DR Congo miners die after makeshift bridge collapses in Kalando – BBC

  1. DR Congo miners die after makeshift bridge collapses in Kalando  BBC
  2. At Least 32 People Dead After a Mine Bridge Collapsed Due to Overcrowding  People.com
  3. At least 32 killed in southeastern DRC after bridge at mine collapsed, authorities say  CNN
  4. Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine  Al Jazeera
  5. DR Congo Landslide at Gold Mine Kills More Than 100  Barlaman Today
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Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on student uprising – AP News

  1. Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crackdown on student uprising  AP News
  2. Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death  BBC
  3. Former Bangladesh Leader Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Protest Crackdown  The Wall Street Journal
  4. 'Unelected, Illegal Regime's Sham Of A Verdict': Sheikh Hasina's Son To NDTV  NDTV
  5. Bangladesh Court Sentences Former Prime Minister to Death  The New York Times
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UN to vote on Gaza stabilisation force plan that references Palestinian state – The Guardian

  1. UN to vote on Gaza stabilisation force plan that references Palestinian state  The Guardian
  2. LIVE: Hamas rejects ‘foreign guardianship’ of Gaza ahead of UNSC vote  Al Jazeera
  3. UN Security Council to vote on Trump peace plan for Gaza  BBC
  4. Israel-Gaza live updates: UN Security Council to vote on US Gaza plan  abcnews.go.com
  5. A US plan for Gaza with big ambition and scant detail faces crucial UN vote  CNN
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US will label supposed Venezuelan drug cartel ‘headed by Maduro’ as terrorist organization

Experts believe decision is designed to pressure Venezuela’s leader into stepping down with threat of military force

The US has said it will designate a putative Venezuelan drug cartel allegedly led by Nicolás Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization, as the Trump administration sent more mixed messages over its crusade against Venezuela’s authoritarian leader.

The move to target the already proscribed group, the Cartel de los Soles (Cartel of the Suns), was announced by Marco Rubio on Sunday. “Headed by the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro, the group has corrupted the institutions of government in Venezuela and is responsible for terrorist violence conducted by and with other designated FTOs as well as for trafficking drugs into the United States and Europe,” the US secretary of state tweeted, generating excitement among hardline adversaries of Maduro who interpreted the announcement as proof Washington was preparing to intensify its push to force the South American dictator from power.

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Ukraine signs deal to obtain 100 French-made Rafale warplanes – Reuters

  1. Ukraine signs deal to obtain 100 French-made Rafale warplanes  Reuters
  2. France Wants to Build Jet Fighters for Ukraine. Neither Has the Cash.  The Wall Street Journal
  3. France Agrees to Sell Up to 100 Rafale Fighter Jets to Ukraine  The New York Times
  4. Ukraine and France ink deal for jets and missile defenses, Paris says  abcnews.go.com
  5. Ukraine: France seals 'historic' warplane deal with Kyiv  DW
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Incredible story of Irish labourer buried alive in coffin for 61 days told in new documentary

Mick Meaney made global headlines when he beat world record in 1968, but returned to Ireland penniless

They were known as burial artists – people who had themselves buried alive in macabre feats of endurance – and Mick Meaney resolved to be the best there ever was.

It was 1968 and the Irish labourer had barely a pound to his name but he believed that if he stayed underground in a coffin longer than anyone else the world would remember his name.

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