Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’ – The New York Times

  1. Criticism Greets Macron’s Repeat Pick of Lecornu for Prime Minister: ‘Bad Joke’  The New York Times
  2. In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday  CNN
  3. French PM Lecornu races against the clock to form government  Reuters
  4. Macron puts Lecornu back as France's prime minister just days after he quit  NPR
  5. Reappointed French PM Lecornu says new cabinet 'must not be hostage to partisan interests'  France 24
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Nova festival survivor found dead two years after 7 October attack – BBC

  1. Nova festival survivor found dead two years after 7 October attack  BBC
  2. Nova survivor dies by suicide, 2 years after girlfriend was killed in front of him  The Times of Israel
  3. Survivor of Nova festival massacre dies by suicide: 'Everything inside me is dead'  Haaretz
  4. Oct. 7 survivor sets himself on fire in tragic suicide: ‘I can’t bear this pain any longer’  New York Post
  5. Nova festival survivor dies two years after girlfriend shot dead as he shielded her  Sky News
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says she is terrified her sons will ‘join manosphere’

Nigerian-American author tells Cheltenham literature festival audience having boys made her ‘worry more’

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she is terrified that her young boys will “join the manosphere”.

Speaking at Cheltenham literature festival on Saturday, the Nigerian-American author of works including Americanah told an audience that having two sons has made her “worry more” about men and boys.

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No survivors in Tennessee explosives factory blast, officials say

Initial toll after explosions at plant near McEwen on Friday was believed to be 19 people but later revised to 18.

There were no survivors in the blast that obliterated part of an explosives factory in rural Tennessee, authorities said on Saturday.

The families of 18 people had been waiting anxiously on Saturday as their loved ones had been feared dead since explosions ripped through the plant near McEwen in western Tennessee early on Friday. The initial toll had been believed to be 19 people but that figure was later revised.

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British army horse who ran through the streets of London gets well-deserved retirement – CBS News

  1. British army horse who ran through the streets of London gets well-deserved retirement  CBS News
  2. British army horse that galloped through London after being spooked gets well-deserved retirement  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Injured runaway horse retires from military service  BBC
  4. Runaway horse that bolted through London retires  Sky News
  5. AP Trending SummaryBrief at 1:45 p.m. EDT  hngnews.com
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Palestinians return to ruins and the U.S. expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds – CNBC

  1. Palestinians return to ruins and the U.S. expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds  CNBC
  2. LIVE: Israel-Hamas truce holds, Palestinians return to Gaza ruins  Al Jazeera
  3. The Latest: Palestinians journey back home as aid convoys start to enter Gaza  KSAT
  4. Thousands Return to Northern Gaza, Hopeful, but Faced With Devastation  The New York Times
  5. Israel awaits the release of hostages, as Palestinians return to the ruins of their homes  CBS News
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Soldiers from elite Capsat unit join protests against Madagascar’s president

Demonstrators march alongside regiment, who earlier in the day said they would not fire on the crowds

Madagascar’s prime minister called for calm after an elite group of soldiers joined thousands of protesters against the country’s president on the streets of the capital on Saturday afternoon.

Protesters marched alongside soldiers from the Capsat unit, who drove armoured vehicles, some waving Madagascar flags, from their base in Soanierana in the south of Antananarivo.

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Two men arrested after Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack

A 25-year-old and 43-year-old held on suspicion of murder of musician, 48, who was serving 29 years for child sex offences

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death in prison of the former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins.

The 48-year-old was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences including the attempted rape of a baby.

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Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip – Financial Times

  1. Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip  Financial Times
  2. Hamas mobilises fighters in Gaza as fears of internal violence mount  BBC
  3. Report: Hamas has mobilized 7,000 members of internal security force to 'cleanse' Gaza of 'collaborators'  The Times of Israel
  4. Trump-Gaza latest: Tel Aviv crowd boos as US envoy Witkoff thanks Netanyahu at Hostages Square rally  The Independent
  5. With Ceasefire Taking Effect, Hamas Cracks Down On Gazan Opposition | LIVE BLOG  i24NEWS
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