Belgian protesters and police skirmish at anti-government demonstrations in Brussels – Reuters

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  1. Belgian protesters and police skirmish at anti-government demonstrations in Brussels  Reuters
  2. Police break up Brussels protests with tear gas and water cannon  The Brussels Times
  3. Protests in Brussels turn tense after peaceful morning gathering, Liege remains calm  Anadolu Ajansı
  4. Students' protest in Brussels  The Lufkin Daily News
  5. News from Israel and the Jewish world in Spanish  Aurora Israel
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Death toll rises to 9 in church attack as officials blame ‘extremist’ Islamist ideology – Fox News

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  1. Death toll rises to 9 in church attack as officials blame 'extremist' Islamist ideology  Fox News
  2. Death toll rises to 9 after gunmen open fire on church in Jordan  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Jordan nabs three suspects over deadly shooting attack on church  The Times of Israel
  4. Multiple Gunmen Open Fire During Church Funeral, Killing at Least 7 and Wounding Dozens More  People.com
  5. Jordan church attack survivor says her cousin died before her eyes  Reuters
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Months after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families cling to hope in search of loved ones – CNN

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  1. Months after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families cling to hope in search of loved ones  CNN
  2. Death Toll From Venezuela Quakes Likely Far Exceeds Official Count  The New York Times
  3. Venezuela’s Socialist Housing Dream Collapses  Sri Lanka Guardian
  4. How to face tragedy and still affirm God is your friend? The answer of a Venezuelan mother  EWTN News
  5. Three months after the Venezuela earthquakes: The road to recovery  Red Cross
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Rubio calls on Cubans seeking “positive change” to work with CIA: “Now is the time” – CBS News

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  1. Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA: "Now is the time"  CBS News
  2. In Florida, Trump vows to deal with Cuba after Iran gets settled  KSL News
  3. Trump and Rubio escalate rhetoric on possible Cuba action  USA Today
  4. Rubio tells Cubans ‘now is the time’ to act to see political change  The Guardian
  5. Marco Rubio calls on those seeking change in Cuba to partner with CIA  Reuters
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Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions

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But Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX owns Starlink, accuses Ukrainian military of violating ⁠the company’s terms

Ukraine’s military has a “stable connection to Starlink”, the Ukrainian government said, 10 days after its ability to use the satellite communications system was suddenly restricted.

But hours after the announcement, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, whose company owns Starlink, accused the Ukrainian military of violating ⁠the company’s terms. Neither Musk nor the US government, which operates Starshield using Starlink technology, took responsibility for imposing the curbs.

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Northern Olympics campaign to get £7m in Healey’s budget

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Fund will support feasibility study for potential bid to host Games in 2040s, backed by northern mayors and top athletes

John Healey is to announce a £7m fund to examine a potential future bid to host the Olympics in northern England in his first budget as chancellor.

The fund will be used to carry out a full feasibility study for a northern Games, which, if successful, would be held in the north of England in the 2040s.

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Brazil’s Far-Right Trajectory Is a Warning for Us All – Jacobin

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  1. Brazil’s Far-Right Trajectory Is a Warning for Us All  Jacobin
  2. Brazil is a warning for the world  Prospect Magazine
  3. How close is the Amazon to a ‘tipping point?’ Brazil’s election could help shape its future  AP News
  4. The Stakes of Brazil’s Presidential Election  The Intercept
  5. Brazil’s presidents steered three decades of forest loss, satellite maps reveal  Bioengineer.org
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Suspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in Bavaria

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About 200 firefighters deployed to tackle blaze at former Nazi mountain retreat in remote part of southern Germany

Police have arrested a 33-year-old German citizen after a fire ripped through Adolf Hitler’s former mountain retreat in Bavaria, leaving the historic Nazi meeting place – known as the Eagle’s Nest – largely destroyed.

About 200 firefighters were deployed on Friday night to tackle the blaze at the Nazi dictator’s remote, purpose-built Kehlsteinhaus residence, a protected building on the peak of Obersalzberg in southern Germany.

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