Pope: Sunday Mass must form Catholics through reverent worship – Vatican News

  1. Pope: Sunday Mass must form Catholics through reverent worship  Vatican News
  2. Pope Leo XIV on liturgy: Priests must remain faithful to Mass rubrics  EWTN News
  3. Pope Leo says Sunday is ‘foundation and kernel’ of liturgical year  OSV News
  4. Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass Cannot Be Replaced by Virtual Participation  National Catholic Register
  5. What is the liturgical year? Leo XIV explains it and warns against the “virtualization” of Sunday, the Lord’s Day  ZENIT - English
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Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report finds

Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings show

Broken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said.

A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to Germany shattering the window and damaging the fuselage.

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Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel – Middle East Eye

  1. Iran formalises Strait of Hormuz control as US struggles to sustain war it launched with Israel  Middle East Eye
  2. Iran talks tough to US, says Trump 'miscalculated' on Strait of Hormuz  Fox News
  3. US-Iran talks in deadlock – what’s the latest?  Al Jazeera
  4. Iran's military rejects Trump's claims of US control over Strait of Hormuz as 'lies'  Euronews.com
  5. Gulf States Accept a New Normal in Hormuz: Iran Is in Control  WSJ
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Luigi Mangione hearing fuels speculation of a guilty plea in federal case

Mangione also faces separate state trial over killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan, due to start on 8 September

A hurriedly scheduled hearing for Luigi Mangione’s federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set for later on Friday morning, fueling speculation that he might plead guilty in these proceedings.

Mangione faces two stalking counts in his federal case, as well as murder and weapons charges in a separate New York state case. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases. Both the federal and state cases could lead to a life prison sentence.

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Albanian ambassador attacks UK right wing for ‘unhinged’ fixation with 2022 migrant surge

Exclusive: Uran Ferizi says arrivals fell sharply after short-lived influx, but country continues to be stigmatised

The number of Albanians who travelled to Britain in small boats four years ago remains the focus of “unhinged” and “hysterical” criticisms from rightwing politicians and the media, according to the country’s UK ambassador.

Uran Ferizi said the influx of more than 12,000 people from the Balkan state in 2022 was “real”, “exceptional” and “short-lived”, but the Albanian community in the UK was still being framed by those events by Reform UK and the Daily Telegraph.

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Why Moldova Is Central to Putin’s Goal of Wrecking NATO – The New York Times

  1. Why Moldova Is Central to Putin’s Goal of Wrecking NATO  The New York Times
  2. Kremlin Files Reveal Russia’s Strategy to Target Moldova After Ukraine  UNITED24 Media
  3. Putin ordered Russia to ‘break NATO and EU apart from within’ in 2026  The New Voice of Ukraine
  4. Russian Intelligence-Linked Operatives Trained Recruits for Election Disruption in Moldova  Межа. Новини України.
  5. The Kremlin Views Moldova as a Springboard for New Aggression — NYT  UA.NEWS
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Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing – Yahoo Finance

  1. Panama Canal Traffic Spurs $4.6 Million Payment for a Crossing  Yahoo Finance
  2. Panama canal fees soar due to Iran war and El Niño as ship ‘pays $4m to jump queue’  The Guardian
  3. Panama Canal Auction Prices Soar as Wait Builds and Water Level Falls  The Maritime Executive
  4. Supertanker Pays $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line  Bloomberg.com
  5. Ship Pays $4M to Skip Long Wait at Panama Canal  Newser
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