Why people keep looking for Noah’s Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains – The Conversation

  1. Why people keep looking for Noah’s Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains  The Conversation
  2. Was Noah’s Ark—and the Flood—Based on a Real Ancient Disaster?  History.com
  3. Noah’s Ark found?: New scans reveal chambers, corridors and a tunnel | Unreported  NewsNation
  4. Is It “100% Confirmed” That Noah’s Ark Has Been Found?  Answers in Genesis
  5. Man Convinced He’s Found Noah’s Ark Delivers Message For Critics  CBN.com
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S. Korea to North: We Want ‘Sincere Apology’ for Hurt Soldiers – Newser

  1. S. Korea to North: We Want 'Sincere Apology' for Hurt Soldiers  Newser
  2. North Korea warns of stronger action toward South Korea over mine blast accusations  Reuters
  3. South Korea blames North Korean mines for border blast injuries and demands apology  NBC News
  4. South Korea considers steps to force North Korea apology for DMZ mine blast  Al Jazeera
  5. N. Korea warns of 'powerful counteraction' if S. Korea intrudes 'even a millimeter' into its territory  The Korea Times
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Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from Moscow – CNBC

  1. Russia’s neighbor backs push to lift ban on nuclear weapons, prompting outcry from Moscow  CNBC
  2. Kremlin warns Lithuania that its move to lift a nuclear arms ban risks further escalation  Reuters
  3. Russia Issues Warning As Trump Considers New Military Base  Newsweek
  4. Lithuania takes further step towards lifting nuclear weapons ban  Euronews.com
  5. Kremlin threatens Lithuania over plans to allow stationing nuclear weapons  Українська правда
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Argentina will stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says

Pablo Quirno says move is part of Argentinian government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islands

Argentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the British ambassador that his government would stop the Falkland Islands from exploiting its offshore oilfields as part of a strategy to take sovereignty.

During a speech at a thinktank event in the Argentinian capital, Pablo Quirno condemned the British government for failing to open negotiations over the islands and facilitating a significant offshore oil project in its waters.

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French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s main budget proposals – Reuters

  1. French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's main budget proposals  Reuters
  2. Le Pen eyes bond markets with promise of bigger spending cuts if far right wins presidency  Reuters
  3. France’s Le Pen Calls on ECB to Lower Euro-Area Borrowing Costs  Bloomberg.com
  4. France’s Le Pen unveils economic platform brimming with eye-watering cuts — but few new ideas  POLITICO.eu
  5. France’s Marine Le Pen pledges to rein in public spending  Financial Times
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France tests upgraded nuclear missile against backdrop of Russia tensions – Reuters

  1. France tests upgraded nuclear missile against backdrop of Russia tensions  Reuters
  2. Macron observes test of new nuclear-capable missile without warhead  France 24
  3. France fires upgraded nuclear-capable missile from submarine for first time  Defense News
  4. French Navy Conducts Acceptance Firing of M51.3 missile From Le Vigilant SSBN  Naval News
  5. France test-fires new nuclear-capable missile from submarine for first time  Euronews.com
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Escape from Oleshky — 12 people reached Ukraine-controlled territory in September, official says – The Kyiv Independent

  1. Escape from Oleshky — 12 people reached Ukraine-controlled territory in September, official says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Trapped in a Kill Zone, a Ukrainian City Is Beginning to Starve  The New York Times
  3. Ukrainian drones deliver new batch of food to Russian-occupied Oleshky  Reuters
  4. In Russia-occupied Oleshky, Ukrainians face hunger, drones and landmines  Al Jazeera
  5. Oleshky: How Russia Governs Through Humanitarian Decline  Institute for the Study of War
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South Korea says it received ‘insufficient’ apology from Ukraine over North Korean POWs, mulls envoy recall – The Kyiv Independent

  1. South Korea says it received 'insufficient' apology from Ukraine over North Korean POWs, mulls envoy recall  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row  BBC
  3. [COVER STORY] Ukraine's apology over NK POWs falls short of Korea's expectation: foreign minister  The Korea Times
  4. Seoul’s anger with Kyiv over POWs may be driven by worries about its ties to North Korea  AP News
  5. Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’  Meduza
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US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86

Bakker spent four and a half years in prison after being convicted in 1989 ​of defrauding followers in a scheme involving holidays at his Christian theme park

The US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived ⁠in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a conviction for defrauding followers and divorce from his television co-host Tammy Faye, has died aged 86.

The death of Bakker, whose journey from the TV pulpit to a prison cell in the 1980s inspired comparisons to the corrupt character of the fictional preacher-huckster Elmer Gantry, was revealed on ⁠social media by his second wife, Lori ⁠Bakker.

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Badenoch disowns Tory claims that air defence plan amounts to ‘British Iron Dome’ – UK politics live

Tory leader says ‘Britannia Shield’ will not be a similar scheme to that protecting Israel after repeated questions from broadcasters

Asked if she will propose tax cuts in her speech tomorrow, Badenoch tells McCann that she will have to wait until her speech tomorrow at 11.15am.

(This is getting confusing. On BBC Breakdfast, Badenoch told Jon Kay the speech was at 12pm.)

It’s not going to be exactly like the Iron Dome. We haven’t called it an Iron Dome.

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New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second child

She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney Hall

A US congresswoman who just gave birth to a baby girl faces a deadline this week on whether to seek a rehearing of a federal case against her by the Trump administration after an oversight visit to an immigration detention facility.

LaMonica McIver, 40, represents New Jersey’s 10th congressional district. She gave birth to her second child last Thursday – a rarity for a sitting member of Congress. She is only the 15th member of Congress to give birth while serving and part of a small subset of congresswomen who have school-age children.

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‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump?

Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint

In Donald Trump’s telling, he’s a model of incorruptible self-sacrifice.

“I’m the only president that donated his salary,” he told a group of cheering supporters at a Hispanic heritage month celebration in the White House last week, before conceding that George Washington – “a very wealthy person” – might have beaten him to the punch.

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Parents Blame Fox News and Star Reporter Over Attack in Ukraine That Killed Photographers – PetaPixel

  1. Parents Blame Fox News and Star Reporter Over Attack in Ukraine That Killed Photographers  PetaPixel
  2. She died covering war for Fox News. Her parents blame the network — and a star reporter  NPR
  3. Fox News Star Blamed for Producer Oleksha “Sasha” Kuvshynova's Death in Explosive Report  The Daily Beast
  4. Fox News Lawsuit: Parents Say Safety Warnings Were Ignored Before Daughter’s Death in Ukraine  finchannel
  5. Fox News Faces Lawsuits Over Ukraine War Reporting Deaths  SuaraGarut.ID
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