Peru’s Fujimori, leftist Sanchez deadlocked in presidential runoff poll – Reuters

  1. Peru's Fujimori, leftist Sanchez deadlocked in presidential runoff poll  Reuters
  2. Police raid Peru’s election authorities after outcry over slow vote count  Al Jazeera
  3. Peru grapples with selecting new leader amid ongoing election chaos  Financial Times
  4. Peru’s Electoral Chaos Is an Ugly Regional Omen  Bloomberg.com
  5. Peru confirms election runoff date, court says no to Lima re-vote  The Anniston Star
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‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza – Al Jazeera

  1. ‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  2. Israeli fire kills 12 in Gaza, medics say  Reuters
  3. Palestinians hold funerals for pregnant woman and her children killed in Israeli strikes  AP News
  4. Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, first responders say  BBC
  5. U.S. Asked IDF to Curb Gaza Strikes; Source: Israel Agreed, but Failed to Comply  Haaretz
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Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus – AP News

  1. Syria’s first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus  AP News
  2. Syria puts first Assad-era official on trial in Damascus  Al Jazeera
  3. Syria opens first public trial of former Assad regime official Atef Najib  The Jerusalem Post
  4. On trial for atrocities: Proceedings against Assad regime officials start in Syria  The National
  5. Syrian court begins proceedings against Assad and allies  The Mountaineer
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‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’

Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deaths

The New South Wales attorney-general, Michael Daley, has been urged to order an inquest into the death of Nepali rough sleeper Bikram Lama in Hyde Park.

The death of Lama – who was also known as “the birdman” for his love of the area’s pigeons – has prompted widespread calls for change, after Guardian Australia revealed last week that the young migrant’s body lay unnoticed for up to a week in bushes near a busy thoroughfare into St James station.

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New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station

Police say incident in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries

“Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers have said after a car exploded outside a police station on the outskirts of Belfast.

Detectives said they believed the New IRA was involved and are treating it as attempted murder.

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Palestinian leader’s loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza – Reuters

  1. Palestinian leader's loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza  Reuters
  2. Gaza holds first elections in 20 years amid stalled ceasefire process – but only in one city  CNN
  3. Loyalists of President Abbas win big in Palestinian municipal elections  CBC
  4. Gaza Set to Hold First Local Election in Two Decades  The New York Times
  5. What’s at stake as Palestinians go to the polls for the first time in years  +972 Magazine
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Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to help defend UAE during Iran war – report – The Times of Israel

  1. Israel sent Iron Dome and troops to help defend UAE during Iran war – report  The Times of Israel
  2. Scoop: Israel sent "Iron Dome" system and troops to UAE during Iran war  Axios
  3. Amid Iran's Attacks, UAE Called For Help. Israel Responded With Iron Dome  NDTV
  4. Israel sent Iron Dome system, dozens of IDF soldiers to UAE during Iran war  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Report: Israel Sent Iron Dome Battery, Troops to UAE During Iran War  Haaretz
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Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station – AP News

  1. Car bomb explodes outside Northern Ireland police station  AP News
  2. Dunmurry: Car explosion at police station treated as attempted murder  BBC
  3. New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station | Northern Ireland  The Guardian
  4. Northern Ireland homes evacuated after reports of car bomb explosion  CBS News
  5. Two babies evacuated by officers when car exploded outside Northern Ireland police station  The Irish Times
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