Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates – AP News

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  1. Drones target northern Iraqi city where US forces are based as US-Iran fighting escalates  AP News
  2. Explosions heard near US base in Iraq after US strikes Iran  NewsNation
  3. Explosions heard near US base in Iraq after Pentagon finishes latest strikes against Iran  The Hill
  4. Explosions, smoke near Iraq’s Erbil airport, which houses US troops  The Times of Israel
  5. Explosive drones target US forces as Iran conflict widens  WJLA
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Guyanese authorities confirm death of 72 people in sinking of coastal ferry

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Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 were rescued as efforts continue to salvage the ship and recover all bodies

The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state ferry off Guyana’s coast has risen to 72, with more bodies recovered as a multinational team struggle to salvage the partially submerged vessel.

Of the estimated 179 people aboard, 76 people were rescued. The government has estimated that 100 may have died in the accident, which would make it the worst marine tragedy on record for the South American nation.

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Pauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble

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The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence

For a decade, Pauline Hanson has been beating the same drum.

Her comments this week – suggesting domestic violence was a “two-way street” and questioning why women did not simply leave abusive relationships – have caused significant concern and been labelled “dangerous” by experts and other commentators.

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Russian ballistic strike kills 10 after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hosts US company making Patriots – AP News

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  1. Russian ballistic strike kills 10 after Ukraine’s Zelenskyy hosts US company making Patriots  AP News
  2. Ten killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as Ukraine targets Wildberries  BBC
  3. Russia and Ukraine Trade Deadly Blows With Missiles and Drones  The New York Times
  4. At least 11 killed in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue to trade attacks  Al Jazeera
  5. Ten killed, 100 injured in Russian strike on training ground in Kyiv Oblast, two criminal cases opened  Українська правда
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Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid – Reuters

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  1. Tens of thousands flee fires in France, blazes merge outside Madrid  Reuters
  2. Wildfires in France and Spain Drive Tens of Thousands From Their Homes  The New York Times
  3. Evacuations near Madrid as wildfires advance with thousands already fleeing French tourist spot  BBC
  4. Tens of thousands of people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain, some escaping by boat  AP News
  5. Europe wildfires latest: 80,000 forced to evacuate as fires rage across France and Spain  Sky News
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Trump Is Losing Patience Over an Iran War With No Clear End in Sight – WSJ

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  1. Trump Is Losing Patience Over an Iran War With No Clear End in Sight  WSJ
  2. Crude oil prices shoot up after Red Sea joins Strait of Hormuz as Iran war's second choke point  Fox News
  3. Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America  CNBC
  4. U.S. launches new strikes and Trump threatens ‘massive attack’ as Iran widens war  NBC News
  5. Tehran slams Trump’s threat to use frozen Iranian assets as ‘incendiary’  Al Jazeera
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Live Updates: Iran targets U.S. bases in Jordan and Iraq as raging war depletes U.S. interceptor stockpiles – CBS News

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  1. Live Updates: Iran targets U.S. bases in Jordan and Iraq as raging war depletes U.S. interceptor stockpiles  CBS News
  2. Trump, Zelensky to meet in Washington next week, White House says  The Times of Israel
  3. What Visuals Show About Recent Damage to U.S. Military Sites in the Middle East  The New York Times
  4. Iran’s Strikes on US Bases Reveal a Global Vulnerability  Bloomberg.com
  5. Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East  The Jerusalem Post
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‘Extremely significant’ bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say – BBC

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  1. 'Extremely significant' bomb in car intercepted on way to NI, Irish police say  BBC
  2. Woman and man arrested in Ireland after police intercept ‘highly sophisticated’ bomb  The Guardian
  3. Bomb found in car near border 'extremely significant', Garda Commissioner says  RTE.ie
  4. Trainee solicitor caught driving car bomb towards Northern Ireland  The Telegraph
  5. Police in Northern Ireland intercept car bomb near Irish border  10TV
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Canadian government urged to block Thomson Reuters data deal with US ICE

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US agency is to pay Canadian media company US$125m for use of investigative database to detect ‘immigration fraud’

A Canadian federal opposition party leader has called on Mark Carney’s government to block the latest data-sharing deal between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Canadian media company Thomson Reuters.

Avi Lewis, the federal leader of the New Democratic party (NDP), demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa address the contract and further restrict Canadian corporations from doing business with ICE, after Canada’s National Observer news website reported on the deal.

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