Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City mark 50 years since end of Vietnam war

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Thousands gather to see parade featuring marching troops and an air show of Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters

Thousands of Vietnamese people have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war, in what the country’s communist leader said was a “victory of justice over tyranny”.

Celebrations culminated in a grand parade in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of marching troops and an airshow featuring Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters, as Vietnamese waved red flags and sang patriotic songs.

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Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war’s end and focuses on peace – AP News

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  1. Vietnam celebrates 50 years since war’s end and focuses on peace  AP News
  2. 'Victory of justice over tyranny', Vietnamese celebrate 50 years since end of Vietnam War  Reuters
  3. Celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City mark 50 years since end of Vietnam war  The Guardian
  4. Vietnam prepares major display of national pride 50 years on from fall of Saigon  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. 'Hello, Spring Victory!' Vietnamese Propaganda Art Flourishes 50 Years After End of War  U.S. News & World Report
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Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours – CNN

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  1. Pakistan claims it has ‘credible intelligence’ India will strike within 36 hours  CNN
  2. Pakistan and India hint at imminent military action over Kashmir. A look at the nuclear rivals  AP News
  3. Pakistan says intelligence suggests Indian military action likely soon  Reuters
  4. Pakistan claims India planning to attack within 36 hours as tension between nuclear-armed neighbors soars  CBS News
  5. India and Pakistan Are Perilously Close to the Brink  Foreign Affairs
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Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos – The Washington Post

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  1. Cause of Spain power outage still unclear after mass blackout, travel chaos  The Washington Post
  2. Spain will take 'all necessary measures' to prevent another blackout, says PM - live updates  BBC
  3. What we know about Monday’s sweeping power outage in Spain and Portugal  AP News
  4. How Spain’s Success in Renewable Energy May Have Left It Vulnerable  The New York Times
  5. Portugal's REN says no sign blackout caused by cyberattack  Reuters
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Donald Trump says he ‘will be talking’ to Australia’s prime minister about tariffs

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US president indicated he was aware Anthony Albanese has been pushing for an exemption to trade barriers

Donald Trump says he will speak to the Australian prime minister about trade, telling reporters he knows the Australian government has been trying to contact him.

Australia goes to a federal election on Saturday and while the incumbent, Anthony Albanese, is favoured to win, Trump could be dealing with an alternative prime minister after the weekend.

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Man charged with attempted rape of person who died on New York subway

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Felix Rojas, 44, arraigned after video showed him performing sexual acts on unresponsive passenger

Authorities in New York have charged a man with attempted rape after surveillance video taken showed him performing sexual acts on an unresponsive passenger who was later determined to have died.

Police have been looking for suspects in the case for weeks, after footage captured two different people robbing the corpse of a man on a train traveling from Brooklyn to Manhattan, one of whom allegedly sexually violated him.

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Dozens of tourist resorts in Indian-controlled Kashmir are closed after deadly attack – AP News

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  1. Dozens of tourist resorts in Indian-controlled Kashmir are closed after deadly attack  AP News
  2. Hope and fear as tourists trickle back to Kashmir town after attack  BBC
  3. India shuts over half of Kashmir tourist spots in security review after attack  Reuters
  4. 48 Resorts, Tourist Sites In J&K Shut Days After Pahalgam Terror Attack  NDTV
  5. 'Kashmir was ours, and will remain ours': Tourists continue to visit Bhaderwah despite Pahalgam terror at  Times of India
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As IDF draft battle rages, Haredim gather on Memorial Day to mourn their fallen soldiers – The Times of Israel

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  1. As IDF draft battle rages, Haredim gather on Memorial Day to mourn their fallen soldiers  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel marks its Memorial Day for fallen soldiers as the war in Gaza drags on  NPR
  3. We Have Nothing to Celebrate and Everything to Mourn This Independence Day  Haaretz
  4. No siren, just silence: El Al honors fallen from the air - watch  The Jerusalem Post
  5. In Memorial Day speech, Israeli President Herzog calls for unity: 'The siren is a true alarm commanding us to come together'  All Israel News
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Trump border pick accused of ‘cover-up’ over death of man beaten by US agents

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Former top official calls for Rodney Scott to be blocked from CBP role over handling of investigation into Anastasio Hernández Rojas’s death

Rodney Scott, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has been accused by a former top official of orchestrating a “cover-up” over the death of a man detained while trying to enter the country from Mexico, according to a letter obtained by the Guardian.

Scott is a former US border patrol chief who has supported the president’s vow to build a wall along the border with Mexico and criticized Joe Biden’s handling of immigration policy. As commissioner of CBP, Scott would lead one of the largest federal law enforcement agencies, which encompasses the border patrol and staffs ports of entry across the United States.

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Operation Rough Rider: 45 Days, 1,000 Targets, No End in Sight – USNI News

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  1. Operation Rough Rider: 45 Days, 1,000 Targets, No End in Sight  USNI News
  2. U.S. Navy Jet Sinks Into Red Sea After Falling Off Aircraft Carrier  The New York Times
  3. US Navy loses $60 million jet at sea after it fell overboard from aircraft carrier  CNN
  4. U.S. Navy lost a $67 million fighter jet at sea after it fell off an aircraft carrier  NBC News
  5. US Sailor Jumped From Super Hornet Cockpit Before It Fell Into Red Sea  Business Insider
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France accuses Russia of a decade’s worth of high-profile cyberattacks – The Verge

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  1. France accuses Russia of a decade’s worth of high-profile cyberattacks  The Verge
  2. Russia has repeatedly hit us with cyberattacks, France claims  NBC News
  3. France accuses a Russia-linked hacking group of targeting the Paris Olympics and French agencies  ABC News
  4. France accuses Russia of spate of high-profile cyberattacks  Euronews.com
  5. Cyberattacks: France officially attributes hacking to Russia for the first time  Le Monde.fr
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Cardinal Ambongo could be first African pope in over 1,500 years – National Catholic Reporter

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  1. Cardinal Ambongo could be first African pope in over 1,500 years  National Catholic Reporter
  2. How Pope Francis Challenged and Embraced Africa’s Rising Catholic Population  The New York Times
  3. Who is Timothy Dolan? The New York archbishop is Trump's pick to be the next pope  USA Today
  4. The Princes of the Periphery  Where Peter Is
  5. Will Sutton: MAGA might like an African pope more than Black Catholics do  NOLA.com
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UK Ikea boss backs calls to pedestrianise Oxford Street as flagship store opens

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New outlet due to welcome shoppers on Thursday regarded as key to helping revive famous London thoroughfare

The UK boss of Ikea has backed calls to pedestrianise Oxford Street as the world’s largest furniture retailer finally opens its delayed store in London’s prime shopping destination.

The Swedish company’s three-floor shop in the building that used to be Topshop’s former flagship store, with a mix of meatballs, lampshades and kitchen design assistance, opens on Thursday, 18 months later than planned.

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Labour not protecting people, economy and homes from climate crisis, watchdog says

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Plans to protect UK from extreme weather are inadequate, Climate Change Committee says in scathing assessment

Labour is putting people, the economy and the environment in increasing peril by failing to act on the effects of the climate crisis, the UK’s climate watchdog has said.

Flooding, droughts and heatwaves are all increasing in severity due to climate breakdown, but current plans to protect people, land and infrastructure against extreme weather have been judged inadequate in a scathing assessment of the UK’s preparedness.

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Labour’s pledge to hire 6,500 extra teachers in England will be a ‘challenge’, report says

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Secondary school pupil numbers also likely to outpace government’s recruitment goals, watchdog warns

A key government pledge to appoint 6,500 extra teachers in England by the end of this parliament will be difficult to achieve and is likely to fall short of demand, the UK’s public spending watchdog has warned.

The education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s promise to recruit thousands of extra teachers in state schools, which has been funded by adding VAT to private school fees, forms one of the cornerstones of the government’s education policy.

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