Trump pledges ‘unmatched military might’ against drug cartels – Reuters

  1. Trump pledges 'unmatched military might' against drug cartels  Reuters
  2. Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A.  The New York Times
  3. Trump rallies Latin American allies against drug cartels  Al Jazeera
  4. Trump flexes 'American power' on UN's biggest stage  CBC
  5. Trump’s U.N. Address Offers a Doctrine of Peace Through Force  Time Magazine
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Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments – AP News

  1. Middle East wars loom over UN General Assembly, and other Mideast developments  AP News
  2. Live: Ukraine and Iran wars in focus at UN General Assembly, AI leaders to brief security council  Reuters
  3. UN General Assembly live: Iran’s Pezeshkian, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to speak  Al Jazeera
  4. UNGA Brings Traffic and a Little Chaos to New York City  The New York Times
  5. Iran to address UNGA after Trump's fiery speech  FOX 5 New York
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Hats, pencils and baby pacifiers: Yellowstone staffers retrieve record amount of trash from hot springs

The park is the most highly visited and strong winds make trash problem worse, with gusts blowing away items

Hold on to your hats – Yellowstone national park staffers have removed a record-setting 20,100 pieces of trash from hydrothermal areas around the geyser-filled park so far this year

The most commonly found items include 280 hats, 54 camera lens caps, 47 hair ties, 42 pencils, 36 pairs of sunglasses, 20 hotel key cards and 17 baby pacifiers.

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthis – Al Jazeera

  1. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthis  Al Jazeera
  2. Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital  Reuters
  3. Yemen’s Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Capital After Fuel Depot Burns at Airport  WSJ
  4. Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile  AP News
  5. In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital  The New York Times
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US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets – Financial Times

  1. US government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assets  Financial Times
  2. US government, Gulf billionaires back Boehly bid for Lukoil assets, FT reports  Reuters
  3. 3 Energy Infrastructure Stocks Tied To LNG And Midstream Deal Flow  simplywall.st
  4. International consortium seeks to acquire Lukoil’s assets in Bulgaria  БНР Новини
  5. Carlyle gets OFAC nod for Lukoil assets, awaits Trump approval - report  SeeNews
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Humanity Could Irreversibly Alter Earth After Breaching 7 of 9 Safe Limits, Scientists Warn – Gizmodo

  1. Humanity Could Irreversibly Alter Earth After Breaching 7 of 9 Safe Limits, Scientists Warn  Gizmodo
  2. 9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them  Scientific American
  3. ‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn  The Guardian
  4. Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries now at record breach levels  Oceanographic Magazine
  5. Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth’s life support systems  Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting – The New York Times

  1. Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting  The New York Times
  2. Trump says he can do business with Burnham but criticises 'terrible' Chagos deal  BBC
  3. Andy Burnham, U.K.’s New Prime Minister, Prepares for U.N. Spotlight  The New York Times
  4. Call it a win: boredom but no temper tantrums in Burnham’s first face-to-face with America’s King Baby  theguardian.com
  5. Burnham tells Trump: Falklands will remain British – latest  The Telegraph
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Kiir dissolves government, appoints caretaker administration – Radio Tamazuj

  1. Kiir dissolves government, appoints caretaker administration  Radio Tamazuj
  2. South Sudan's Kiir dissolves government, clears hurdles to delayed election  Reuters
  3. EU warns caretaker government against overreach  Radio Tamazuj
  4. Election trouble in South Sudan, the UN’s leadership hunt, and a new global risk map: The Cheat Sheet  The New Humanitarian
  5. South Sudan: Authorities Must Protect Civic Space Ahead of Scheduled National Elections  Amnesty International USA
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Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘genocidal mindset’ in blistering UN address – Al Jazeera

  1. Erdogan slams Israel’s ‘genocidal mindset’ in blistering UN address  Al Jazeera
  2. Erdoğan urges world to pressure Israel, end Gaza bloodshed at UNGA  Daily Sabah
  3. Erdogan and Burnham to meet for first time at UN General Assembly in New York  Middle East Eye
  4. Turkish President Erdogan raises Kashmir issue in UNGA speech: 'Should be addressed through dialogue'  Hindustan Times
  5. At UN, Erdogan accuses Israel of ‘genocidal mindset,’ calls on world to help rebuild Gaza  The Times of Israel
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Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks – The New York Times

  1. Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks  The New York Times
  2. Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings  BBC
  3. Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks  The Guardian
  4. Fifteen jailed for life over involvement in Sri Lanka bombings that killed more than 260  Sky News
  5. Suspect in Yom Kippur shooting outside Ontario synagogue dies from his injuries  Butler Eagle
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Hurricane Polo, rapidly intensifying from strong El Niño patterns, rages off coast of Mexico

Polo, with sustained winds of 165mph, is churning 215 miles south of Zihuatanejo but is unlikely to directly hit Mexico

A tropical storm off the south-west coast of Mexico has intensified into a category 5 monster in fewer than 24 hours, fueled by stronger than usual El Niño weather patterns in the Pacific Ocean.

Hurricane Polo was sending out maximum sustained winds of 165mph (266km/h) on Tuesday as its center churned about 215 miles (346km) south of the coastal city of Zihuatanejo, in Guerrero state.

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