At least 27 inmates killed by ‘asphyxiation’ in southern Ecuador in wave of prison violence – CNN

  1. At least 27 inmates killed by ‘asphyxiation’ in southern Ecuador in wave of prison violence  CNN
  2. Dozens of inmates found hanged in Ecuador prison  BBC
  3. At least 31 dead and 30 injured after riot breaks out in Ecuador prison  The Independent
  4. Ecuador transfers 300 high-risk inmates to new maximum-security prison  Reuters
  5. Ecuador Prison Violence Spirals as Dozens of Inmates Hanged  Bloomberg.com
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Agenda for Cop30 agreed as crucial climate talks begin – as it happened

Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be ‘the Cop of implementation’

Hundreds lined up for Cop30 on opening morning, with some in Indigenous headdresses and others in trouser suits, writes Dharna Noor, fossil fuels and climate reporter for the Guardian US.

The conference is being held in a massive temporary building in Belem’s Parque da Cidade area. It was still under construction just days ago, but now seems to be ready to use.

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Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning – Gizmodo

  1. Saudi Arabia’s Dystopian Futuristic City Project Is Crashing and Burning  Gizmodo
  2. Is NEOM’s ‘The Line’ Still the Future of Cities or Just a Mirage in the Desert?  parametric-architecture.com
  3. "Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia"  Dezeen
  4. You’ll Never Guess What Happened to Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper  Futurism
  5. End of The Line? Saudi Arabia scales back plan for wildly ambitious 100-mile-long megacity in the desert  The Independent
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Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention – CNN

  1. Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention  CNN
  2. Gaddafi's youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention  BBC
  3. Lebanon releases son of Libya's Gaddafi after almost decade in detention  Reuters
  4. Gaddafi's son released by Lebanese authorities after decade in detention  Sky News
  5. Qaddafi’s Son Hannibal Freed From Decade of Detention in Lebanon  Bloomberg.com
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China breaks its single-year launch record with weekend flurry – Space

  1. China breaks its single-year launch record with weekend flurry  Space
  2. China expands Guowang constellation, Galactic Energy suffers Ceres-1 launch failure  SpaceNews
  3. China launches low Earth orbit satellite group  Xinhua
  4. China’s Private Rocket Sets Industry Record as Lijian-1 Exceeds 10 Tons of Total Orbital Payload  Pandaily
  5. China launches Lijian-1 Y9 carrier rocket  People's Daily Online
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US urges Israel to resolve Hamas terrorist tunnel issue – The Jerusalem Post

  1. US urges Israel to resolve Hamas terrorist tunnel issue  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress  BBC
  3. Kushner, Netanyahu still seeking solution to impasse on terrorists in Rafah tunnels  The Times of Israel
  4. Scores of Gaza Militants Still in Areas Under Israeli Control, Officials Say  The New York Times
  5. Story headlined "Turkey seeks safe passage for 200 civilians trapped in Gaza tunnels, official says" is withdrawn after post-publication review  Reuters
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Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of release

Man accused of groping family’s nanny, evading bridge tolls and swinging IV pole at nurse and threatening to kill her

A convicted drug dealer who had been granted clemency by Donald Trump was sent back to federal prison on Monday for violating the terms of his release after being charged with several new crimes.

Jonathan Braun was sentenced to 27 months behind bars.

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Second man deported under ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to UK on small boat

Man was detected as one of 94 people who had been removed from Britain under UK-France treaty

A second person who was removed to France under the government’s “one in, one out” deal has returned to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.

The unnamed man arrived back in the UK after joining nearly 400 people who crossed the Channel in small boats on Sunday.

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Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation

  • Eyupspor chairman reportedly among those arrested

  • 27 Super Lig players suspended over alleged betting

Turkish authorities formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches. The Turkish football federation (TFF) has also suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.

The TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees earlier this month, after an investigation found officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches.

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Southern Water sorry after pellets pollute Camber Sands beach – BBC

  1. Southern Water sorry after pellets pollute Camber Sands beach  BBC
  2. Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex  The Guardian
  3. Vast clean up after ‘environmental catastrophe’ on Camber Sands  Channel 4
  4. UK water firm says 'highly likely' behind plastic pellet pollution incident  Barron News-Shield
  5. Millions of plastic pellets washed up on the beach at Camber Sands in East Sussex, southern England  themercury.com
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Lebanon releases Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Lebanon releases Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention  CNN
  3. Lebanon releases son of Libya's Gaddafi after almost decade in detention  Reuters
  4. Gaddafi's youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention  BBC
  5. Qaddafi’s Son Hannibal Freed From Decade of Detention in Lebanon  Bloomberg.com
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