Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday’s election – AP News

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  1. Bulgaria’s pro-Russian former president is seen as strong front-runner in Sunday’s election  AP News
  2. Bulgaria elections: Who’s running and what’s at stake?  Al Jazeera
  3. Bulgaria's pro-Russian former president leads election race on anti-graft ticket  Reuters
  4. Fighter pilot Rumen Radev looks to break Bulgaria’s political deadlock  politico.eu
  5. Could Bulgaria replace Hungary as Putin’s proxy inside the EU?  Atlantic Council
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EU officials in Hungary to discuss unlocking billions of euros held while Orbán was in charge – AP News

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  1. EU officials in Hungary to discuss unlocking billions of euros held while Orbán was in charge  AP News
  2. Opinion | Orban Lost. But Populism Is Very Much Alive.  The New York Times
  3. The Scapegoat Scam  The Atlantic
  4. Orbán's defeat is a win for democracy and a warning to Trump, analysts say  NPR
  5. Peter Magyar’s victory will keep Hungary in the spotlight  The Economist
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He was detained during Ramadan. Eight days later, his family collected his body. – NBC News

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  1. He was detained during Ramadan. Eight days later, his family collected his body.  NBC News
  2. Bahrain Charges Intelligence Officer in the Death of a Detainee  The New York Times
  3. As Bahrain Cracked Down Amid War, a Death in Custody Sparked Outrage  The New York Times
  4. Bahrain puts officer on trial after 'assaulted' detainee dies in custody  The National
  5. Bahrain makes rare admission of death in intelligence custody as prosecutors investigate  TRT World
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Escaped wolf returned to zoo after nine-day search, sparking celebrations in South Korea – CNN

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  1. Escaped wolf returned to zoo after nine-day search, sparking celebrations in South Korea  CNN
  2. Escaped wolf safely returns to South Korean zoo after intense nine-day search  New York Post
  3. Neukgu: South Korea's runaway wolf finally captured after nine-day search  BBC
  4. South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely  The Guardian
  5. Neukgu the missing wolf is found safe and well after becoming internet sensation  Sky News
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Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world – Politico

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  1. Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world  Politico
  2. Is America’s power on the decline?  english.punjabkesari.com
  3. How Tehran flipped the script on global American dominance  The Tribune
  4. 4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game  The Conversation
  5. Opinion | Trump Has Fallen Into a Familiar U.S. Foreign Policy Trap  The New York Times
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Australia’s most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths – AP News

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  1. Australia's most decorated veteran walks free on bail on war crimes charges related to Afghan deaths  AP News
  2. Ben Roberts-Smith: What is the decorated Australian soldier accused of?  BBC
  3. Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show  The Guardian
  4. Indemnified soldiers give evidence in war veteran's case, documents show  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. ‘Exceptional circumstances’: why was Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail?  The Conversation
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Russia still tackling a blaze at Tuapse port – Reuters

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  1. Russia still tackling a blaze at Tuapse port  Reuters
  2. Ukraine strikes industrial targets in Volga river towns, Samara governor says  Reuters
  3. Russia Struggles to Put Out Tuapse Port Fire After Drone Strike  Bloomberg.com
  4. Drones hit oil refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast  Українська правда
  5. Massive Drone Wave Targets Russian Oil Refineries and Ports Across Five Regions  Kyiv Post
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Ben Roberts-Smith released from prison on bail after being charged with five counts of war crime murder

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Former SAS corporal granted bail ahead of potential trial on charges relating to alleged killing of civilians in Afghanistan

Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail under strict conditions while he awaits a potential trial on alleged war crimes.

The Victoria Cross recipient, once Australia’s most lionised soldier, faces five charges of war crime murder over allegations he killed unarmed civilians during his service with the Australian SAS in Afghanistan.

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Colombia announces plan to cull Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos – news – Mongabay

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  1. Colombia announces plan to cull Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos  news - Mongabay
  2. Colombia to euthanize dozens of "cocaine hippos" linked to drug lord Pablo Escobar in bid to control population  CBS News
  3. Colombia to control hippo population through euthanasia  Reuters
  4. Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’  Scientific American
  5. Colombia Hippos  Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock – The Guardian

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  1. Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock  The Guardian
  2. Colombia’s environment minister says Middle East crisis should speed energy transition  AP News
  3. ‘Fossil fuelled war’ could give rise to a historic ‘climate reset’  Euronews.com
  4. Santa Marta Conference Could Spark Global Retreat from Fossil Fuels  The Energy Mix
  5. Navigating the just transition: trends and knowledge for the Caribbean  Climate Analytics
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