Dozens of aid seekers among 82 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza – Al Jazeera

  1. Dozens of aid seekers among 82 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza  Al Jazeera
  2. Israeli attacks kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza, UN warns of water shortage  Reuters
  3. As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens  NPR
  4. Israel's war on Gaza: At least 265 Palestinians killed in less than a week  Middle East Eye
  5. Over 80 Gazans killed Thursday by Israeli fire as global focus shifts to Iran war  Haaretz
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‘All of Ukraine is ours’ — Putin on Russia’s territorial ambitions in Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent

  1. 'All of Ukraine is ours' — Putin on Russia's territorial ambitions in Ukraine  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Putin Does Not Rule Out Capturing Key Ukrainian City  The New York Times
  3. Vladimir Putin Issues Warning of New War  Newsweek
  4. Putin says 'the whole of Ukraine is ours' - in theory  Reuters
  5. Trump administration sends layoff notices to 600 Voice of America staff, NYT reports  The Kyiv Independent
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$40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea – The New York Times

  1. $40 Million Yacht That Mysteriously Sank Is Raised From Bottom of Sea  The New York Times
  2. Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed  BBC
  3. British superyacht Bayesian resurfaces for 1st time since August sinking ahead of recovery  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Sunken Bayesian superyacht lifted partially out of water in salvage operation  CNN
  5. Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian raised from seabed off Sicily  The Guardian
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EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza

Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctions

The EU has said “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its conduct in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for immediate sanctions.

“There are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under article 2 of the EU-Israel association agreement,” states a leaked document from the EU’s foreign policy service, seen by the Guardian.

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Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada

‘Basically a whole shelf of a mountain came loose’ said one person who fled the scene in Banff National Park

Two people have been killed and another three injured when a major rockfall crashed onto a group of hikers on a popular Rocky Mountain trail in western Canada.

The accident happened on Thursday near the Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, about 225km (140 miles) north-west of Calgary, Alberta. The area is known for its natural beauty and is particularly busy in summer.

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Cars and steps do not mix: why The Italian Job has a lot to answer for

A driver who got stuck on the Spanish Steps in Rome is the latest in a series of similar vehicular misadventures

The 1969 caper The Italian Job spawned a Hollywood remake, helped drive the cool-factor of the Mini and launched decades of dad jokes about bloody doors being blown off. It may also have inspired one driver who got stuck trying to travel down the Spanish Steps in Rome this week.

The film ended with Michael Caine teetering on the edge of a cliff in a coach, claiming to have a “great idea”. In Rome, the 80-year-old’s navigational error on his way to work ended with emergency services having to bring in a crane to winch his vehicle off the Italian capital’s landmark.

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Macron lays out broad European offer for Iran to end war with Israel

Proposal would cover uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programmes and aim to end terrorist funding

Europe is to make Iran a comprehensive offer to end its war with Israel that would include an Iranian move to zero uranium enrichment, restrictions on its ballistic missile programme and an end to Tehran’s funding of terrorist groups, Emmanuel Macron has said.

The proposals are surprisingly broad, spanning a range of complex issues beyond Iran’s disputed nuclear programme, and are likely to complicate any solution unless an interim agreement can be agreed.

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Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs – Reuters

  1. Israeli scientists scramble to save work after Iranian missile hits labs  Reuters
  2. Iranian missile strikes Israel’s ‘crown jewel of science’  AP News
  3. From heart tissue to DNA samples, Weizmann scientists mourn work vaporized in Iran attack  The Times of Israel
  4. Iran missiles severely damage Weizmann Institute labs, 'irreplaceable' samples destroyed  The Jerusalem Post
  5. 'The missiles completely erased decades of research; we will need to start from scratch,' Weizmann president says  Ynetnews
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