796 dead babies expected to be found hidden in septic tank at unwed mothers’ home run by nuns – New York Post

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  1. 796 dead babies expected to be found hidden in septic tank at unwed mothers' home run by nuns  New York Post
  2. Dig for remains of 800 infants at former 'mother and baby home' in Ireland begins  Sky News
  3. Preparatory work to identify remains of 800 infants at Irish mother and baby home begins  The Guardian
  4. Tuam: Works to enable excavation of mass burial site starts  BBC
  5. Work to seal off part of former Tuam mother-and-baby home  RTE.ie
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“Nothing to say to Zelenskyy”: Trump retreats from G7 as Russia launches biggest terrorist attacks on Kyiv yet – Euromaidan Press

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  1. "Nothing to say to Zelenskyy": Trump retreats from G7 as Russia launches biggest terrorist attacks on Kyiv yet  Euromaidan Press
  2. Trump Skips Zelensky Meeting as G7 Talks End With Little for Ukraine  The New York Times
  3. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy warns diplomacy in ‘crisis’ after Trump’s early G7 exit  Al Jazeera
  4. Canada says it scrapped a G7 statement on Ukraine after US resistance  Reuters
  5. Carney says support for Ukraine will be ‘unwavering’ on final day of G7 summit  BBC
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Calls for abortion law change grew louder as number of prosecutions rose

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While parliament was moving towards more liberal abortion laws more women were being arrested or investigated

Calls for decriminalisation of abortions have been growing louder in recent years – in line with a growing number of women being prosecuted for terminating their pregnancies.

Until 2022, it is believed that only three women had ever been convicted of having an illegal abortion in the 150 years since 1861, when the procedure was made illegal under the Offences Against the Person Act.

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

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Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies

British MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion, marking the biggest step forward in reproductive rights in almost 60 years.

In an amendment to the government’s crime and policing bill, parliament voted to change the criminal laws that govern abortion in England and Wales so that women procuring a termination outside the legal framework cannot be prosecuted.

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At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say – AP News

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  1. At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say  AP News
  2. Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say  Reuters
  3. As Israel turns its focus to Iran, the death toll mounts in Gaza — and hunger deepens  NPR
  4. Israeli forces kill 51 Palestinians waiting for flour at Gaza aid site, witnesses and rescuers say  BBC
  5. 51 Gazans killed waiting for aid, Health Ministry says; IDF reviewing incident  The Washington Post
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Ex-senator Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving 11-year sentence

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The New Jersey Democrat will be held in Pennsylvania facility after his conviction on bribery charges

Bob Menendez arrived at a federal prison on Tuesday to begin serving an 11-year sentence for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat and former US senator has been mocked for the crimes as “Gold Bar Bob”, according to his own lawyer.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Menendez was in custody at the Schuylkill federal correctional institution in Minersville, Pennsylvania. The facility has a medium-security prison and a minimum-security prison camp. Given the white-collar nature of his crimes, it is likely he will end up in the camp.

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Exclusive | Israel Built Its Case for War With Iran on New Intelligence. The U.S. Didn’t Buy It. – WSJ

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  1. Exclusive | Israel Built Its Case for War With Iran on New Intelligence. The U.S. Didn’t Buy It.  WSJ
  2. What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program  The New York Times
  3. Israel's smaller, sophisticated military opposes larger Iran  BBC
  4. 4 things to know as the war between Israel and Iran intensifies  NPR
  5. Israel says Iran was racing toward a nuclear weapon. US intel says it was years away  CNN
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How Trump’s travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared : Goats and Soda – NPR

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  1. How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared : Goats and Soda  NPR
  2. 36 More Countries May Be Added to Trump’s Travel Ban  The New York Times
  3. Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban  AP News
  4. Immigration Restrictions Mount Against Americans And Legal Residents  Forbes
  5. Trump’s Lawless, Baseless Immigration Ban  Cato Institute
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Brush fire forces evacuation of 50 Maui residents as other wildfires burn in continental US

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Kahikinui fire is 85% contained as firefighting crews battle blazes in Pacific north-west, California and the Rockies

A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents on the opposite side of the same island where a devastating blaze killed more than 100 people two years ago.

The fire started on Sunday in a sparsely populated area with land set aside for Native Hawaiians.

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Germany’s Merz says US weighing participation in Iran strikes – politico.eu

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  1. Germany’s Merz says US weighing participation in Iran strikes  politico.eu
  2. Germany's Merz says Israel doing 'dirty work for us' in Iran  DW
  3. Israel-Iran conflict: List of key events, June 17, 2025  Al Jazeera
  4. Germany’s Merz threatens destruction of Iran’s nuclear program if it bucks talks  The Times of Israel
  5. In rare ministerial call, Europeans urge Iran to resume nuclear talks, avert escalation  Reuters
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‘Patience Is Wearing Thin’: Trump Threatens Iran And Fuels Speculation U.S. Military Will Intervene (Live Updates) – Forbes

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  1. ‘Patience Is Wearing Thin’: Trump Threatens Iran And Fuels Speculation U.S. Military Will Intervene (Live Updates)  Forbes
  2. Iran leader Khamenei sees his inner circle hollowed out by Israel  Reuters
  3. Israel's Netanyahu doesn't rule out targeting Iran's supreme leader and regime change  NBC News
  4. Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US official tells AP  AP News
  5. In Trumpworld, toppling rulers is taboo  The Economist
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Europe will never return to Russian gas, European Commission insists

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Body unveils plans to ban all gas imports from Russia by January 2028 – but faces backlash from Hungary, Slovakia and Austria

The European Commission has insisted there will be no return to Russian gas, as it published plans to phase out fossil fuel imports from its eastern neighbour by 2028.

The EU energy commissioner, Dan Jørgensen, said a proposed ban on Russian gas imports would remain, irrespective of whether there was peace in Ukraine.

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Underground Halls at Iranian Nuclear Site Suffered ‘Direct Impacts’ From Israel Strikes, U.N. Agency Says – The New York Times

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  1. Underground Halls at Iranian Nuclear Site Suffered ‘Direct Impacts’ From Israel Strikes, U.N. Agency Says  The New York Times
  2. Iran’s secretive nuclear site that only a US bomb could hit  BBC
  3. What to Know About Israel’s Secretive Nuclear Weapons Program  The New York Times
  4. Three Things Will Determine Iran’s Nuclear Future—Fordow Is Just One of Them  CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
  5. Israel strikes Iran: Is the world close to a nuclear radiation incident?  Al Jazeera
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