Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory

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Israel’s defence minister says he holds Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa responsible for the two projectile launches

Israel hit southern Syria with a series of strikes overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday, saying it had targeted weapons belonging to Syrian authorities after the launch of projectiles towards its territory

Israel launched the two attacks after reporting projectiles had been fired from Syria on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the two projectiles.

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Ukraine war briefing: Satellite pictures show Russian warplanes prey to ‘Spiderweb’ – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine war briefing: Satellite pictures show Russian warplanes prey to ‘Spiderweb’  The Guardian
  2. After Ukraine’s surprise drone assault on Russia, new attention drawn to sensitive sites stateside  Fox News
  3. Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ hit at least 13 planes, visuals show  The Washington Post
  4. Ukraine’s Warning to the World’s Other Military Forces  The Atlantic
  5. Satellite imagery shows Ukraine attack destroyed and damaged Russian bombers  Reuters
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Pornhub owner to suspend site in France in protest at new verification law

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Parent company Aylo criticizes requirement that adult website visitors must confirm age with credit card or ID document

French visitors to the adult sites Pornhub, Youporn and RedTube will on Wednesday be greeted with a message denouncing the country’s age verification requirements, the company said on Tuesday.

Parent company Aylo, in reaction to a French law requiring adult sites to take extra steps to verify that their users are 18 or older, will stop operating in France, a spokesperson said.

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Gaza food hub stops operations for second day as access routes remain ‘combat zones’

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Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution site

A US-backed group operating food distribution sites in Gaza has announced that its operations would be suspended for a second day on Thursday, due to “maintenance and repair work”, as the Israeli army warned that roads leading to distribution centres were considered “combat zones”.

After Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, killing at least 27 and injuring hundreds, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) pressed Israel to improve civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites.

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Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters – Politico

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  1. Hegseth to skip Ukraine meeting at NATO headquarters  Politico
  2. Ukraine seeks air defense systems as Western backers meet without the Pentagon chief  AP News
  3. US defence secretary to skip NATO-led meeting on Ukraine military aid  Euronews
  4. US remains ‘completely committed’ to Nato says secretary general ahead of Ukraine military aid meeting – Europe live  The Guardian
  5. US hasn't decided yet on new Ukraine aid, focuses on peace, NATO envoy says.  The Kyiv Independent
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Back to the Future stars seek help in hunt for missing Marty McFly guitar

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Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd make plea to help track down cherry red Gibson, 40 years after film’s release

Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in Back to the Future and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-traveling back to the 1980s.

The guitar, in real life, wasn’t as lucky.

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Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible – The Times of Israel

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  1. Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria  BBC
  3. Syria says Israeli attack on Deraa causes ‘significant’ losses  Al Jazeera
  4. Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory  The Guardian
  5. Israel-Gaza War Day 606 Live Updates  Haaretz
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Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible – The Times of Israel

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  1. Rockets fired from Syria for first time in a year; Israel says Sharaa responsible  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel launches strikes on weapons in southern Syria  BBC
  3. Syria says Israeli attack on Deraa causes ‘significant’ losses  Al Jazeera
  4. Israel attacks Syrian targets after projectiles launched toward its territory  The Guardian
  5. Israel-Gaza War Day 606 Live Updates  Haaretz
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US judge rules prisons must provide gender-affirming care for trans people

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Ruling in Washington comes despite executive order signed by Donald Trump that targeted funding for such care

A US judge on Tuesday ruled the US Bureau of Prisons must keep providing transgender inmates gender-affirming care, despite an executive order Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office to halt funding for such care.

US district judge Royce Lamberth in Washington DC allowed a group of more than 2,000 transgender inmates in federal prisons to pursue a lawsuit challenging the order as a class action. He ordered the Bureau of Prisons to provide them with hormone therapy and accommodations such as clothing and hair-removal devices while the lawsuit plays out.

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Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict – The New York Times

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  1. Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict  The New York Times
  2. Macron and Meloni meet in Rome after tensions on Ukraine, trade  Reuters
  3. Meloni meets Macron and Fico with war in Ukraine topping talks agenda  Euronews
  4. Macron and Meloni Aim to Reconcile as Europe Seeks United Front  Bloomberg.com
  5. How Macron and Meloni are trying to patch up their tattered relationship  Financial Times
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