Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day – The Associated Press

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  1. Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day  The Associated Press
  2. Olney pancake race: How did a 550-year-old tradition start?  BBC.com
  3. Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day in London  Wahoo Newspaper
  4. Flipping good fun for everyone as traditional pancake race takes to streets of Stafford  Express & Star
  5. Photos: Frying pan race marks annual Pancake Day in London  The Daily Progress
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US designates Yemen’s Houthi group as foreign terrorist organization once again

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Designation comes after Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since the start of Israel-Hamas war

The US state department has reinstated the “foreign terrorist organization” designation for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, fulfilling an order announced by Donald Trump shortly after he took office.

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced on Tuesday the department had restored the designation, which carries with it sanctions and penalties for anyone providing “material support” for the group.

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Can Europe keep Ukraine in the fight if America really has bailed? – The Economist

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  1. Can Europe keep Ukraine in the fight if America really has bailed?  The Economist
  2. Indifference or Hostility? Trump’s View of European Allies Raises Alarm  The New York Times
  3. Can Europe guarantee Ukraine’s security without the US?  Al Jazeera English
  4. Willpower, Not Manpower, is Europe’s Main Limitation for a Force in Ukraine  War On The Rocks
  5. How Trump upended the world order, over one weekend  Vox.com
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Civilians, police stopped 1st wave of terrorists at Nahal Oz; IDF arrived 7 hours later – The Times of Israel

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  1. Civilians, police stopped 1st wave of terrorists at Nahal Oz; IDF arrived 7 hours later  The Times of Israel
  2. No defense, lax standards: IDF's initial probes into Oct. 7 are infuriating and horrifying  Haaretz
  3. IDF admits grave failures over Hamas' October 7 attack  DW (English)
  4. Israel's military publishes first report on 7 October 2023 failures  BBC.com
  5. Netanyahu’s office admits staff didn’t pass on alert hours before Oct. 7 attack  The Times of Israel
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Serbian parliament erupts into chaos as opposition hurl smoke bombs and flares – POLITICO Europe

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  1. Serbian parliament erupts into chaos as opposition hurl smoke bombs and flares  POLITICO Europe
  2. Video shows protesters tossing smoke granades, tear gas in Serbia’s parliament  CNN
  3. Serbian lawmakers throw smoke grenades, tear gas in parliament  Fox News
  4. Violence Disrupts Serbia Parliament After Prime Minister Resigns  Bloomberg
  5. Serbian MPs set off flares and smoke grenades inside parliament  The Guardian
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Russia-Ukraine war: Why Trump’s embrace of Putin is different this time – Vox.com

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  1. Russia-Ukraine war: Why Trump’s embrace of Putin is different this time  Vox.com
  2. The Putinization of America  The Atlantic
  3. Opinion | The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Zelensky Drama  The New York Times
  4. Canada is more alone than ever  The Globe and Mail
  5. I’ve Negotiated With Russia. Trump Is Doing It All Wrong.  U.S. News & World Report
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Designation of Ansarallah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization – Department of State

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  1. Designation of Ansarallah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization  Department of State
  2. Houthis designated as foreign terrorist organization, Rubio says  Fox News
  3. Trump administration again labels the Houthis a ‘foreign terrorist organization’  ABC News
  4. US formally redesignates Yemen’s Houthis as foreign terrorist organization  The Times of Israel
  5. US implements designation of Yemen's Houthis as 'terrorist organization'  Reuters
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Arab Leaders Meet at Emergency Summit to Form Plan on Gaza Crisis – The New York Times

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  1. Arab Leaders Meet at Emergency Summit to Form Plan on Gaza Crisis  The New York Times
  2. Egypt’s Gaza plan excludes Hamas from future governance  CNN
  3. Arab leaders meet to discuss Egypt’s Gaza plan  Al Jazeera English
  4. Arab summit on Gaza counterproposal begins; Sissi says he’s sure Trump can bring peace  The Times of Israel
  5. Gaza: Arab leaders set to back alternative to Trump's plan  BBC.com
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As Trump cozies up to Putin, Russia offers to mediate US-Iran nuclear talks – The Times of Israel

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  1. As Trump cozies up to Putin, Russia offers to mediate US-Iran nuclear talks  The Times of Israel
  2. Kremlin says Iran’s nuclear program will be subject of future Russia-US talks  The Times of Israel
  3. Kremlin says Iran's nuclear programme will be subject of future Russia-US talks  Reuters
  4. Putin Agrees to Help Trump Broker Nuclear Talks With Iran  Bloomberg
  5. Russia seeks to serve as mediator between US and Iran  AOL
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Ukraine: Who is in Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’? – DW (English)

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  1. Ukraine: Who is in Europe's 'coalition of the willing'?  DW (English)
  2. Who Will Join Europe’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to Help Ukraine?  The New York Times
  3. Starmer and Macron step up to shape European security as Trump roils relations  The Associated Press
  4. U.K. prime minister unveils steps toward a Ukraine peace deal, urges U.S. cooperation  NPR
  5. European leaders ‘doubling down’ on backing Zelensky after Trump blowup  The Washington Post
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