The Cold War Putin Wants: Why Russia Seeks to Change, Not End, the Conflict in Ukraine – Foreign Affairs Magazine

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  1. The Cold War Putin Wants: Why Russia Seeks to Change, Not End, the Conflict in Ukraine  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  2. Putin Is Not Yet Desperate: Economic Pain Won’t Turn the Tide in Ukraine  Foreign Affairs Magazine
  3. Trump just gave Putin a wake-up call  The Telegraph
  4. Opinion - What part of Putin’s capitulation demands don’t you understand?  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow responds to Trump ultimatum as 1,000 North Koreans killed in Kursk  The Independent
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‘We Watch The Flower’: Thousands await corpse plant’s rare bloom – BBC.com

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  1. 'We Watch The Flower': Thousands await corpse plant's rare bloom  BBC.com
  2. A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff  The Associated Press
  3. Corpse flower: Plant with 'deadly' stench pulls huge crowds for rare bloom in Sydney  Sky News
  4. The waiting stinks, but Sydney may soon enjoy the aroma of its 'corpse flower'  NPR
  5. ‘Putricia for president’: Sydney’s blooming corpse flower becomes a cult hero – to those who can’t smell her  The Guardian
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Mount Everest: Nepal hits climbers with higher permit fees – BBC.com

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  1. Mount Everest: Nepal hits climbers with higher permit fees  BBC.com
  2. Nepal sharply increases permit fee for Everest climbers  NBC News
  3. Nepal hikes fees to climb Mount Everest from $11,000 to $15,000  TODAY
  4. Nepal gears up to set Everest climbing fee at $15,000 per foreign climber  The Himalayan Times
  5. Climb to Mount Everest gets costlier as Nepal hikes trek fee to Rs 13 lakhs: 9 things to know  Indiatimes.com
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Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire? – The Associated Press

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  1. Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?  The Associated Press
  2. ‘It’s not the damage, it’s the terror’: Israeli settlers run riot after ceasefire deal  The Guardian
  3. Online calls to action preceded a settler onslaught. Palestinians were left unprotected  Haaretz
  4. IDF: Dozens of settler extremists involved in Monday night riots, troops also attacked  The Times of Israel
  5. Israeli Settlers Burned West Bank Homes in Riots Organized on Chat Groups  The Wall Street Journal
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Toddler and man killed in knife attack at German park – The Washington Post

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  1. Toddler and man killed in knife attack at German park  The Washington Post
  2. Merz vows migration crackdown on Day 1 as German chancellor  POLITICO Europe
  3. Afghan man arrested after deadly knife attack in German park  The Guardian
  4. German mayor warns against 'hatred' after deadly stabbing  DW (English)
  5. German opposition leader calls for migration crackdown after deadly knife attack  The Jerusalem Post
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‘That’s Just Wrong’ – Zelensky Discusses Russian Energy Reliance and International Cooperation in Davos – Kyiv Post

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  1. ‘That’s Just Wrong’ – Zelensky Discusses Russian Energy Reliance and International Cooperation in Davos  Kyiv Post
  2. Zelenskiy Says US Must Be Part of Ukraine Peacekeeping Force  Bloomberg
  3. Zelenskyy excoriates Europe in Davos speech  POLITICO Europe
  4. Davos updates: Zelenskyy questions US NATO commitment  DW (English)
  5. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy questions Trump’s commitment to Europe & NATO  Al Jazeera English
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To secure Gaza ceasefire, dealmakers overcame enemies’ deep distrust – The Associated Press

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  1. To secure Gaza ceasefire, dealmakers overcame enemies’ deep distrust  The Associated Press
  2. What Gaza looks like today, after 15 months of war  Reuters
  3. Gazans return to homes in ruins and begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds  PBS NewsHour
  4. Here’s what we know about the three hostages set to be released  CNN
  5. One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone.  The New York Times
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Australia news live: Bruce Lehrmann seeks judge-only trial on rape charges; off-duty police officer in hospital after Sydney attack

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Asked about the future of the weekly pro-Palestinian protests across Australia, Malarndirri McCarthy said as long as they are respectful and peaceful, “they are part of our democratic way”.

It’s interesting, isn’t it? I mean, we are a democracy. Whatever the rally or protest is, we enable that. We allow that so long as it’s peaceful and respectful.

Police across every jurisdiction in the country know they have to be prepared. Rally organisers, whoever they may be, also know they need to consult to be able to have access to those streets. Come on, let’s be mindful that these rallies, so long as they are held in a respectful manner, in a peaceful manner, they are part of our democratic way.

I think when I look at the polls, Karl – and I think I’ve talked to you about this over the years, you know, when we went into the 2019 election – every poll said we were going to win. The reality is, you have to work every single day right up – and the only poll that does really count, and I believe that especially after that loss, is the one on election day.

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