Zelensky visits Turkey in a bid to ‘intensify’ peace talks – BBC

  1. Zelensky visits Turkey in a bid to 'intensify' peace talks  BBC
  2. Zelensky Will Try to Revive Peace Talks With Russia During Turkey Visit  The New York Times
  3. US Peace Draft Calls For Major Ukraine Concessions As Zelenskyy Pushes Talks In Turkey  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. Zelenskiy says Ukraine will try to restart diplomatic process to end war  Reuters
  5. Zelenskyy heads to Turkey to restart diplomatic process with Russia  Euronews.com
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3 massive changes you’ll see as the climate careens toward tipping points – NPR

  1. 3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points  NPR
  2. At the limit: A call for action as the Earth reaches cascading tipping points  Coast Reporter
  3. PI Briefing | No. 42 | Tipping Points  Progressive International
  4. First climate tipping point breached as activists storm COP30  Revolutionary Communist Party
  5. The Climate Disaster’s Tipping Point: Are Our Reefs at the Point of No Return?  thewatchdogonline.com
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US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran – Reuters

  1. US-E3 draft resolution at IAEA board demands swift cooperation from Iran  Reuters
  2. IAEA board passes resolution demanding answers and access from Iran  Reuters
  3. UN atomic agency board urges Iran to provide full information about its nuclear stockpile  ABC News
  4. US, European nations urge Iran to cooperate with UN nuclear watchdog  The Times of Israel
  5. Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors  International Atomic Energy Agency
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Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses

PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 years

Mette Frederiksen has admitted that a fall in support for the Social Democrats was “greater than we had expected” after her party suffered sweeping defeats across Denmark and lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in more than 100 years.

While the Social Democrats remain the largest municipal party in Denmark, the prime minister’s centre-left party lost more than five percentage points across the country in Tuesday night’s municipal and regional elections, dropping from 28.4% in 2021 to 23.2%. Support for the far-right Danish People’s party, meanwhile, rose slightly from 4.09% to 5.9%.

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New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests

Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last year

A new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to treat the disease by months, trial results suggest.

Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it.

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Message from the World Health Organization on World Toilet Day – World Health Organization (WHO)

  1. Message from the World Health Organization on World Toilet Day  World Health Organization (WHO)
  2. World Toilet Day is today! Um ... is that really the best name? : Goats and Soda  NPR
  3. Kweku Quansah writes: ‘We’ll always need the toilet; The urgent need for the toilet conversation’  Modern Ghana
  4. Don’t flush things other than the “Three Ps”  Lake Okeechobee News
  5. World Toilet Day 2025: We’ll Always Need the Toilet  Adafruit
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Pope at Audience: We must lend our voice to those who have none – Vatican News

  1. Pope at Audience: We must lend our voice to those who have none  Vatican News
  2. Pope Leo XIV calls for ecological conversion and support for contemplative life  Catholic News Agency
  3. Pope at General Audience: Without fraternity, we cannot survive  Vatican News
  4. Pope Leo XIV arrives to hold a general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican  Reuters Connect
  5. Seeing everyone as a brother or sister is part of Christianity, pope says  The Catholic Sun
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Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public

After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citizens

Ordinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said, after MI5 issued an espionage alert to parliament.

Luke Pollard said a warning given to parliamentarians on Tuesday that China was attempting to recruit individuals with access to sensitive information should also be heeded by the public at large.

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Ten killed and 40 wounded in heavy Russian attack on Ukraine, officials say – Reuters

  1. Ten killed and 40 wounded in heavy Russian attack on Ukraine, officials say  Reuters
  2. Russian high-rise strike kills 10 in one of deadliest attacks on western Ukraine  BBC
  3. Russia Strikes Ukraine as Zelensky Aims to Revive Peace Talks  The New York Times
  4. Updates: Russia warns NATO against joining Ukraine after deadly strikes  Al Jazeera
  5. Russia Strike on Ukraine Kills Nine After Apartment Building Hit  Bloomberg.com
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates

Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island

China has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to escalate in one of worst bilateral disputes in years.

The ban was first reported on Wednesday by the Japanese outlets Kyodo News and NHK, and appeared to be confirmed by China’s foreign ministry, which said there was “no market for Japanese seafood in the current climate”.

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What former leader Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence means for Bangladesh – ABC News

  1. What former leader Sheikh Hasina's death sentence means for Bangladesh  ABC News
  2. Hasina's conviction for crimes against humanity is testing India-Bangladesh ties  BBC
  3. Why India likely won’t return Hasina to face Bangladesh death penalty  Al Jazeera
  4. Bangladesh: Justice for victims of 2024 massacre not served by death sentence against Sheikh Hasina  Amnesty International
  5. Hasina's death sentence sets stage for volatile Bangladesh vote  Reuters
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Newspaper headlines: MI5’s ‘Chinese spies’ alert and Trump defends MBS – BBC

  1. Newspaper headlines: MI5's 'Chinese spies' alert and Trump defends MBS  BBC
  2. China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain  The Guardian
  3. Chinese spies using LinkedIn to target British lawmakers, MI5 warns  CNN
  4. MP's aide reported suspected China LinkedIn approach  BBC
  5. Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns  The New York Times
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