UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. UN Watch demands democracies explain election of human rights abusers to UN positions  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Explanation of Position on the ECOSOC Election of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations and the Committee on Program and Coordination  United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)
  3. Outrage at UN: Democracies Enable Iran, China, Cuba to Oversee Human Rights Bodies  UN Watch
  4. Adam Zivo: Canada backs terrorist-state Iran reviewing UN programs to stop terrorism  National Post
  5. Uncompetitive election lands 13 States with troubled relationship with civil society at the UN Committee on NGOs  International Service for Human Rights
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Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win – Reuters

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  1. Benin finance minister expected to coast to presidential election win  Reuters
  2. Polls close in Benin with finance minister expected to win election  Al Jazeera
  3. Benin election: Romuald Wadagni and Paul Hounkpè in race to succeed President Talon  BBC
  4. Benin holds presidential election four months after failed coup  The Guardian
  5. Benin Begins Vote Count With Ex-Deloitte Executive Poised to Win  Bloomberg.com
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UK freezes deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius – DW.com

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  1. UK freezes deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius  DW.com
  2. UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support  AP News
  3. Mauritius vows to ‘decolonise’ Chagos Islands after Starmer shelves handover  The Guardian
  4. U.K. Puts Chagos Islands Deal on Hold Following Criticism From Trump  The New York Times
  5. Kill off Chagos Islands deal, Labour MPs tell Keir Starmer  The Times
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Chalmers warns of ‘more polarising politics’ – as it happened

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Seven-year-old girl drowns at swimming spot on Brisbane River

A seven-year-old girl has drowned at a popular swimming spot on the Brisbane River in the south-west of the city, AAP reports.

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A 9-year-old in France was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk – CNN

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  1. A 9-year-old in France was found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk  CNN
  2. French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024  The Guardian
  3. Boy in France kept in locked utility van for nearly 2 years before being rescued this week  CBS News
  4. Boy, 9, rescued after being locked in father's van in France since 2024  Sky News
  5. Boy, 7, Was Allegedly Locked in a Van by Father. Now, the Child Is Unable to Walk  People.com
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Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years

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Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme

“The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” So wrote Shakespeare in Richard III, in a line of social commentary that feels ever more relevant with age.

A note of good news then, in a world of so much bad, that the eagles the Bard was probably referring to could finally be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years.

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Man arrested for allegedly damaging US military aircraft in Shannon airport

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Suspect in 40s arrested after man apparently climbed on to USAF C130 Hercules transport plane on remote taxiway in County Clare

A man has been arrested after entering an unauthorised area of an airport in the Republic of Ireland and allegedly causing damage to a US military aircraft, police have said.

The suspect, aged in his 40s, was arrested for alleged criminal damage and remains in custody over the incident on Saturday at Shannon airport in County Clare.

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Trump issues two-word response to report of China shipping weapons to Iran: What he said – WION

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  1. Trump issues two-word response to report of China shipping weapons to Iran: What he said  WION
  2. U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War  The New York Times
  3. China preparing delivery of new air defense systems to Iran, report says  The Hill
  4. US Intelligence Shows China Set to Supply Iran Arms, CNN Reports  Bloomberg.com
  5. 'Going to have big problems': Donald Trump warns China on reports of weapons shipments to Iran  The Times of India
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