Littoral Deep Battle: The Army’s Plan to Defeat an Amphibious Invasion – USNI News

  1. Littoral Deep Battle: The Army’s Plan to Defeat an Amphibious Invasion  USNI News
  2. 'This is how we prevail in the Pacific': US, allies train to repel amphibious assault  Defense One
  3. US Army tests fresh drones, 3D printers at ‘Balikatan’ drill in the Philippines  Defense News
  4. America’s Pacific Allies Train to Face Down China Together  WSJ
  5. America is massing troops near Taiwan to deter troublemaking by China  The Economist
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Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance

US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican

Donald Trump has issued another verbal attack against Pope Leo, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon”.

The remarks come two days before Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, meets Leo at the Vatican in an effort to ease the tensions sparked by Trump’s previous broadside against the Chicago-born pontiff over his condemnation of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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British Couple Faces Up to 30 Years in Turkish Prison After Alleged Cannabis Smuggling Attempt – Yahoo

  1. British Couple Faces Up to 30 Years in Turkish Prison After Alleged Cannabis Smuggling Attempt  Yahoo
  2. Brit 'drug mules' facing 30 years in Turkish jail over 'two cases of dope'  The Sun
  3. Fundraiser dropped for Wednesbury man and Bilston woman arrested in Turkey  Express and Star
  4. Brit 'drug mule couple' faces 30 years in jail for 'trying to smuggle two suitcases into UK' from Istanbul  The Mirror
  5. British 'drug mule' couple arrested within minutes of landing at Istanbul airport as friends issue desperate plea  LADbible
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The method in Iran’s madness? Closure of Strait of Hormuz echoes a centuries-old Danish play − and is a tragedy for the world order – The Conversation

  1. The method in Iran’s madness? Closure of Strait of Hormuz echoes a centuries-old Danish play − and is a tragedy for the world order  The Conversation
  2. Oil markets eye nightmare scenario with West bracing for tank bottoms and Iran delaying tank tops  Fortune
  3. US-backed pipeline proposal targets global reliance on Strait of Hormuz amid Iran threats  Fox News
  4. Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz  Financial Times
  5. View / The largest energy crisis in modern history is only beginning  Semafor
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‘Defending from the goal line isn’t enough’: IDF entrenches grip in southern Lebanon – The Times of Israel

  1. ‘Defending from the goal line isn’t enough’: IDF entrenches grip in southern Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel Said It’s Applying the Gaza Model in Lebanon. This Is What the Devastation Looks Like.  The New York Times
  3. Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says  BBC
  4. WATCH: IDF kills Hezbollah terrorists, strikes 25 targets over past day in southern Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli attacks kill dozens within days in Lebanon despite ceasefire  BBC
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What to know about Louise Arbour, Canada’s next governor general – BBC

  1. What to know about Louise Arbour, Canada's next governor general  BBC
  2. Louise Arbour Named as Canada’s Governor General  The New York Times
  3. Montrealers celebrate Canada's incoming GG Louise Arbour, who got her start in the city  CBC
  4. Carney appoints former war crimes prosecutor as Canada governor general  The Guardian
  5. Prime Minister Carney announces The King’s approval of Canada’s next Governor General  pm.gc.ca
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India’s Narendra Modi celebrates a return to dominance – Financial Times

  1. India’s Narendra Modi celebrates a return to dominance  Financial Times
  2. Modi’s party wins control of India’s West Bengal in a key state election  NBC News
  3. Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time  The Guardian
  4. Donald Trump hails PM Modi for ‘historic, decisive win’  The Times of India
  5. Election Results Highlights: "Bengal Has Seen Poriborton": PM Promises Action Against Infiltrators  NDTV
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Royal allegedly joined human safari hunters who ‘competed to kill prettiest and pregnant women’ – LADbible

  1. Royal allegedly joined human safari hunters who ‘competed to kill prettiest and pregnant women’  LADbible
  2. Twisted ‘human safari’ hunters competed to kill the most beautiful women during Sarajevo siege, book claims  New York Post
  3. Sarajevo safari hunters ‘competed to kill prettiest women’  The Times
  4. Witness to alleged human safari hunters who 'wanted to kill prettiest and pregnant women' was given severe warning  LADbible
  5. Royal 'joined human safari hunters' who 'competed to kill the most beautiful women'  Daily Star
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