Iran: man dies in custody after protesting brother’s Starlink arrest – Euronews.com

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  1. Iran: man dies in custody after protesting brother’s Starlink arrest  Euronews.com
  2. Iran tortures dad to death for using internet, executes karate champ in regime’s latest bloody crackdowns  New York Post
  3. Father of Two Killed During Raid Linked to “Starlink Equipment”  IranWire
  4. Starlink Usage Turns Fatal in Iran Internet Blackout  Bitcoin News
  5. Businessman dies after alleged beating in custody over brother’s Starlink detention  Inbox.eu
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Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations

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Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran war

US airlines and government officials battled on Saturday to deal with stranded passengers and stricken employees after discount carrier Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations – and a political and business blame game got under way over the collapse of the low-cost carrier.

“If you have a flight scheduled with Spirit Airlines, don’t show up at the airport; there will be no one here to assist you,” the US secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, warned at a press conference after laying out measures for customers booked with the Florida-based company to obtain refunds or find discounted flights on other airlines.

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‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads – The Guardian

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  1. ‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads  The Guardian
  2. These twins were born within minutes of each other - but have different dads  BBC
  3. How twin sisters born minutes apart discovered they had different fathers  AOL.com
  4. Twins discover they have different fathers in shockingly rare DNA test result: ‘Super weird, super odd’  New York Post
  5. Twins found to have different fathers, in UK’s first recorded case  The Times
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Rights Summit Is Off After Reported Chinese Pressure – Newser

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  1. Rights Summit Is Off After Reported Chinese Pressure  Newser
  2. Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start | Global development  The Guardian
  3. Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled  WIRED
  5. RightsCon Canceled After Zambia Requires ‘Full Alignment’ With 'National Values'  Tech Policy Press
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Trump administration fast-tracks $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies – Financial Times

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  1. Trump administration fast-tracks $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies  Financial Times
  2. U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners  The New York Times
  3. US approves $8.6bn in arms sales to Middle East allies  Al Jazeera
  4. Israel Acquiring Low-cost Systems From U.S. to Intercept Drones  Haaretz
  5. State Department approves over $8B in arms sales to Gulf nations  The Hill
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Mom faces involuntary manslaughter after son’s e-motorcycle crash kills man

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Orange county resident Tommi Jo Mejer’s son was illegally riding e-motorcycle when he ran into 81-year-old

A southern California woman is facing an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter after an 81-year-old man died from his injuries after being struck by the woman’s teen son while he was riding an e-motorcycle, prosecutors said on Friday.

On 16 April, Tommi Jo Mejer’s 14-year-old son was riding a Surron e-motorcycle and doing wheelies when he hit Ed Ashman, according to prosecutors. Ashman, a former captain in the US Marine Corps, was walking home from his job as a substitute teacher at a high school in Lake Forest.

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Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi as brother fears she is dying – BBC

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  1. Concern for jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi as brother fears she is dying  BBC
  2. Nobel laureate Mohammadi remains in critical condition in Iran, foundation says  Reuters
  3. Narges Mohammadi, Iranian Nobel Laureate, Is Hospitalized  The New York Times
  4. Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi 'On Brink Of Death'  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  5. Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates  Al Jazeera
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Nato seeks to ‘understand the details’ of US decision to withdraw troops from Germany

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German government calls redeployment of 5,000 troops ‘anticipated’ and reminder of Europe’s need to invest in its own defence

Nato is seeking to “understand the details” of a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, a redeployment ordered by Donald Trump amid a feud with the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz.

The German government sought to play down the severity of Trump’s move, describing it as “anticipated”, and a reminder of Europe’s need to invest in its own defence. The US withdrawal, which the Pentagon said would take place over the next six to 12 months, comes after criticism from Merz over Trump’s war with Iran and his handling of subsequent talks with Tehran.

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