Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration – BBC

  1. Italians bemused by Milan bull mosaic restoration  BBC
  2. ‘What happened to the testicles?’: mockery in Milan over bull mosaic’s restoration  The Guardian
  3. Milan’s Beloved Bull Mosaic Gets Restored—and Locals Have Thoughts  Artnet News
  4. Italian restorer denies removing ‘lucky’ testicles from Milan mosaic  Yahoo
  5. The Gouged-Out Testicles of This Bull Mosaic in Italy Are Just Two More Victims of Tourists Abusing Monuments for Luck  Smithsonian Magazine
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Albanian authorities probe seaside resort project linked to Jared Kushner – politico.eu

  1. Albanian authorities probe seaside resort project linked to Jared Kushner  politico.eu
  2. Jared Kushner's overseas luxury resort project faces anti-corruption investigation amid violent protests  Fox News
  3. Clashes Erupt In Albania Over Controversial Tourism Project Linked To Kushner Investment  i24NEWS
  4. Albania’s Rama Backs Kushner Resort as Land Ownership Probed  Bloomberg.com
  5. 2nd Day of Protests in Tirana Ends as Demonstrators Vow to Continue Rallying for Zvërnec Protected Area  Albanian Daily News
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Bloomberg: Russia’s top financial officials privately tell Putin defense spending is unsustainable – Meduza

  1. Bloomberg: Russia’s top financial officials privately tell Putin defense spending is unsustainable  Meduza
  2. Short on growth ideas, Putin hosts fifth wartime 'Russian Davos'  Reuters
  3. Putin’s Long War in Ukraine Is Running Into Money Troubles  Bloomberg.com
  4. Russia's economy is much worse than it seems, and 'elites are increasingly alarmed' as GDP contracts  Fortune
  5. Russia’s War Machine Is Creaking  Jacobin
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Bloomberg: Russia’s top financial officials privately tell Putin defense spending is unsustainable – Meduza

  1. Bloomberg: Russia’s top financial officials privately tell Putin defense spending is unsustainable  Meduza
  2. Short on growth ideas, Putin hosts fifth wartime 'Russian Davos'  Reuters
  3. Putin’s Long War in Ukraine Is Running Into Money Troubles  Bloomberg.com
  4. Russia's economy is much worse than it seems, and 'elites are increasingly alarmed' as GDP contracts  Fortune
  5. Russia’s War Machine Is Creaking  Jacobin
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Top EU official tells Western Balkan countries that bloc’s enlargement is real – AP News

  1. Top EU official tells Western Balkan countries that bloc’s enlargement is real  AP News
  2. Press statement by President António Costa following his meeting with members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina  consilium.europa.eu
  3. Newsletter: Keeping the Western Balkans’ EU dreams alive  Euronews.com
  4. Brussels officials head east with tour of Balkan capitals  Financial Times
  5. Costa: BiH to adopt judicial reforms and appoint chief negotiator  European Western Balkans
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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave – AP News

  1. Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave  AP News
  2. How the Laos cave survivors found the courage to rescue themselves  CNN
  3. Rescuers race to save last two men trapped in Laos cave  NBC News
  4. Rescuers free four more men from flooded Laos cave, two still missing  Al Jazeera
  5. Laos cave rescue workers report 'knocking sound' in search for last 2 missing people  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Israel says France bans its officials from weapons show – Reuters

  1. Israel says France bans its officials from weapons show  Reuters
  2. Eurosatory ban on Israeli officials may hurt smaller firms, but majors still going to show  Breaking Defense
  3. France bars Israel from leading defense expo, sparking outcry from Jerusalem  The Times of Israel
  4. France bans Israeli offensive weapons from major defence show  France 24
  5. France bans display of Israeli offensive weapons at Eurosatory arms fair  Euronews.com
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Israel says France bans its officials from weapons show – Reuters

  1. Israel says France bans its officials from weapons show  Reuters
  2. Eurosatory ban on Israeli officials may hurt smaller firms, but majors still going to show  Breaking Defense
  3. France bars Israel from leading defense expo, sparking outcry from Jerusalem  The Times of Israel
  4. France bans Israeli offensive weapons from major defence show  France 24
  5. France bans display of Israeli offensive weapons at Eurosatory arms fair  Euronews.com
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Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates – BBC

  1. Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates  BBC
  2. U.S. push for Lebanon ceasefire stalls as Israel eyes Beirut strikes  Axios
  3. Israel’s Netanyahu orders attacks in Beirut’s southern suburbs  NBC News
  4. Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Attack Beirut Suburbs  The New York Times
  5. Israel bombs Beirut, recaptures crusader castle, but Trump says Israel will dial back war in Lebanon  Los Angeles Times
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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria – The New York Times

  1. Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria  The New York Times
  2. Former general for Syria’s Assad pleads not guilty in torture trial  Al Jazeera
  3. Austria puts Syrian ex-intelligence chief in Raqqa on trial for torture  Reuters
  4. Former Syrian general under al-Assad faces torture trial in Vienna  Yahoo
  5. Two Syrians deny civil war torture accusations in Austria trial  France 24
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Vickrum Digwa jailed for life for murdering Henry Nowak in Southampton – BBC

  1. Vickrum Digwa jailed for life for murdering Henry Nowak in Southampton  BBC
  2. Southampton man jailed for life for murder of student with ‘religious’ knife  The Guardian
  3. English cops cuffed teen stabbing victim after attacker claimed racial assault  Fox News
  4. Vickrum Digwa sentencing as it happened: Angry shouting in court as killer jailed for murder of student  Sky News
  5. Henry Nowak’s father: Police left our son to die then treated his killer with decency  The Telegraph
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‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it takes ancient fort

Conquering of Beaufort Castle for first time in 26 years brings back memories of occupation of south

When Hussain Alawieh used to take tourists to Beaufort Castle, they would marvel at the view. The ancient hilltop fort, captured nearly 1,000 years earlier by Crusaders, still offered the same sweeping panoramic views of south Lebanon and the Litani River that empires fought over for a millennia.

On Sunday, the view from the castle was obscured by white phosphorus smoke, the toxic incendiary munition providing a smoke screen for advancing Israeli soldiers. Out of the fog rose an Israeli flag, and the castle, for the first time in 26 years, was once again conquered.

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Trump’s War Story Blown Up by Jaw-Dropping New Evidence – The Daily Beast

  1. Trump’s War Story Blown Up by Jaw-Dropping New Evidence  The Daily Beast
  2. Iran attacks damage 20 US military sites since start of war, satellite images show  BBC
  3. Another Battle Damaged KC-135 Tanker Seen Passing Through RAF Mildenhall  The War Zone
  4. Iran’s Strike on U.S. KC-135 Tanker Exposes Hidden Vulnerability in American Airpower as Battle-Damaged Aircraft Emerges from Israel War  Defence Security Asia
  5. “MVP of Iran War”: U.S. Air Force Boss Calls MQ-9 Reaper Drones the Most Valuable Player Despite 24 Losses  EurAsian Times
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Fuel Rationing Hits Moscow as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries and Exports Are Curbed – Kyiv Post

  1. Fuel Rationing Hits Moscow as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries and Exports Are Curbed  Kyiv Post
  2. Crimea short of fuel as Ukraine expands attacks on Russian oil facilities  CNN
  3. Annexed Crimea’s Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens  The Moscow Times
  4. Ukrainian drones disrupt land corridor to occupied Crimea, triggering fuel shortage on peninsula  Meduza
  5. Crimea fuel crisis spooks Russians, compounding fears of a new mobilisation (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,558)  EUobserver
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Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the ‘cradle of civilization’ – Live Science

  1. Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the 'cradle of civilization'  Live Science
  2. Late Miocene Euphrates River drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean  Nature
  3. Scientists may have just solved the Euphrates River’s mysterious origins  National Geographic
  4. The Origin of the Euphrates Discovered: The Great River of Mesopotamia Was Born 6 Million Years Ago and Flowed Into an Almost Dry Mediterranean  La Brújula Verde
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Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the ‘cradle of civilization’ – Live Science

  1. Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the 'cradle of civilization'  Live Science
  2. Late Miocene Euphrates River drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean  Nature
  3. Scientists may have just solved the Euphrates River’s mysterious origins  National Geographic
  4. The Origin of the Euphrates Discovered: The Great River of Mesopotamia Was Born 6 Million Years Ago and Flowed Into an Almost Dry Mediterranean  La Brújula Verde
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Linda Reynolds repays nearly $9,000 after partner billed taxpayers to visit son in Melbourne

Former Liberal senator initially labelled ruling by parliamentary expenses authority ‘patently ridiculous’, saying visits were necessary

Former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has paid back nearly $8,800 in parliamentary expenses after her partner claimed family reunion allowances to visit his son in Melbourne while en route to meet her in Canberra.

Reynolds accepted the ruling of the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) but initially disputed their ruling, saying her partner’s visits to his son – her stepson – were necessary after “high profile (and false) 2021 workplace allegations made against me”, seemingly a reference to her long-running court dispute with former staffer Brittany Higgins.

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