For years Iron Dome sedated Israel, now drones are ending the illusion – ynetnews

  1. For years Iron Dome sedated Israel, now drones are ending the illusion  ynetnews
  2. Hezbollah's 'game changing' night-hunting weapon punches through Israel's defenses: expert  Fox News
  3. Learning from Ukraine war, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel  BBC
  4. IDF soldier killed, three others wounded in Hezbollah drone attack in south Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  5. IDF: Staff-Sergeant Michael Tyukin killed in combat in southern Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
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Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24

Kane Parsons has become the youngest film-maker to open a film at number one at the North American box office for his directing debut Backrooms.

Parsons, 20, is seven years younger than the previous record holder, Josh Trank, who was 27 when his debut Chronicle recorded a $22m opening in 2011. Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend in North America – which was also a record for its studio, A24.

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Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports Until Late November – The Moscow Times

  1. Russia Bans Jet Fuel Exports Until Late November  The Moscow Times
  2. Russia Risks Fuel Crunch After Record Month of Ukrainian Attacks  Bloomberg.com
  3. Russia bans aviation fuel exports until November 30  Reuters
  4. Russia Imposes Jet Fuel Export Ban Amid Fuel Crisis  Kyiv Post
  5. Russia Discusses Increasing Fuel Supplies From Belarus — Media Report  REFORM.news (ранее REFORM.by)
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Young Britons feel disconnected and locked out of creative arts, charity says

Research for Roundhouse in London shows 87% of 18- to 30-year-olds believe they have fewer artistic opportunities

Rising costs, the disappearance of third spaces and reduced access to artistic opportunities are causing young people to feel “disconnected, isolated and locked out of creativity”, according to research commissioned by a youth arts charity.

The Roundhouse, a multi-arts venue in north London that reopened in 2006 with a focus on running youth programmes, has released the findings to coincide with the publication of its 20-year impact report on Monday.

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US man named Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years for shooting at police officers

Oregon man with extensive criminal record fired at three officers while speeding away from a traffic stop in 2025

A man with the unusual name Loony Toon and a lengthy rap sheet has been given 20 years in prison after admitting that he shot at police officers in Oregon, according to authorities.

The 43-year-old whose name calls to mind the classic television cartoon franchise Looney Tunes – as well as a colloquial term some invoke when describing an eccentric or irrational person – fired a gun at three officers while speeding away from a 20 June 2025 traffic stop in the community of Milwaukie, local prosecutors said in a statement on Thursday.

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Funds for Trump’s Board of Peace aren’t in World Bank account. So where are they? – NPR

  1. Funds for Trump's Board of Peace aren't in World Bank account. So where are they?  NPR
  2. Where's the money for Trump's Board of Peace? : Trump's Terms  NPR
  3. Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty despite billions pledged, source says  France 24
  4. Trump’s board of peace is flailing – just like the president  The Independent
  5. Donald Trump Board of Peace official fund empty, separate account received donations  The Jerusalem Post
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Archaeologists find Queen Elisenda’s remains among 25 medieval skeletons, including individuals with unexplained stab wounds – Archaeology News Online Magazine

  1. Archaeologists find Queen Elisenda’s remains among 25 medieval skeletons, including individuals with unexplained stab wounds  Archaeology News Online Magazine
  2. Queen Elisenda’s tomb among key discoveries in Pedralbes Investigation  HeritageDaily
  3. Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona — along with several others who bore unexplained stab wounds  Live Science
  4. Opening medieval tombs at Barcelona's Pedralbes monastery reveals new clues about 14th-century queen  Catalan News
  5. The Remains of Queen Elisenda of Montcada Recovered at the Monastery of Pedralbes, Holder of Unusual Power in the 14th Century  La Brújula Verde
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The Pentagon Is Too Fixated on China – by Mark Hertling – The Bulwark

  1. The Pentagon Is Too Fixated on China - by Mark Hertling  The Bulwark
  2. The great Indo-Pacific hedge - deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends  Reuters
  3. Shangri-La: Hegseth Calls on Western Pacific Allies to Maintain Military Strength, 'We Need Partners, Not Protectorates'  USNI News
  4. Asia reckons with China as Trump pulls back  Politico
  5. Pentagon chief sounds ‘alarm’ over China’s buildup, urges allies to boost defense spending  Military Times
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‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school

Alleged threat on regional school north of Brisbane was ‘quite well advanced’, state counter-terrorism police say

Queensland counter-terrorism police have charged a 13-year-old with planning an attack on a regional school north of Brisbane.

The teenager was arrested last Thursday after allegedly making threats at a business in Maryborough, armed with a knife.

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Ukrainian drones disrupt land corridor to occupied Crimea, triggering fuel shortage on peninsula – Meduza

  1. Ukrainian drones disrupt land corridor to occupied Crimea, triggering fuel shortage on peninsula  Meduza
  2. Crimea short of fuel as Ukraine expands attacks on Russian oil facilities  CNN
  3. Fuel crisis reaches Moscow as shortages spread across Russia  Українська правда
  4. Annexed Crimea’s Largest Gas Station Chain Suspends Fuel Vouchers as Shortage Worsens  The Moscow Times
  5. Fuel Rationing Hits Moscow as Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries and Exports Are Curbed  Kyiv Post
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Queensland police shoot pet dog after running it over as distressed residents watch on

Graphic videos on social media appear to show upset onlookers after police accidentally ran over animal in Mount Isa street

Confronting footage has emerged of police shooting dead a pet dog as it lay prone in the middle of a street in front of screaming onlookers, after they accidentally ran over the animal in an outback mining city.

The graphic videos, posted to social media on Sunday afternoon, appear to show one resident in distress and being led away wailing and pulling at her hair in distress as a shot rings out.

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In first major European trip, pope’s Spain visit to touch on polarization, migration – National Catholic Reporter

  1. In first major European trip, pope's Spain visit to touch on polarization, migration  National Catholic Reporter
  2. First stop for Pope Leo in Spain will be center that gives royal treatment to homeless  OSV News
  3. Returning to the fold? Some young Spaniards embrace Catholicism and can’t wait for Pope Leo’s visit  Yahoo
  4. Pope Leo will visit a polarized Spain in political turmoil but where all sides want to hear him  EWTN News
  5. A Church at a crossroads: Spain's Catholics look to Pope Leo for encouragement  Angelus News
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French navy seizes Russia-linked oil tanker in Atlantic

President Macron says ship subject to sanctions and posts video of operation that took place with UK support

A suspected Russian oil tanker has been detained in the Atlantic, France has announced, in the latest seizure aimed at combatting Moscow’s “shadow fleet” of vessels contravening international sanctions.

The Tagor was detained on Sunday morning in international waters more than 400 nautical miles (740km) west of Brittany with the help of the UK and other partners, said the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

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