In Viral Post, Russian Veteran Warns Putin Of Mutiny, Then Walks Back Threat – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

  1. In Viral Post, Russian Veteran Warns Putin Of Mutiny, Then Walks Back Threat  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  2. Kremlin says it will look into 'strange' video alleging army torture  Reuters
  3. Vladimir Putin Humiliated as Troops Threaten to ‘Turn Their Weapons’ on Him  The Daily Beast
  4. In a viral video, a Russian soldier threatens Putin with an army mutiny. He says disgruntled military and security officials came to him and asked him to serve as their messenger.  Meduza
  5. Kremlin Aware of Viral Video Threatening Armed Uprising Over Alleged Abuses in Army  The Moscow Times
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How transparent are the royals being about money? – BBC

  1. How transparent are the royals being about money?  BBC
  2. Three unusual things about the King's tax bill  BBC
  3. King Charles III Has Paid More Than $39.6 Million in Taxes, Palace Discloses in a U.K. First  The New York Times
  4. The Guardian view on royal tax secrecy: it survives King Charles’s latest disclosure | Editorial  The Guardian
  5. King Charles reveals his personal tax bill. Spoiler alert: He’s very rich.  The Washington Post
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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone

A sign stopped Aunty Sandra King in her tracks. The elder of the Yagara, Quandamooka and Bundjalung people, now in her 70s, spoke at a protest last month against plans to build an Olympic stadium in the heart of Brisbane’s Victoria Park.

In the crowd a man held aloft a homemade placard with the words “I Preferred Joh”.

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Ukraine launches huge drone attack on Russia and occupied Crimea as it seeks to force Putin “to end the war” – CBS News

  1. Ukraine launches huge drone attack on Russia and occupied Crimea as it seeks to force Putin "to end the war"  CBS News
  2. Ukraine launches what appears to be one of its largest drone attacks against Russia: report  Fox News
  3. Ukraine decimates Russian logistics, bringing chaos to Crimea  Al Jazeera
  4. Moscow Refinery Blast May Have Been Caused by Friendly Fire, Video Suggests  The New York Times
  5. Ukraine targets Russia with at least 660 drones overnight, Moscow says  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Consistory: 178 Cardinals take part in the first session with Pope Leo – Vatican News

  1. Consistory: 178 Cardinals take part in the first session with Pope Leo  Vatican News
  2. Opinion | It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest  The New York Times
  3. Pope moves to clarify when wars are justified. Trump probably won’t like the answer.  politico.eu
  4. Who are the Eastern Catholic cardinals at the consistory?  The Pillar
  5. JD Vance Faces the Ultimate Clapback From Pope Leo  The Daily Beast
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‘Fork in the road’: CEO of Amazon-backed Rivian on why carmakers need to invest in EVs

RJ Scaringe says firms focused on selling fossil fuel engines risk being ‘woefully behind’ on technology by end of decade

Carmakers that focus on selling fossil fuel engines are at risk of being “woefully behind” on technology by the end of the decade, according to the boss of Rivian, an Amazon-backed US electric carmaker.

RJ Scaringe, Rivian’s founder and chief executive, said the car industry has reached a “fork in the road” in the choice between short-term profits and the heavy investments, particularly in software, that will be required to survive.

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‘Financial death penalty’: How US sanctions are upending the lives of ICC judges – Middle East Eye

  1. ‘Financial death penalty’: How US sanctions are upending the lives of ICC judges  Middle East Eye
  2. Trump Sanctions Punished These Judges. Now They’re Hitting Back.  The New York Times
  3. World court judges sue Trump administration over sanctions  Reuters
  4. Sanctioned ICC judges sue Trump in New York  Courthouse News
  5. ICC judges sue Trump for unconstitutional sanctions against their Afghanistan and Palestine investigations  Jurist.org
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Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: “Finally able to read them” – CBS News

  1. Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: "Finally able to read them"  CBS News
  2. Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI  CNN
  3. Scientists Have Deciphered the Surviving Fragments of a 2,000-Year-Old Philosophical Treatise Frozen in Time by Mount Vesuvius' Eruption  Smithsonian Magazine
  4. Inside the stunning recovery of the lost Herculaneum Scrolls  National Geographic
  5. Scientists reveal secrets of ancient scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago  NBC News
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Russia could resort to provocations if war front nears Moscow and St. Petersburg – The Guardian – Ukrinform – Ukrainian National News Agency

  1. Russia could resort to provocations if war front nears Moscow and St. Petersburg – The Guardian  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
  2. Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say  The Guardian
  3. Poland's deputy prime minister says Russia could launch a "false flag operation" to justify an attack on a NATO state  CBS News
  4. Russia preparing hybrid attacks on NATO's eastern flank, intelligence warns  Fox News
  5. Extended interview: Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radek Sikorski on the war in Ukraine  Yahoo
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Strong earthquake jolts Yamanashi and Kanagawa amid landslide fears – The Japan Times

  1. Strong earthquake jolts Yamanashi and Kanagawa amid landslide fears  The Japan Times
  2. Map: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo  The New York Times
  3. Reports of damage after strong quake west of Tokyo | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News  nhk.or.jp
  4. A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning is triggered  PBS
  5. M5.8 Earthquake Hits Kanto Region in Japan; No Tsunami Expected (Update 2)  The Japan News
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