Putin may not want peace, warns Norwegian leader who spoke to him – POLITICO.eu

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  1. Putin may not want peace, warns Norwegian leader who spoke to him  POLITICO.eu
  2. Putin’s frame of mind, according to the last European leader to speak to him  The Telegraph
  3. Can Finland's President put Europe on a path to negotiations with Russia?  The National
  4. Finland and Norway secretly discussed calling Putin for months — Politico  RBC-Ukraine
  5. President Stubb and Prime Minister Støre called Putin — Politico Europe  UA.NEWS
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Trump to meet Qatari prime minister about mediation efforts with Iran – Axios

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  1. Trump to meet Qatari prime minister about mediation efforts with Iran  Axios
  2. Iran war live: Diplomacy intensifies as Qatar PM to meet Trump and Vance  Al Jazeera
  3. Trump to meet Iran war mediator Qatar, no imminent deal seen to end the war  Reuters
  4. $8 billion lifeline? Iranian deal set to land on Trump's desk  www.israelhayom.com
  5. Middle East latest: 'We need both': No choice between deterrence and diplomacy, says Dr Gargash  The National
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Pope Leo and Javier Milei offer duelling visions for Argentina – Financial Times

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  1. Pope Leo and Javier Milei offer duelling visions for Argentina  Financial Times
  2. Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei’s austerity measures during Argentina visit  The Guardian
  3. Pope arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first  Crux: Covering all things Catholic
  4. Pope Leo urges President Milei, a Trump ally, to ‘safeguard democracy’ on arrival in Argentina  CNN
  5. Pope Leo to ‘find a family’ at Don Orione center in Claypole  Vatican News
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Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei’s austerity measures during Argentina visit

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Pontiff tells Argentina’s president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tour

Pope Leo XIV has delivered a stinging critique of Argentine president Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures, insisting growth must benefit all in a speech met with rapturous applause in Buenos Aires.

“The economy must be at the service of the people, rather than people being at the service of the economy,” he said on Sunday, shortly after landing in Argentina on the second leg of a Latin America tour.

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Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news – AP News

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  1. Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news  AP News
  2. Iconic Saudi Tower Hit as Yemen’s Houthis Target Riyadh  WSJ
  3. Houthi attack damages Aramco building in Riyadh's financial district  Reuters
  4. Aramco Tower hit in heart of Saudi capital as Houthis launch fresh strikes  BBC
  5. Saudi Aramco Tower Targeted in Rare Strike on Riyadh Finance Hub  Bloomberg.com
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Europe to press US on Ukraine peace and Iran at Paris G7 talks – France 24

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  1. Europe to press US on Ukraine peace and Iran at Paris G7 talks  France 24
  2. Rubio will discuss Iran, Ukraine, AI and more with G7 allies in France  AP News
  3. G7 allies to assess impact of Trump's midterm setback at Paris talks  Reuters
  4. G7 foreign ministers meet in Paris as Europe seeks greater say in Ukraine peace talks  DW.com
  5. Rubio heads to France for first post-midterm trip  The Washington Post
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The World’s Biggest Sea of Sand Shows No Trace of Ancient Humans. Here’s Why. – ScienceAlert

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  1. The World's Biggest Sea of Sand Shows No Trace of Ancient Humans. Here's Why.  ScienceAlert
  2. Stone and water together shaped where early humans settled in Arabia’s desert, study finds  Archaeology News Online Magazine
  3. Early humans needed more than access to water to settle ancient Arabian deserts  Phys.org
  4. Traces of 55 ancient lakes found in Rub' al Khali, but no humans — ScienceAlert  UA.NEWS
  5. Researchers surveyed 1,500 km of ancient Arabian desert and checked 125 sites, finding evidence of lakes at 55 but no early human tools; a new study suggests missing toolmaking stone mattered as much as water  The Times of India
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Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit – Reuters

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  1. Trump thinks he will meet Xi and Putin at China APEC summit  Reuters
  2. Trump to meet Russia's Putin and China's Xi next week  Euronews.com
  3. China Confirms Talks With Russia, US on First Trilateral Meeting  Bloomberg.com
  4. Why Trump, Xi, and Putin can’t carve up the world like the ‘big three’ leaders of 1945  The Conversation
  5. History repeats in Shenzhen? China hosts another lame-duck US president  SCMP
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