‘He sacrificed his life’: security guard killed in San Diego mosque attack hailed as hero

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Amin Abdullah, 51, was one of the three victims of deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday

A security guard who was killed during the shooting at a San Diego mosque on Monday is being hailed as a hero after police said that his actions “undoubtedly” saved lives.

On Monday, two teenagers opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, shooting and killing three men. The two attackers, aged 17 and 18, were found dead several blocks away, from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, officials said.

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EU shortlists tungsten, rare earths for first stockpile to curb reliance on China – Reuters

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  1. EU shortlists tungsten, rare earths for first stockpile to curb reliance on China  Reuters
  2. Fears of new China shock as EU industry’s reliance on imports grows  The Guardian
  3. EU plans to force companies to buy parts from non-Chinese suppliers  Financial Times
  4. The EU and China are stumbling into a trade war  The Economist
  5. EU Plans Tougher Trade Measures to Rebuff Chinese Export Surge  Bloomberg.com
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Hungarian PM Magyar looks to revive — and expand — Visegrad group – politico.eu

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  1. Hungarian PM Magyar looks to revive — and expand — Visegrad group  politico.eu
  2. Visegrád group eyes revival with post-Orbán Hungary  Euronews.com
  3. Hungary's new Prime Minister Magyar seeks to fix Poland ties  dw.com
  4. Hungary’s Magyar kicks off his first foreign trip as prime minister to ally Poland  AP News
  5. Magyar Flies Commercial in Break With Jet-Setting Orban Cabinet  Bloomberg.com
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Cocaine worth $9.4M found in shipment of Kim Kardashian SKIMS brand garments – Chicago Tribune

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  1. Cocaine worth $9.4M found in shipment of Kim Kardashian SKIMS brand garments  Chicago Tribune
  2. $8.4M worth of cocaine found on truck carrying Kim Kardashian's Skims  USA Today
  3. Driver jailed for hiding 90 kg of cocaine in vehicle carrying Skims shipment - National  Global News
  4. UK police find cocaine worth $9.3 million stashed in a shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear  ABC7 Los Angeles
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Exclusive: Oil refining at a standstill in central Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes, sources say – Reuters

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  1. Exclusive: Oil refining at a standstill in central Russia after Ukrainian drone strikes, sources say  Reuters
  2. As Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Sites, an Environmental Disaster Unfolds  The New York Times
  3. Drone Strikes Force Central Russian Refineries to Halt or Cut Output – Reuters  The Moscow Times
  4. Zelenskyy claims a 'significant' number of Russian regions are in a state of bankruptcy  Yahoo
  5. Risk of gasoline shortage in Russia due to refinery problems – intelligence  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
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Russia Preparing 100,000 Troops, 5 Scenarios to Expand War Through Northern Ukraine – Zelensky – Kyiv Post

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  1. Russia Preparing 100,000 Troops, 5 Scenarios to Expand War Through Northern Ukraine – Zelensky  Kyiv Post
  2. Ukraine to beef up northern defences over Russian offensive plans  Reuters
  3. Ukraine Prepares for Possible Russian War Expansion Through Belarus, Zelenskyy Says  UNITED24 Media
  4. Zelensky names directions Russia considers for additional attacks  Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
  5. Syrskyi: Russian General Staff plans new offensive from northern direction  belsat.eu
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Lithuanian leaders rushed to bunkers as drone violates country’s airspace

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Vilnius residents urged to take shelter during alert, after Nato and EU warn that Russia is diverting Ukraine’s drones

Lithuania’s president and prime minister were rushed to underground bunkers and residents of the capital, Vilnius, urged to take shelter during a warning issued after a drone violated the country’s airspace.

Air and train traffic in and around the city was suspended after the mobile phone “take shelter” alert, the first issued in an EU and Nato country since the start of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird. – The New York Times

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  1. Timmy the Whale Got Stranded Off the German Coast. Then Things Got Weird.  The New York Times
  2. Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue  BBC
  3. Timmy, the stranded humpback whale, found dead off Danish coast  CNN
  4. Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second  The Conversation
  5. Timmy the whale confirmed dead by Danish environment agency  Oceanographic Magazine
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Hormuz closure could trigger ‘agrifood shock’, price crisis within a year, FAO warns – Reuters

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  1. Hormuz closure could trigger 'agrifood shock', price crisis within a year, FAO warns  Reuters
  2. World has 6 months to avert major food crisis, says UN as Hormuz struggle drags on  politico.eu
  3. Farmers 'bereft of confidence' as Iran war pushes up costs  BBC
  4. Strait of Hormuz conflict threatens global food prices as FAO warns time is running out  Food and Agriculture Organization
  5. U.K. Lawmaker Warns of 'Global Food Crisis,' Urges Immediate Reopening for Strait of Hormuz  Time Magazine
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Xi, Putin condemn ‘treacherous’ strikes, urge US to end Iran war – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. Xi, Putin condemn 'treacherous' strikes, urge US to end Iran war  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Iran war live: Tehran warns US of ‘surprises’; Xi, Putin meet in Beijing  Al Jazeera
  3. US-Israeli strikes on Iran illegal: China and Russia in joint statement  Deccan Herald
  4. Xi Just threw Iran Under the Bus—Russia Should be Worried | Opinion  Newsweek
  5. Iran US War Ceasefire News Live Updates: Trump Says Negotiations With Tehran In 'Final Stages'  News18
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‘Europe will respond’ to repeated Russian drone incidents, von der Leyen vows – Euronews.com

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  1. ‘Europe will respond’ to repeated Russian drone incidents, von der Leyen vows  Euronews.com
  2. Washington must act to defuse the Baltic powder keg  Responsible Statecraft
  3. Russia says Latvia risks retaliation over Ukraine drone plans; Latvia says claims are 'pure fiction'  Reuters
  4. Russian Army Preparing ‘Appropriate’ Response After Latvia Accused of Hosting Ukrainian Drones, Kremlin Says  The Moscow Times
  5. Analysis: The Baltic flank is now a live escalation zone  WTOP
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US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment

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Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo

An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale and speed” of the outbreak.

Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 cases of the hemorrhagic Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines. The outbreak, which has spread into urban areas, has been declared a public health emergency requiring international response.

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Shanghai restaurant knife attack injures 2 Japanese citizens and a Chinese national – AP News

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  1. Shanghai restaurant knife attack injures 2 Japanese citizens and a Chinese national  AP News
  2. Two Japanese, one Chinese national injured in Shanghai knife attack, China's foreign ministry says  Reuters
  3. Japan urges China to punish suspect, ensure nationals' safety after attack  Japan Wire by Kyodo News
  4. Three injured in stabbing at Japanese restaurant in Shanghai | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News  nhk.or.jp
  5. Two Japanese attacked with knife at Shanghai restaurant  The Japan Times
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Iran is winning by losing: how Tehran turned Gulf victims into its biggest lobbyists – ynetnews

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  1. Iran is winning by losing: how Tehran turned Gulf victims into its biggest lobbyists  ynetnews
  2. How Iran Gained Leverage in the War  The New York Times
  3. Strait to the point: how Iran turned Hormuz into its US-Israel strike insurance  ynetnews
  4. News analysis: Nearly three months into the conflict, the Iranian regime has succeeded in confounding U.S. and Israeli expectations for a speedy victory.  Facebook
  5. OPINION | Human Security In Ruins: The Iran-US Conflict And Its Catastrophic Toll On Civilian Life  ABP News
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Russia arming missile warheads with depleted uranium, Ukraine’s SBU says – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Russia arming missile warheads with depleted uranium, Ukraine's SBU says  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Russia arms missiles with uranium in new Ukraine attacks  The Telegraph
  3. Elevated radiation levels detected on debris of drone used in attack on Chernihiv Oblast – photos  Українська правда
  4. Ukraine Warns of Radioactive Dust After Russia ‘Uses Uranium’ in Drone Missiles  Kyiv Post
  5. Russia deploys uranium-tipped missiles: Expert warns of radiation hazard  ТСН
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Totó la Momposina, vocalist and Colombian music legend, dies aged 85

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The singer was one of her country’s most’s popular musical exports, and travelled the world with an evangelistic vision for spreading cumbia music

Totó la Momposina, one of the most celebrated musicians in Colombian history, has died aged 85.

Her three children announced her death from a heart attack on Instagram. “Totó was a woman who, with her voice and extraordinary dedication, carried the culture and memory of the Colombian people to the far corners of the world,” they added.

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