UAE denies Netanyahu held ‘secret’ meeting with president during Iran war – France 24

  1. UAE denies Netanyahu held 'secret' meeting with president during Iran war  France 24
  2. Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes  BBC
  3. At least 15 people killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  4. IDF uses robots to advance in Lebanon, FPV drones will continue challenging IDF  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli strikes kill 12 in Lebanon ahead of US-mediated talks  Reuters
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Residents of Haiti’s Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundreds – AP News

  1. Residents of Haiti’s Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundreds  AP News
  2. Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti’s capital  Al Jazeera
  3. Hospitals evacuated, MSF services halted as rival gangs clash in Haiti's capital  Reuters
  4. Fresh gang attacks frustrate Haiti businesses, hit charity hospital as residents flee  Miami Herald
  5. Gangs, Drones and US Warships Besiege Haiti  Truthdig
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The Significance of UAE, Saudi Arabia Offensive Attacks in Iran War – Newsweek

  1. The Significance of UAE, Saudi Arabia Offensive Attacks in Iran War  Newsweek
  2. UAE’s secret attack on Iran risks drawing Gulf states into the war  The Guardian
  3. U.A.E.’s Secret Attacks on Iran  WSJ
  4. UAE Said to Have Hit Iran Earlier in War as Israel Ties Grow  Bloomberg.com
  5. UAE secretly launched strikes on Iran during war, attacked oil refinery — report  The Times of Israel
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Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge

Party held out prospect of act while in opposition but plan did not make it into election manifesto

Ministers should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from the roads and force councils to cut pollution, a group of more than 60 charities have urged before the king’s speech on Wednesday.

Labour held out the prospect of a clean air act while in opposition in 2023, but this was dropped from the final election manifesto, and the government has made no move to reinstate it.

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Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

The stresses and strains of caring for someone for 50 hours or more a week leads to “accelerated cognitive decline” in middle-aged and older people, research shows.

However, providing care for only five to nine hours a week has the opposite effect, boosting brain health so much that the benefits last until older age.

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US heading for ‘checkmate’ and ‘total defeat’ in Iran war, says neocon Robert Kagan – Middle East Eye

  1. US heading for ‘checkmate’ and ‘total defeat’ in Iran war, says neocon Robert Kagan  Middle East Eye
  2. Checkmate in Iran  The Atlantic
  3. Opinion | What the White House and Wall Street are getting wrong about the Iran war  MS NOW
  4. Robert Kagan on why he believes U.S. faces likely defeat in Iran  PBS
  5. The war on Iran will likely end in American retreat  Al Jazeera
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As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods – Inside Climate News

  1. As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods  Inside Climate News
  2. 2026 Has Already Broken Climate Records. El Niño Could Break More.  eos.org
  3. Global fire outbreaks hit record high as 'unprecedented' heat extremes loom, scientists say  Reuters
  4. Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens  Bloomberg.com
  5. Hotter 2026 and El Nino could trigger extreme fires  DW.com
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Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says – AP News

  1. Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says  AP News
  2. First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel  CNN
  3. Israeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread  The New York Times
  4. Hamas Forced Captives From Israel To Have Sex With Family Members: Report  NDTV
  5. Full depravity of Hamas’ sexual brutality laid bare in damning new Oct. 7 report: ‘It was done for fun’  New York Post
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Israel’s government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft – NPR

  1. Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft  NPR
  2. Coalition pulls all bills from Knesset agenda amid concerns it lacks a majority  The Times of Israel
  3. Top Haredi Leader Orders Coalition Collapse After Netanyahu Freezes Key Bill  Haaretz
  4. Haredi leader gives green light for Degel Hatorah to disband Knesset  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Coalition prepares bill to dissolve Knesset as early as next week  ynetnews
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Exclusive-Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened – sources – Yahoo News Canada

  1. Exclusive-Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened - sources  Yahoo News Canada
  2. Exclusive: Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say  Reuters
  3. Saudi Arabia launched secret retaliatory airstrikes on Iran during regional war: Report  The Times of India
  4. Reuters: Saudi Arabia Conducted Attacks against Iran during Recent War  IranWire
  5. Saudi, UAE reportedly conduct retaliatory attacks on Iran  Semafor
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