Russia unleashes another aerial barrage on Ukraine as the war’s long-range strikes escalate – AP News

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  1. Russia unleashes another aerial barrage on Ukraine as the war's long-range strikes escalate  AP News
  2. Russia hammers Ukraine in biggest prolonged drone attack since war began  CNN
  3. Young Kyiv couple killed in a fierce Russian airstrike hoped to start a family, mourners say  AP News
  4. Russia attacks Odesa and Dnipro, Ukraine strikes Belgorod region  Reuters
  5. Huge waves of Russian drones descend on Ukraine during the day in emerging style of Shahed warfare  Business Insider
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Great white shark kills spearfishing diver in Australia: “Horrific event” – CBS News

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  1. Great white shark kills spearfishing diver in Australia: "Horrific event"  CBS News
  2. Great white shark kills spearfishing diver: "Horrific event"  Yahoo
  3. Rottnest Island shark attack: Australian victim identified as father-of-two  BBC
  4. Man, 38, Fatally Attacked by 13-Foot Great White Shark at Tourist Hotspot  People.com
  5. Australia: Man dies after shark attack off holiday island  DW.com
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A strong quake in south China kills 2 and triggers evacuation of 7,000 – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

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  1. A strong quake in south China kills 2 and triggers evacuation of 7,000  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Earthquake hits southwest China; thousands evacuate, buildings collapse  Reuters
  3. Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles China, felt in Vietnam  Yahoo
  4. Hong Kong records 10 tremor reports after magnitude 5.2 quake hits Guangxi  South China Morning Post
  5. Asia seismic activity  Travel And Tour World
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Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man – BBC

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  1. Escaped tiger shot by German police after attacking man  BBC
  2. German police kill tiger believed to have escaped from "Tiger Queen" after it attacked man in enclosure  CBS News
  3. Tiger escapes enclosure near Leipzig, one person injured  DW.com
  4. Escaped Tiger Thought to Be Owned by 'Tiger Queen' Shot Dead by Police After Mauling Keeper  People.com
  5. Police shoot escaped big cat belonging to ‘Germany’s Tiger Queen’  The Telegraph
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Middle East crisis live: Trump warns ‘clock is ticking’ for Iran to reach peace deal

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US president says there ‘won’t be anything left’ of country if it doesn’t come to an agreement

Oman’s foreign ministry has condemned the drone strike that caused a fire at the perimeter of UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant on Sunday.

In a statement shared to X, the ministry expressed its solidarity with the UAE but stressed that it rejected all “hostile and escalatory acts” as it urged for dialogue to address regional issues and called for international law to be respected by all parties.

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Romaine calm: live frog found in discount supermarket lettuce bag

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‘Look, if I was in a French supermarket, I probably would have got a two for one deal on that one,’ woman in WA told national TV

When a group of housemates in Western Australia bought a pair of lettuces in a sealed plastic bag – reduced for quick sale to $1.15 – they got two other things for which they could not have bargained. One was a live frog reckoned to be the size of a man’s palm. The other, a slot on national television.

But despite describing it as “the most random thing” they had encountered upon opening a packet of leafy greens from the supermarket, Laura Jones and Billie Le Pine fronted their interview on ABC news breakfast with a series or ready made one liners.

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Starmer is not setting out timetable for his departure, says David Lammy

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Deputy PM says Andy Burnham would be ‘great addition to parliament’ but leadership row is an ‘own goal’ for Labour

Keir Starmer is not about to set a timetable for his departure from Downing Street, David Lammy, one of the prime minister’s closest cabinet allies, has said, urging Labour to get beyond the “spectacular own goal” of repeated leadership speculation.

While allies of Starmer have suggested he could be willing to step aside if Andy Burnham wins next month’s Makerfield byelection and no other challenger emerges, Lammy insisted this was not being considered.

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Pianist Jayson Gillham says he never considered apologising for Gaza comments, trial hears

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Federal court case begins for classical pianist who alleges Melbourne Symphony Orchestra unlawfully discriminated due to his views

A classical pianist who alleges the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra unlawfully discriminated against him because of his views on Israeli forces killing Palestinian journalists says he did not consider apologising for making the statement at the centre of the case.

Pianist Jayson Gillham is suing the MSO over a cancelled Melbourne concert he was contracted to perform on 15 August 2024, a cancellation which he claims was an attempt to silence him over his stance on the Gaza conflict.

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Trump admin. urging UAE to seize Iran’s Lavan Island, take greater role in war – report – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Trump admin. urging UAE to seize Iran's Lavan Island, take greater role in war - report  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Exclusive: Saudi Arabia launched covert attacks on Iran as regional war widened, sources say  Reuters
  3. How Secret U.A.E. and Saudi Strikes on Iran Shattered an Uneasy Coexistence  WSJ
  4. UAE Tried in Vain to Get Saudis to Coordinate on Iran Response  Bloomberg.com
  5. Why did Saudi Arabia and the UAE allegedly carry out secret bombing raids on Iran?  France 24
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