Pakistan jails sisters of Imran Khan before protest seeking his release

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Police crack down on family and political supporters of former PM who say authorities are ‘slowly killing’ him in prison

Three sisters of Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested amid a heavy-handed government crackdown on plans for a nationwide protest to demand Khan’s release.

The lawyer for the three sisters, Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi, said on Monday that they had all been detained and jailed for 30 days under a warrant that accused them of being a threat to public order.

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Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war – BBC

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  1. Yemenis flee across Red Sea as Houthis and Saudi-backed forces escalate war  BBC
  2. Barefoot and terrified, Yemenis flee the Houthi advance  Reuters
  3. Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war  AP News
  4. New IOM Data: Nearly 130,000 Displaced in Yemen Due to Escalating Conflict  International Organization for Migration
  5. UN OCHA: 18,000 Displaced Families Assisted Amid Escalating Conflict in Yemen's West Coast  Yemen Online
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Newly Identified Tiny Wild Cat Does Not Like His Celebrity – Newser

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  1. Newly Identified Tiny Wild Cat Does Not Like His Celebrity  Newser
  2. Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years  National Geographic
  3. Meet the Adorable and Tiny Tilcayo, the First Brand-New Cat Species Identified in More Than a Century  Smithsonian Magazine
  4. See the first new species of cat discovered in more than a century—it’s adorable  Scientific American
  5. New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say  NBC News
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In war’s opening days, Iran’s attacks on Bahrain caught Navy families and sailors by surprise – CBS News

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  1. In war's opening days, Iran's attacks on Bahrain caught Navy families and sailors by surprise  CBS News
  2. Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks  BBC
  3. Iran war puts future US military presence in Middle East in question  thehill.com
  4. Spidey sense  San Mateo Daily Journal
  5. ‘Sitting ducks’: Military families live in fear as U.S. troops face undisclosed missile attacks  MS NOW
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The race to be the next UN secretary-general is on. And placating Trump is a priority. – Politico

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  1. The race to be the next UN secretary-general is on. And placating Trump is a priority.  Politico
  2. Candidates to Lead the UN Are Falling Into a ‘Reform Trap,’ OSF Official Says  PassBlue
  3. UN leadership straw poll still fails to reveal clear front-runner  Geneva Solutions
  4. Michelle Bachelet exits UN chief race after low poll support  aljazeera.com
  5. Race to be next UN secretary general could rest on US and China trade-offs  The Guardian
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Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance – Reuters

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  1. Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance  Reuters
  2. Ethiopia conflict: Seven armed groups form alliance against Abiy Ahmed  BBC
  3. Former battlefield enemies unite seven armed groups in bid to overthrow Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed  Business Insider Africa
  4. Ethiopian opposition groups unite to mount challenge to prime minister Abiy  AP News
  5. Seven of Ethiopia's armed groups announce anti-government alliance  RFI
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Far-right AfD wins again as Germany’s Merz slides – Axios

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  1. Far-right AfD wins again as Germany's Merz slides  Axios
  2. Germany's leader stands his ground after his party loses in state elections  NPR
  3. Friedrich Merz rues “disaster” as populists win state elections  The Economist
  4. Erosion of Germany's political centre exposes Merz's weakening grip on power  Reuters
  5. German voters turn to left and far-right as 'disaster' for ruling CDU threatens pro-growth reforms  CNBC
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Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament

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United Russia party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence of support for war against Ukraine

Russia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials have said after a landslide victory by the ruling United Russia party in widely criticised elections.

The pro-Kremlin party won a record 355 seats in the country’s 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary figures. The result further consolidates Vladimir Putin’s grip on power and gives United Russia a super-majority bigger than its previous 2016 record of 343 seats.

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Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’ – meduza.io

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  1. Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’  meduza.io
  2. Pro-Putin party gets record 355 parliamentary seats, anti-war party a tiny regional foothold  Reuters
  3. Putin’s party wins supermajority in Russia’s parliamentary election  aljazeera.com
  4. Russia’s pro-Putin party set to win election as Ukraine exposes war’s growing reach into Moscow  CNBC
  5. The main Kremlin party keeps control of Russian parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote  abcnews.com
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Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia – AP News

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  1. Tiny wild cat newly identified as a species draws curious visitors in Bolivia  AP News
  2. New Species of Cat Discovered for First Time in a Century  The New York Times
  3. Meet the Adorable and Tiny Tilcayo, the First Brand-New Cat Species Identified in More Than a Century  smithsonianmag.com
  4. New Species of Tiger Cat Identified in Bolivia  Sci.News
  5. Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, living in Bolivia and the first named in over a century  PBS
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EU pressures Big Tech to go green with new data center sustainability label – politico.eu

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  1. EU pressures Big Tech to go green with new data center sustainability label  politico.eu
  2. EU to require data centres to disclose energy and water efficiency  Reuters
  3. EU moves to curb data centre energy and water use  Euronews
  4. Regulatory Review: Data centres, power plants and sustainable aviation fuels  Sustainable Views
  5. EU consults on minimum performance standards for data centres  Digital Watch Observatory
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