Work underway to restore power at Ukrainian nuclear plant as UN announces rare local ‘ceasefire zones’ – CNN

  1. Work underway to restore power at Ukrainian nuclear plant as UN announces rare local ‘ceasefire zones’  CNN
  2. Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant repairs begin in Ukraine as ceasefire zones set  Al Jazeera
  3. Local ‘ceasefire’ area declared at Ukrainian nuclear plant for damage repairs  politico.eu
  4. Update 321 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine  International Atomic Energy Agency
  5. "Complex repair plan" underway to restore power at Ukrainian nuclear plant, U.N. watchdog says  CBS News
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 68,000, as Israel identifies the remains of one more hostage – AP News

  1. Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 68,000, as Israel identifies the remains of one more hostage  AP News
  2. Israel identifies body of tenth hostage as a 75-year-old man as delicate truce enters second week  CNN
  3. Hamas hands over remains of one more Israeli captive, vows to return rest  Al Jazeera
  4. Gaza awaits the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, its link to the outside world  AP News
  5. Returned body identified as Eliyahu ‘Churchill’ Margalit, 75, from Nir Oz  The Times of Israel
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China-Leaning Politician Wins Vote to Lead Taiwan Opposition KMT – Bloomberg.com

  1. China-Leaning Politician Wins Vote to Lead Taiwan Opposition KMT  Bloomberg.com
  2. Taiwan opposition party's firebrand new leader pledges peace with China  Reuters
  3. Taiwan's main opposition party elects new leader in a race clouded by claims of China meddling  AP News
  4. Newly elected KMT chair Cheng Li-wun urges DPP to drop 'anti-China card'  Focus Taiwan
  5. KMT picks upstart Cheng Li-wun as new leader, jolting Taiwan's old guard  Nikkei Asia
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Change in itinerary: Raila’s body to be flown from Kisumu to Bondo – Daily Nation

  1. Change in itinerary: Raila's body to be flown from Kisumu to Bondo  Daily Nation
  2. 'We are orphans': Kenyans bid farewell to ex-PM Odinga in his political heartland  BBC
  3. Final interment for Kenya's former prime minister Odinga underway  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Dozens of mourners injured at Odinga memorial in Kenya, Red Cross official says  Reuters
  5. Stampede at the funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2  AP News
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Egypt expected to lead global stabilisation force in Gaza, say diplomats

Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on process

A European and US-backed UN security council motion to give a planned international stabilisation force robust powers to control security inside Gaza is being prepared, with the strong expectation that Egypt will lead it, diplomats have said.

The US is pressing for the force to have a UN mandate without being a fully fledged UN peacekeeping force and will operate with the kind of powers given to international troops operating in Haiti to combat armed gangs.

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Man seeking asylum in Canada trapped at US Ice facility after he says he crossed border by mistake

Canada isn’t helping to repatriate refugee applicant Mahin Shahriar, a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man, his lawyer says

A refugee applicant living in Canada is trapped at a US immigration detention facility after he says he mistakenly crossed the border, but his lawyer says Canada isn’t helping to bring him back.

Mahin Shahriar, 28, who came to Canada from Bangladesh in 2019, told the Canadian Press he accepted an invitation from a “friend” to visit a property near Montreal, which he now suspects was part of a broader human trafficking operation.

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3 Killed in Blast at Russian Chemical Factory – Official – The Moscow Times

  1. 3 Killed in Blast at Russian Chemical Factory – Official  The Moscow Times
  2. Explosion and Major Fire Reported at Avangard Defense Plant in Russia’s Bashkortostan  UNITED24 Media
  3. Russia Says at Least Eight Injured in Blast at Chemicals Plant  Bloomberg.com
  4. Three killed, others injured in factory explosion in Russia's Bashkortostan  وكالة الانباء اليمنية سبأ
  5. Blast at explosives plant in Russia's Bashkortostan kills three people, governor says  Yahoo News UK
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Witkoff says he and Kushner ‘felt a little bit betrayed’ by Israeli strike in Qatar – The Times of Israel

  1. Witkoff says he and Kushner ‘felt a little bit betrayed’ by Israeli strike in Qatar  The Times of Israel
  2. Witkoff, Kushner "felt a little bit betrayed" by Israel's Qatar strike during peace talks  CBS News
  3. Trump had to choose between Israel and Qatar. He chose Qatar  Financial Times
  4. Witkoff and Kushner say they ‘felt a little bit betrayed’ by Israeli strike in Qatar  The Times of Israel
  5. Witkoff, Kushner on Qatar Strike: 'Trump Felt Israelis Were Getting a Bit Out of Control'  Haaretz
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‘Nuclearised environment’: Pakistan army chief Asim Munir at it again; makes unprovoked remark at Indian – Times of India

  1. 'Nuclearised environment': Pakistan army chief Asim Munir at it again; makes unprovoked remark at Indian  Times of India
  2. Amid Afghan Conflict, Pak Army Chief Asim Munir's Anti-India Nuclear Rhetoric  NDTV
  3. Choose between ‘peace and chaos’: Asim Munir warns Taliban amid escalating hostilities  The Hindu
  4. Munir’s second n-threat to India in two months: ‘Response will be catastrophic’  The Indian Express
  5. ‘Will shatter India’s geographical immunity,’ warns Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir  The New Indian Express
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Iran announces official end to 10-year-old nuclear agreement

Tehran terminates 2015 deal under which sanctions were lifted in return for curbs on country’s nuclear programme

An international deal with Iran designed to keep the world safe from the spread of atomic weapons has officially ended, with Tehran announcing the termination of the decade-old agreement.

Iran said on Saturday that it was no longer bound by the 2015 agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), under which international sanctions were lifted in exchange for limitations on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

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Afghan, Pakistani negotiators in Doha for peace talks after fierce clashes – Reuters

  1. Afghan, Pakistani negotiators in Doha for peace talks after fierce clashes  Reuters
  2. Afghan and Pakistani delegations in Doha for crisis talks  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan spike as truce is extended  Al Jazeera
  4. Pakistan, Taliban Hold Talks in Doha on Cross-Border Militancy  Bloomberg.com
  5. Pakistan says ready to talk to Afghanistan on our terms  Times of India
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