Houthi strikes on Saudi military targets fuel fears of wider Yemen conflict – The Hill

  1. Houthi strikes on Saudi military targets fuel fears of wider Yemen conflict  The Hill
  2. Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance  The New York Times
  3. Houthis strike Marib again as U.N. warns Yemen nearing wider conflict  NBC News
  4. Houthi strikes in Yemen as Saudi Arabia braces for attacks: What we know  Al Jazeera
  5. As Hormuz Talks Inch Towards Finish Line, Conflict Heats Up in Yemen  maritime-executive.com
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Senate passes funding bill to prevent shutdown through US midterms

Bill must still be approved by House but would keep government running at current funding levels

The US Senate on Friday passed a government funding bill that will prevent a shutdown through the midterm elections, though it still must be approved by the House of Representatives.

The continuing resolution (CR) passed by a 90-6 vote will keep the government running at its current funding levels until 11 December, more than a month past the midterms in which Democrats are hoping to regain control of Congress and block Donald Trump’s legislative agenda for the final two years of his presidency.

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‘Mom, don’t call me’: Inside Thailand’s deadly school shooting – Reuters

  1. 'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting  Reuters
  2. Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say  CNN
  3. Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say  The New York Times
  4. Thailand school shooting death toll rises to nine after girl dies  Al Jazeera
  5. Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine after 12-year-old dies, police say  The Guardian
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Families retrieve bodies after a 14-year-old killed at least 7 in a shooting outside Bangkok – AP News

  1. Families retrieve bodies after a 14-year-old killed at least 7 in a shooting outside Bangkok  AP News
  2. 12-year-old student among those killed in Thailand’s deadliest school shooting in years  CNN
  3. 'Mom, don't call me': Inside Thailand's deadly school shooting  Reuters
  4. Boy Kills Grandparents and Then Five Teachers, Thai Authorities Say  The New York Times
  5. Teen kills classmates, teachers, and his grandparents in Thai gun rampage, police say  Yahoo
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Ukraine Strikes Oil Refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Region in Drone Attack – themoscowtimes.com

  1. Ukraine Strikes Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Region in Drone Attack  themoscowtimes.com
  2. Ukraine Drone Strike Sparks Fire at Russia’s Ilsky Refinery  Bloomberg.com
  3. Live: Russian strikes kill four near Kyiv as Zelensky makes landmark visit to Serbia  France 24
  4. Fire caused by drones at oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl has been extinguished, governor says  Reuters
  5. Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says  AP News
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Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance – The New York Times

  1. Yemen Teeters on Civil War as Regional Stability Hangs in the Balance  The New York Times
  2. Yemen attacks Houthis, Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval, and other Middle East news  AP News
  3. Houthis on Alert for Possible Attack by Govt Forces on Multiple Fronts  ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
  4. Yemeni armed forces launch multi-front operation against Houthis; warn against further escalation  Big News Network.com
  5. Yemen's army attacks Houthis, Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval, and other Middle East news  SFGATE
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The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world

Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency

MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the television drama Le Bureau. The film and TV shows may be fictional, but a survey run by a French magazine that placed the British spy agency above the French as No 1 across all of Europe this week is not.

L’Express, a news weekly, conducted a Eurovision-style poll of 60 current and former spies from across the continent, plus the CIA and Israel’s Mossad. Each was asked to rank their top five foreign intelligence agencies, in secret, naturally enough. MI6 was first with 251 points ahead of DGSE on 169, with other agencies trailing behind.

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Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up

Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered following record heat and drought conditions

Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of second world war ships emerging from the riverbed during an intense drought.

In the middle of the river on the Serbian and Romanian border, a broken-up hull was visible on a sandbank that is normally underwater. Other vessels were partly submerged, some still believed to be laden with weapons.

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EU’s Internal Borders Start to Harden as Dispute Grows Over Migrants – WSJ

  1. EU’s Internal Borders Start to Harden as Dispute Grows Over Migrants  WSJ
  2. Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row  AP News
  3. Spain to establish border controls on travellers from Italy amid migration dispute  Reuters
  4. ‘We have no tents or blankets’: Ceuta migrants struggle to survive brutal heat and freezing nights  The Guardian
  5. Spain's migrant surge reignites debate over Europe’s Islamist terror threat  Fox News
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‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity – AP News

  1. ‘We saw death and suffering’: Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in jihadi captivity  AP News
  2. Nigeria's largest rescue operation frees 308 hostages held by militants in Kwara State  Fox News
  3. Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages in ‘largest single-day recovery’  The Guardian
  4. Nigerian president hails ‘largest ever’ single-day rescue as 308 abductees are freed in country’s north  NBC News
  5. 25 children from Kebbi, Kwara, Niger died in terrorists’ captivity — Lawmaker  Vanguard News
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Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack – Reuters

  1. Drones spotted above German military base two days after suspected drone attack  Reuters
  2. U.S. Intel Links Russia to Explosive Drone at German Airport  WSJ
  3. Drones Sighted Over German Military Base After Airport Incident  Bloomberg.com
  4. Germany warns of ‘new threat’ after explosives-packed drone targets airport  CNN
  5. The Leipzig drone bomb marks a dangerous escalation for Europe  The Guardian
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Cambridge students demand to have grades reviewed after professor resigns amid plagiarism row – lbc.co.uk

  1. Cambridge students demand to have grades reviewed after professor resigns amid plagiarism row  lbc.co.uk
  2. Star Scholar Resigns as Cambridge Announces Investigation Into His Record  The New York Times
  3. Cambridge student newspaper silent on Jason Arday row  The Times
  4. Jason Arday: Queens University Belfast to investigate work  BBC
  5. The Jason Arday affair has much to say about the current state of academia | Letters  The Guardian
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