Crowds gather outside Giorgio Armani’s Milan HQ to pay respects before funeral

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Funeral chamber to be set up at Teatro Armani where people can view casket before a private service on Monday

Twice a year, the usually calm Via Bergognone in Milan shuts down due to excited fashion week crowds descending on Teatro Armani. Home to the Giorgio Armani headquarters since 2000, the sprawling space includes a purpose-built theatre where each show season a catwalk is constructed.

On Friday, crowds again began to gather outside, but this time the mood was much more sombre. They had come to pay their final respects to the visionary Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died on Thursday at the age of 91.

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Political Paralysis Puts France in Market’s Crosshairs – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Political Paralysis Puts France in Market’s Crosshairs  Bloomberg.com
  2. Could France's economic turmoil spark eurozone debt crisis?  dw.com
  3. France faces sovereign rating test amid political chaos  Reuters
  4. French Socialists confirm they’ll oust PM, push for center-left replacement  politico.eu
  5. France’s curse and Bayrou’s political suicide  Financial Times
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LEAKED: Israel Is Considered a “Genocidal, Apartheid Country” Abroad, According to Israel’s Own Research – Drop Site News

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  1. LEAKED: Israel Is Considered a "Genocidal, Apartheid Country" Abroad, According to Israel’s Own Research  Drop Site News
  2. Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says  Reuters
  3. Another Reason Not to Trust the ‘Experts’ - by The Editors  The Free Press
  4. Why did genocide scholars association say Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide?  Al Jazeera
  5. Almost 300 reported killed in Gaza in 3 days since global experts accused Israel of genocide  CBS News
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Egypt sidelined from Gaza ceasefire talks amid fears it will be drawn into war – Middle East Eye

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  1. Egypt sidelined from Gaza ceasefire talks amid fears it will be drawn into war  Middle East Eye
  2. After Trump Comments, Hamas Says It’s Ready for Deal on All Hostages  The New York Times
  3. Israel tells Hamas to surrender or see Gaza City leveled, as group says it’s open to deal  The Times of Israel
  4. Trump says US in 'very deep' negotiations with Hamas, urges release of hostages  Reuters
  5. Hamas to Trump: We Are Ready to Release All Israeli Captives in Comprehensive Ceasefire Deal  Drop Site News
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Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, Putin says

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Russian president’s threat follows French proposal for postwar support for Kyiv that would include presence of Nato countries’ forces

Vladimir Putin has said any western troops placed in Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes, upping the stakes as Kyiv’s allies scramble to come up with a convincing offer of postwar support to Ukraine.

Speaking a day after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced still-vague plans for a package of support for Ukraine backed by 26 nations, Putin on Friday said any guarantees that involved boots on the ground would violate Moscow’s longstanding objections to Nato troops in Ukraine.

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US and UN discuss Gaza reconstruction plan before general assembly

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Talks aimed at preventing row at UN conference, where several countries plan to recognise state of Palestine

A potential UN-endorsed reconstruction plan for Gaza, including a one-year technocratic government, an international stabilisation force, disarmament of Hamas and a rejection of mass deportation of Palestinians, is being discussed with the US to prevent the UN general assembly descending into a bitter row about the symbolic recognition of Palestine as a state.

It is almost certain that the UK, France, Canada, Belgium and Malta will recognise the state of Palestine at a UN conference on 22 September to be held on the sidelines of the general assembly, in the week when world leaders deliver major speeches.

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Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean – Live Science

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  1. Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean  Live Science
  2. Fishermen stunned after reeling in shark with never-before-seen mutations: 'We saw an orange glow below the water'  yahoo.com
  3. This bright orange shark has shocked and delighted scientists  CBC
  4. Fisherman reels in first-ever bright orange shark  Jacaranda FM
  5. "Extremely Rare" Orange Shark Found In Costa Rica  SURFER Magazine
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Sudan landslide: Aid workers use donkeys to reach Tarasin village in Darfur – BBC

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  1. Sudan landslide: Aid workers use donkeys to reach Tarasin village in Darfur  BBC
  2. Statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Sudan, Luca Renda  ReliefWeb
  3. Landslide in Sudan's Darfur claims about 200 children as rescue efforts continue, aid group says  AP News
  4. Sudan rescuers pull 370 bodies from Darfur landslides, many remain trapped  Al Jazeera
  5. Pope Leo XIV appeals to international community to respond to crisis in Sudan  Vatican News
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Update: Ukrainian, Slovak leaders disagree over Russian pipeline attacks at top-level meeting – The Kyiv Independent

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  1. Update: Ukrainian, Slovak leaders disagree over Russian pipeline attacks at top-level meeting  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Putin says western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’ as European countries pledge security support – as it happened  The Guardian
  3. Zelenskiy meets Slovakia's Fico, says Ukraine will respond to Russia's energy attacks  Reuters
  4. War in Ukraine may soon end, says Slovak PM after meeting with Putin in China  Українська правда
  5. Zelensky discusses security guarantees for Ukraine with Fico  Ukrinform
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A China-Russia sweetheart gas deal could upset US energy exporters – Financial Times

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  1. A China-Russia sweetheart gas deal could upset US energy exporters  Financial Times
  2. Russian gas sales to China would not harm US, energy secretary says  Reuters
  3. What the Power of Siberia 2 Deal Really Means for Russia and China  The Moscow Times
  4. The China-Russia natural gas deal is a distraction from LNG sanctions evasion  Atlantic Council
  5. View / Russia-China gas deal will have global ripple effects  Semafor
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GPS jamming threat is real, Lithuania warns EU – politico.eu

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  1. GPS jamming threat is real, Lithuania warns EU  politico.eu
  2. Sweden says Russia behind surge in GPS jamming over Baltic Sea  BBC
  3. Ursula von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS interference  Financial Times
  4. Tackling Russia's hybrid war on Europe: Jamming and spoofing in the 'grey zone'  Euronews.com
  5. What to know about Russia’s GPS jamming operation in Europe  AP News
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US Navy Seals killed North Korean civilians in botched 2019 mission, report says

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New York Times says Trump authorized mission to plant listening device; team killed fishers they encountered

US Navy Seals shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to plant a listening device in the nuclear-armed country during high-stakes diplomatic negotiations in 2019, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Citing unidentified sources, including current and former military officials with knowledge of the still-classified details, the newspaper said Donald Trump approved the operation during his first administration, as he was involved in historic talks with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.

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