‘You go to Ukraine’: Paris summons Italian ambassador after Salvini mocks Macron – France 24

  1. 'You go to Ukraine': Paris summons Italian ambassador after Salvini mocks Macron  France 24
  2. France summons Italian ambassador over challenge to Macron on Ukraine  Reuters
  3. Salvini attacks Macron over troops for Ukraine: France summons Italian ambassador  Euronews.com
  4. France summons Italian ambassador over official's remarks on Macron’s Ukraine proposal, Reuters reports  MSN
  5. Nova sources: The French ambassador's summons has been confirmed following Salvini's comments against Macron.  Agenzia Nova
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‘Vindicating the First Amendment’: Law professors win injunction against Trump admin over proposed sanctions for their work with International Criminal Court – Law and Crime News

  1. 'Vindicating the First Amendment': Law professors win injunction against Trump admin over proposed sanctions for their work with International Criminal Court  Law and Crime News
  2. International Criminal Court Criticizes New U.S. Sanctions Against It  The New York Times
  3. Trump administration imposes new sanctions on four ICC judges, prosecutors  Reuters
  4. Trump admin imposes sanctions on more International Criminal Court officials  CNN
  5. Imposing Further Sanctions in Response to the ICC’s Ongoing Threat to Americans and Israelis  U.S. Department of State (.gov)
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Dutch MPs vote against Palestinian state recognition amid government fallout over Israel – politico.eu

  1. Dutch MPs vote against Palestinian state recognition amid government fallout over Israel  politico.eu
  2. Dutch foreign minister resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel  CNN
  3. Dutch foreign minister quits over failure to secure sanctions against Israel  The Guardian
  4. Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp Quits as Israel Sanctions Split Cabinet  Bloomberg.com
  5. Dutch foreign minister resigns over Israel sanctions deadlock  Al Jazeera
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Family of UK aid volunteer reportedly killed in Ukraine ‘disappointed’ by Foreign Office

Relatives of Annie Lewis Marffy in ‘red-tape limbo’ over recovery of her body and issuing of death certificate

The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine said they were very disappointed by the reaction from the Foreign Office.

Annie Lewis Marffy, 69, travelled from her home in Silverton, near Exeter in Devon in late May to deliver supplies packed into a green Toyota Rav4 in a mission arranged by the non-profit organisation Aid Ukraine UK. She was to take the vehicle in convoy with a British volunteer to Kramatorsk in the contested Donbas region.

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Kyrgyzstan Mission to Rescue Russian Climber Suspended – The Moscow Times

  1. Kyrgyzstan Mission to Rescue Russian Climber Suspended  The Moscow Times
  2. Rescue effort halted for stuck climber on treacherous mountain after climber dies trying to help her: reports  Fox News
  3. Italian climber dies trying to rescue friend stuck on 7,400m peak  The Times
  4. Tragedy on Pobeda Peak: Rescue Called Off as Weather Worsens  Explorersweb »
  5. Fears that Russian climber is dead despite attempted rescue mission after she was stranded 22,000ft up mountain with broken leg for TEN days  Daily Mail
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‘We want builders on site, not filling in forms’: Albanese government cuts red tape in bid to boost home building

Pausing changes to Construction Code, establishment of ‘strike team’ within environment department and use of AI in planning among reforms

The Albanese government has promised to cut red tape and fast track environmental approvals for new homes in an effort to address Australia’s housing crisis.

On Saturday, the government announced plans to pause further residential changes to the National Construction Code and to streamline the assessment of more than 26,000 homes under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

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Japan’s Ishiba, South Korea’s Lee agree closer cooperation before Lee meets Trump – Reuters

  1. Japan's Ishiba, South Korea's Lee agree closer cooperation before Lee meets Trump  Reuters
  2. At historic summit between Japan and South Korea, Trump’s presence looms large  CNN
  3. South Korea’s president highlights friendly ties in Japan before key summit with Trump  AP News
  4. Japan’s Ishiba hosts South Korea’s Lee before key Trump summit  Al Jazeera
  5. How South Korea is navigating the ‘Trump risk’ at key summits in Japan and U.S.  PBS
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Trump’s Count of Wars He’s ‘Settled’ Remains a Matter of Dispute – Bloomberg.com

  1. Trump’s Count of Wars He’s ‘Settled’ Remains a Matter of Dispute  Bloomberg.com
  2. The "6 wars" Trump says he ended and their current status  Axios
  3. How many wars has President Trump really ended?  BBC
  4. Trump ups number of wars he claims to have ended from 7 to 10: ‘If you think about pre-wars’  The Independent
  5. Did Trump really resolve six conflicts in a matter of months? We spoke to the experts to find out  The Conversation
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Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences – The Conversation

  1. Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences  The Conversation
  2. Netanyahu is counting on Hamas to refuse his demand so Israel's takeover can begin  Haaretz
  3. Poll: 62% of Israelis believe government has lost public's confidence, majority back some form of hostage deal  The Times of Israel
  4. Jeremy Bowen: The divides within Israel over the war in Gaza  BBC
  5. Netanyahu’s Endless Endgame  Time Magazine
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Interpol arrests over 1,200 in African cybercrime crackdown – DW

  1. Interpol arrests over 1,200 in African cybercrime crackdown  DW
  2. African authorities dismantle massive cybercrime and fraud networks, recover millions  Interpol
  3. Large Interpol cybercrime crackdown in Africa leads to the arrest of over 1,200 suspects  ABC News
  4. INTERPOL Arrests 1,209 Cybercriminals Across 18 African Nations in Global Crackdown  The Hacker News
  5. Interpol Coordinates Crackdown On Illegal Angola-Based Crypto Miners  Cointelegraph
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China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports – The Kyiv Independent

  1. China ready to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, German media reports  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rules out China as security guarantor in any peace deal  Al Jazeera
  3. Beijing Responds as Ukraine Rejects China Peacekeeping Role  Newsweek
  4. Zelenskiy Rules Out China as One of Postwar Security Guarantors  Bloomberg.com
  5. China signals readiness to send peacekeepers to Ukraine – Welt  Українська правда
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